Building a Better Way for Florida Vacation Rental Hosts to Be Discovered
We're building a Florida-first platform designed to help travelers discover independent vacation rentals and connect directly with hosts.Instead of charging booking commissions, our vision is a simple monthly membership that helps connect more qualified travelers with your existing direct booking website.
Why This Matters
As independent vacation rental hosts ourselves, we've experienced many of the same challenges other hosts face.• Rising guest fees• Increasing platform costs• Limited control over guest relationships• Constant platform changesWe believe independent hosts deserve more opportunities to be discovered; without asking them to change the way they already do business.
Our Vision
We're exploring a platform that combines:🏡 Direct-booking vacation rental profiles🌴 Florida destination guides🍽️ Local restaurants and attractions✈️ Airport and travel information🏖️ Beach guides📍 Things to doRather than simply listing properties, we want to build a resource travelers naturally use while planning their Florida vacations which will include finding the right vacation rental.
Why Hosts?
Most successful vacation rental hosts use multiple channels to maximize their property's visibility. We believe there should be another one.Works alongside Airbnb, Vrbo, and your direct booking websiteComplements the marketing you're already doingHelps travelers discover independent vacation rentalsHelping more travelers discover your property; that's what we're building.
About the Project Founder
Hi, I'm Larry Nielsen. I own and self-manage a vacation rental in Bradenton, Florida. Like many hosts, I've experienced the challenges of relying on large booking platforms and wanted to explore another way to help independent hosts get discovered.Independent Stay Project began with a simple belief:Independent Florida hosts deserve another way for travelers to discover and book directly with them.Rather than building in isolation, I'm first bringing together a community of Florida hosts to validate the concept, gather real-world feedback, and ensure we're creating something hosts genuinely want to use.If you're here, thank you for being part of the journey.Larry Nielsen
Founder, Independent Stay Project
Become a Founding Florida Host
We're building a founding community of 500 Founding Florida Hosts while preparing for development.Founding Hosts will receive:✓ Lifetime Founding Host pricing✓ Early access before the public launch✓ Progress updates throughout developmentFounding Host pricing will only be available to the first 500 Florida hosts.
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🎉 Thank You for Joining the Founding Host List!
Thank you for becoming one of the first Florida vacation rental hosts to join Independent Stay Project.You're now part of our founding community as we work toward our first milestone of 500 Florida hosts before development begins.We'll keep you updated as we reach major milestones and share progress as the platform comes to life.We appreciate your support and look forward to building something valuable for independent hosts across Florida.Larry Nielsen
Founder, Independent Stay Project