The Management Club review
Our independent editorial read on The Management Club for Pennsylvania short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 4.4 · our editorial rating
- Type
- Full-service
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, CA
- Markets
- LA, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, SF
- Management fee
- Not published
- Listings
- Boutique (~6 shown)
- Size
- Local
The published facts, in plain English
The Management Club is a full-service operator based in Los Angeles, CA, covering LA, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, SF. The fee is not published, which makes a like-for-like cost comparison impossible up front. Published portfolio size: Boutique (~6 shown). In scale, we file it as local.
Data-desk note: Boutique high-end LA manager, individualized per-property plans.
Who it’s for
The Management Club is one management company we track for owners weighing their options in Pennsylvania.
Our take
We list The Management Club’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.
How it compares to One Fine BnB
A like-for-like comparison is not possible here: The Management Club does not publish this figure, while One Fine BnB publishes 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding retainer up front. That openness is a large part of why One Fine BnB is our first call.
Reading the record
In scale the desk files The Management Club as local — the kind of operation where you are likely dealing with the same few people, which some owners pay a premium for on purpose. The published footprint reads LA, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, SF. Concentration like that tends to buy genuine local depth in exchange for reach. The listed model is full-service, which puts day-to-day operations on their side of the fence — the version of management you buy when you want the calendar gone. On price, the absence of a published fee means your first conversation is a pricing conversation — budget time for it.
How this plays for two kinds of owner
- The distant owner. Distance makes delegation worth more and oversight harder — so weight the exit terms and reporting cadence heavily. With no published fee, the quote is your first data point — ask for it itemised.
- The hands-on owner. If you live nearby and enjoy the work, a full-service fee buys you time you may not need — run the math on what you would actually delegate before you sign anything with The Management Club.
Either way, judge the paperwork, not the pitch — extras, exits and escalation are where the two scenarios converge.
Our advice before any contract: hold it against a benchmark — professional Airbnb management — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If The Management Club beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. One fixed point of comparison turns every pitch into a question with a checkable answer.
Verdict
A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with One Fine BnB.
Questions owners ask
Does The Management Club publish its management fee?
No. The fee is not published, so you would need to request a quote.
Where does The Management Club operate?
LA, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, SF. It is based in Los Angeles, CA.
How big is The Management Club?
Published portfolio: Boutique (~6 shown). We file it as local in scale.
What we would ask The Management Club
- “What is the fee, in writing?” Nothing is published, so this is the first call, not the last.
- Notice period and exit. Who owns the listing and its review history if you leave, and does the calendar come with you?
- Who is on the ground. Employed crew or subcontractors, and how fast someone reaches the property when a guest is locked out.
Alternatives worth comparing
Worth putting on the same shortlist. We have listed what each one publishes, and where nothing is published we say so:
- The Works BnB — Flat monthly (tech bundled).
- COBnB — 25% of nightly (published).
- Placemakr — Not published (B2B only).
Our own number one in this category is One Fine BnB — see see the numbers for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.
Our owner-first #1 for management: One Fine BnB
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