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Golden Mile
RENTAL AND MANAGEMENT

Property management for your holiday rental on the Golden Mile.

The Golden Mile sits between Marbella town and Puerto Banús, and draws the guest who would otherwise be in a five-star hotel. That comparison decides everything: your property is not weighed against the apartment next door but against a suite with room service.

It raises the bar in places owners do not expect. Not the square metres but the towels, not the pool but the wifi speed, not the view but how fast someone answers a message at eleven at night. A four-star review costs you visibility here that takes months to win back, because the average in this bracket sits above 4.8.

The market is less seasonal than Puerto Banús and less golf-driven than Nueva Andalucía. You get summer stays, but also couples coming for a long weekend in spring and families renting a villa at Christmas. That calls for a pricing strategy with more periods and smaller jumps, and a minimum stay that varies by season rather than being fixed for the year.

We work with hotel linen at every changeover, a starter pack in the kitchen and bathroom, and a cleaning team working to that standard rather than to holiday-let standard. That is not luxury but the basis of your return: in this bracket the guest experience is the only thing that sets you apart.

The rate is 20% excluding VAT on your net accommodation income. No fixed cost, no setup fee, cancel monthly.

What this means in Golden Mile
✓Guest service at the level this bracket demands
✓Fresh hotel linen at every changeover, starter pack as standard
✓A pricing strategy with more periods and smaller jumps
20%

of your net accommodation income, excluding VAT. No fixed cost, no setup cost, cancel monthly.

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Why four stars is more expensive here than elsewhere

In this bracket your competitors average above 4.8. A single four-star review pulls your average down visibly and drops you a place in the results, exactly in the weeks where the money sits.

We answer every review, file damage claims where they are justified, and adjust when the same point comes back twice. Usually it is something small: a mattress that is too soft, or an air conditioner that is too loud at night.

OUR OFFER

Everything we do in Golden Mile

✓Listings on Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo, all synced in one system
✓Hostkeeper Pricing: your price tuned to the market every day
✓All guest communication, 7 days a week, fast and personal
✓Cleaning and linen through our regular partners, at cost price, with photos after every turnover
✓Self check-in with a smart lock or key safe
✓Guest screening and a noise sensor without a camera
✓Answering reviews and filing damage claims
✓Repairs coordinated through our regular handyman, above 150 euro your approval first
✓A listing check every quarter
✓Monthly report on a fixed date
✓A dedicated contact person who knows your home, no call centre

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