Short-term rental apartment prepared for arriving guests
 
Short-Term Rental Software

Run short stays on one queue.

Short-term rental software should keep up with a business that moves fast - same-day turnarounds, guests messaging at midnight, rates that change by the weekend. Brahma runs guest comms, turnovers, pricing, and owner reporting across the tools you already use, with AI agents doing the work.

It is not another dashboard to check. It is the layer that takes the coordination off your team, with a human approving anything that matters.

The basics

What short-term rental software does

Short-term rental software runs the day-to-day of a short-stay business: bookings and calendars, rates and availability, guest communication, cleaning and turnovers, payments, and owner statements. The difference from a hotel is the pace - same-day turnovers, longer lead times, and a mix of direct and OTA bookings. Brahma is built for that pace, and it is the same layer we describe on vacation rental software.

Stays and calendars

One view of every stay across units and channels, with same-day checkouts and check-ins flagged before they bite.

Guest comms at any hour

Enquiries, pre-arrival, mid-stay, and departure messages, drafted and answered in-thread on every channel.

Same-day turnovers

Checkouts and check-ins assigned, tracked, and photo-verified across your cleaners.

Key features

What to look for in short-term rental software

The capabilities STR operators check for first. Brahma covers them, and connects the ones you already own instead of forcing a second copy.

Channel sync

Nothing gets double-booked

Rates and availability kept aligned across Airbnb, Booking.com, and VRBO through your channel manager.

Reservations

Every stay, one view

Every booking, across every unit and channel, in a single calendar.

Guest messaging

One inbox, in-thread

OTA messages, email, and WhatsApp together, with replies drafted and sent in-thread.

Housekeeping

Turnovers that do not slip

Checkout-to-check-in cleaning assigned, tracked, and escalated when it slips.

Dynamic pricing

Rates that follow demand

Rate opportunities flagged from forecast and market data, pushed with your approval.

Owner statements

No month-end night

Occupancy, revenue, and owner distributions without the spreadsheet night.

Integrations

Connect to Airbnb, Booking.com and VRBO - without touching your distribution

We are not a channel manager, and we never become one. Rates and availability move through your channel manager; Brahma connects to your PMS, your inbox, your pricing, and your cleaning tools and keeps everything coordinated.

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Bookings and guest messages come through the channel manager you already run. Your listings, ranking, and distribution stay yours. See channel manager software for how we sit alongside it.

Guests - a web portal, no app

Guests open a portal on any phone for check-in instructions, requests, and messages - no app to install.

Cleaners - chat groups

Turnover teams work in WhatsApp or Telegram groups run by an AI supervisor that assigns and verifies each clean.

Owners - one dashboard

Occupancy, revenue, and distributions in one place, updated from live data.

How it compares

Short-term rental software vs running the tools yourself

For one or two units, a simple tool and the OTAs are enough. The moment you have several units, same-day turnovers, and a cleaner to chase, the coordination cost outweighs the software cost - and that is the part software rarely takes over.

Tools you log into
  • A PMS for reservations
  • A pricing tool for rates
  • A channel manager for distribution
  • An inbox for OTA messages
  • A sheet for turnovers and owners
→
Brahma runs the work
  • One queue across the whole stack
  • Turnovers assigned and verified
  • Replies drafted and sent in-thread
  • Rate moves with your approval
  • Owner reports built from live data

Small portfolio, or scaling fast? Start with vacation rental software, or see the same layer for PMS software.

See it running

The workspace, live - run a short-stay portfolio

Below is Brahma running a short-term rental operation: guests, turnovers, and pricing in one view, agents doing the work, and approvals for anything outbound. The screenshots are from the actual platform.

Brahma workspace: one view of the rental operation
One view

Guests, turnovers and revenue, one screen

Arrivals, departures, same-day turnovers, occupancy, and revenue month-to-date, pulled live from your PMS and channels.

Brahma workspace: the team of agents
Agents

Agents working the queues

Guest comms, cleans, and pricing handled by agents, with a single triage queue that shows your team what matters next.

Brahma workspace: an agent-drafted message awaiting approval
Guest comms

Replies drafted and sent - you see the exceptions

The agent writes and sends the routine replies; anything unusual stops and waits for your approval.

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FAQ

Short-term rental software, answered straight

What is short-term rental software?

Short-term rental software runs a short-stay business: bookings and calendars, rates and availability, guest communication, cleaning and turnovers, payments, and owner statements. It is closely related to vacation rental software - the difference is emphasis on pace: same-day turnovers and a mix of direct and OTA bookings.

What is the best short-term rental software for a small host?

For one or two listings, a simple tool plus the OTAs is usually enough. Brahma is built for the point where coordination starts to hurt - several units, several channels, cleaners and owners - and scales from there.

Does it connect to Airbnb and Vrbo?

Yes, through your channel manager. Brahma connects to your channel manager or PMS by API and keeps rates and availability aligned, so the OTAs stay in sync and you avoid double bookings. We never take over your distribution. See channel manager software.

How much does short-term rental software cost?

Traditional tools are priced per listing or unit per month. Brahma is priced per AI agent, from $249 per agent per month on the AI Go plan, with a free assessment, free onboarding and migration, and the first month free. No per-unit fees: unlimited properties, units, and rooms on every plan.

Do I still need a PMS or channel manager?

If you already run tools you like, keep them. Brahma works as the layer on top of your PMS and channel manager, coordinating the work across them. If you would rather run one platform, Brahma can run the operation itself. See PMS software.

Can it handle same-day turnovers?

Yes. The Task agent flags same-day checkouts and check-ins, assigns the right cleaner, tracks the job, and escalates when it slips - with photo proof, so a turnaround never becomes a surprise.

Plans

Priced around the outcome, not the hour

One monthly fee, hosting, AI usage and support included, and agents that add on as you grow. Every plan begins the same way - with a free assessment and a free first month - so you see it working before you commit.

Every plan starts here

Free assessment. Free onboarding, migration and setup. Your first month free.

No credit card required. We assess the work, stand the platform up on your own systems, and run the first month alongside your team. You continue only if you are happy with the results and can see a measurable impact on your revenue and your cost - if you cannot see it, say so and walk away.

Free assessmentFree onboardingFree migrationFree setupFirst month freeNo credit card required
Our moat

Unlimited properties, units and rooms

On every plan. Add doors, add rooms, add listings - your Brahma bill does not move.

Starter

AI Go

Free 1 month
then $249/month

One agent, one job, live in weeks. The smallest way to see the platform work on your own data.

  • 1 agent included
  • 2 sub-agents included
  • 200M AI tokens per month
  • 2 data connectors
  • Your branded workspace on the portal
  • Rulebook auto-approvals, with a human queue for exceptions
  • Monthly strategy review
  • 2-week deployment and onboarding
Plus

AI Foundation Plus

$949/month

Heavier operations: more connectors, more agents, priority delivery.

  • 3 agents included
  • 6 sub-agents included
  • 2B AI tokens per month
  • 6 data connectors
  • Priority 2-week deployment
  • Priority support
  • Fortnightly strategy review
Enterprise

Dedicated

Custom

Your own instance, on your own domain or subdomain, with your governance - run by us, reviewed by your team.

  • Dedicated instance on your own domain or subdomain
  • Custom sub-agents
  • Custom connectors and a full security review
  • Your choice of AI models and data regions
  • 99.9% uptime SLA and dedicated support
  • Custom governance, SSO, and audit exports
  • Strategy review on demand

Every plan includes hosting, AI usage, and support, with usage metered per agent and shown live in your portal. Extra agents add on at $249 per agent per month, and extra connectors as fixed builds - far less than the subscription it replaces. Sub-agents are the specialist workers each agent can call on to finish a job. You get the full number before we start.

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