vacation rental management software smart home automation

Mitigate risk while improving guest experience

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Hostfully allows users to easily turn on and off integrations with 3rd party softwares that are extremely useful tools for running a full service property management business with streamlined operations, marketing, guest services, automation, reporting, options to create direct bookings sites, and more.
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About Lynx

Lynx (formerly VirtualKEY) is a leading keyless and home automation software that works with all locks and smart devices (thermostat, leak, noise, smoke, CO sensors), allowing you to improve guest experience and streamline operations.

All Hostfully users are eligible for 2 months free of a Lynx subscription. Learn more here.

How Hostfully's integration with Lynx will benefit you:

  • Protect your home
  • Host with peace of mind
  • Reduce operating costs by up to 30%
  • Run a more environmentally sustainable rental
  • Improve guest experience

Get to know Lynx

Time-sensitive keyless access

Control doors remotely and get a notification everytime the door is accessed. Know when guests have checked in and when cleaners have completed tasks.

Manage team

Create users and groups, and assign hundreds of codes on thousands of locks in a click. Delegate permission and have complete control over your teams and their access levels.

Energy savings

Automate temperature, lights, and schedule rules. Lynx has built intelligence on how and when it controls the devices to achieve up to 15% energy savings per property.

FAQs

About Lynx

Hostfully and Lynx work seamlessly together with a 2-way integration. Hostfully gets authorized with Lynx in a few simple steps and exchanges information in real-time.
Lynx receives guest and stay information from Hostfully like name, email, phone number, date, time, and confirmation number.

  • Digital Keys and Access Codes – Lynx sends Hostfully guests’ access codes. Lynx can manage guests’ access to room doors, shared dorm rooms, access to amenities like a gym, pool as well as common doors like lobby and garage. All the access codes and digital keys generated by Lynx are unique for each guest and valid only for the duration of the stay. Customization is possible, for example to add “Access Buffer” to extend access for common doors. When working with smart locks with keypads Lynx generates a 4-digit access code which is the last 4-digits of the guest’s phone number. Lynx can generate a digital mobile key for all smart locks. Guests can receive the access information via Hostfully email message.
  • Guest Portal with Room Controls – Guest portal shows stay information, guide book, map, weather and offers upsells to guests.
  • Guest portal (no app download) can be completely customized for multiple brands in your portfolio. Guests can access digital keys and all smart room controls.
  • Guest Portal with Digital Concierge – With Lynx Guest Portal you can offer your guests, digital concierge, upsell, early check-in, late check-out, sell tickets, rentals, and packages. Set rules and triggers to offer in-house upsells, third-party services, or destination packages. Smart Check-out option for guests.
  • Notifications & Reporting – Email/Text notifications are available. Lynx will maintain an audit trail as well as offers proof of stay to dispute false refund requests. Reporting dashboard included.
Yes actually. You can watch Lynx’s webinar with Hostfully to learn more about Lynx’s all-in-one-solution.

Yes. All new and current Hostfully users are eligible for 2 months free of a Lynx subscription if they sign a 1-year commitment with a minimum of 5 properties. Learn more here.

About Hostfully's Property Management Platform

Hostfully products give property managers the tools they need to automate their business, earn more money, and deliver a 5-star guest experience.

The Property Management Platform lets you automate and simplify the busy management operations of running a vacation rental. With award-winning and industry-leading features such as a booking pipeline, channel manager, central calendar, unified inbox with templates, triggers and AI-enhanced communications, payment processing, analytics & reporting, smart home management, and more, you can run your business with less effort and more success.

Hostfully provides premium channel distribution to over 50+ booking platforms and OTAs. We’re one of the few companies in the world to hold the distinct quadruple crown: Preferred Plus, Premium & Elite Partner Status with Airbnb, Vrbo, [Booking.com](http://booking.com/), and Homes and Villas by Marriott Bonvoy.

We connect with other listing sites and OTAs through direct API (we don’t rely on a separate channel manager to sync), making Hostfully one of the most stable platforms in the industry.

Hostfully’s unique pipeline view gives managers a bird’s eye view of their businesses to easily track incoming leads, unpaid deposits, upcoming check-ins and checkouts, manage teams and tasks, and automate operations. Guest communication through our Unified Inbox enhanced with InboxAI, allows managers to quickly screen and send AI-generated responses to save valuable time and ensure consistent, quality messages.

We offer direct integrations with 100+ of the industry’s leading software providers, giving you the option to pick and choose software that’s right for you. We believe that your business is unique—and so should the software used to run it.
Our onboarding process empowers managers to learn at their own speeds and styles. All customers have access to weekday Onboarding Office Hours, on-demand Hostfully University video tutorials, and 1:1 designated Onboarding Specialists, among other resources.

Please note that the set up time to import and list properties on listing sites varies. This is outside of our control. However, due to Hostfully’s Preferred Partner status with Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and Homes and Villas by Marriott Bonvoy, we can track your status and gain faster listing site assistance if an unforeseen problem happens.
Hostfully invests in and provides world-class customer support across markets and available 24/7, with dedicated specialists working whenever you are. Additionally, all customers have access to our 300+ help articles, optional instant AI support, Hostfully’s Facebook Users group, Hostfully University courses, webinars, and live office hours. Additionally, all customers with 5+ properties are matched with a dedicated Customer Success Manager who offers further guidance and a customized annual business review.

Yes! Our mobile app helps you manage your critical and time-sensitive tasks from the palm of your hand. It is available for both iPhone & Android.

Of course! We offer personalized demos free of charge. Book yours here: https://www.hostfully.com/request-a-demo/

Alternatively, we also have a pre-recorded demo you can check out here.

Yay! We’re so excited you’re ready to come try us out. Our onboarding team really goes above and beyond to provide you dedicated hands-on expertise to make sure you are set up for success, and because of this, we do not offer any free trials. However, we do offer a free demo so our team can guide you through just how Hostfully’s PMS will solve your business headaches, and to answer any questions you have before choosing to subscribe to our platform. Want to try a demo, then? Click here to get started.
Alternatively, you can check our pricing page to subscribe right away.

More answers can be found in our FAQ page.

Why Hostfully

World-class customer support

Our solutions are easy to use and will automate your everyday tasks. Our team is also there to help with any issues and will stay with you until you’re comfortable and everything is running smoothly.

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A company with a purpose

We do more than just provide a tool. Through partnerships with Sustonica, EnviroRental, Ecologi and others, we help others in our industry make meaningful changes in the way they operate, to make a positive impact on the community and environment.

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We share our insight and knowledge

Our team has years of experience in the business, learning best practices from leading brands. And we love sharing our knowledge with you. Come say hi to our team during the big vacation rental conferences, or tune into our free webinars.

Still not convinced?

At Hostfully we do things very differently. Instead of jumping right in, you can book a FREE and PERSONALIZED demo with one of our friendly Sales team members. They will show you exactly how Hostully will make your life as a vacation rental property manager much easier, in a demo that is customized to your business needs. So, how about it?

Still not convinced?

At Hostfully we do things very differently. Instead of jumping right in, you can book a FREE and PERSONALIZED demo with one of our friendly Sales team members. They will show you exactly how Hostully will make your life as a vacation rental property manager much easier, in a demo that is customized to your business needs. So, how about it?

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