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Be brilliant at the bit you love. Let us run the tech.
You got into this because you're great with people, properties and owners, not to babysit pricing software. HostConnect becomes the tech layer underneath your business: dynamic pricing dialled in, every channel running properly, messaging automated. You stay the brand your owners trust.
The ceiling every growing portfolio hits
The stack outgrew the hours in your day
It's not a you problem, it's a structural one. The tools that ran three properties fine start creaking at thirty, and the platforms keep adding nuance faster than anyone can keep up with. We see it even in operators running 50, 60, 80 properties.
Pricing isn't really being run
The dynamic-pricing tool is switched on, but nobody has the hours to tune it, so it's quietly leaving revenue on the table across the whole portfolio.
Every channel has its own rules
Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo and Bookabach each behave differently. Miss a nuance on one and you get penalised across dozens of listings at once.
Too many tools, none talking
A PMS here, a pricing engine there, a messaging app, a guidebook tool. More logins than leverage, and things slip through the cracks as you grow.
You're the bottleneck
The systems need constant babysitting, so the business can't grow past what you personally can hold in your head. Scaling means more stress, not more freedom.
The best operators in 2026 aren't the busiest; they're the ones whose systems scale cleanly, so they can manage by exception instead of firefighting.
Where we fit
We're the layer underneath. You stay on top.
Think of it as infrastructure for your business. You keep everything that makes you you: your brand, your owners, your team. We run the technical engine beneath it so it actually performs at scale.
Stays yours
Your business
Your brand, your owner relationships, your guests, your cleaning and maintenance teams, your reputation. Nothing changes hands.
HostConnect
Your tech layer, run by operators
The engine room: configured, monitored and kept current as the platforms change. Hands-on, or set up so your team can drive it. Your call.
Distribution
Every channel that matters in NZ
Airbnb · Booking.com · Vrbo · Bookabach · Expedia · Agoda · Trivago · Google · Your direct booking website
In plain terms: we keep all your calendars and pricing in sync across every platform, tuned and watched, so you can step back from the screen and back into your business.
Your real product
Owners stay when the numbers, and the experience, stay strong
A boutique manager's growth doesn't come from chasing new owners. It comes from keeping the ones you have, and earning the referrals that follow. That's a systems game as much as a people game.
- Better pricing, better payouts. Properly run dynamic pricing lifts revenue, and owners notice their statements.
- Clean, confident reporting. Clear numbers and reliable payouts are what make owners trust you and stay put.
- Fewer slip-ups at scale. No double bookings, no missed messages, no channel penalties landing on your name.
- You look like the big operator. Professional systems make a boutique manager feel like a serious, safe pair of hands.
What it unlocks
Grow the portfolio, not the grind
When the tech layer just works, the ceiling moves. Here's what opens up once you're not the one holding it all together.
Revenue that's optimised
Pricing tuned and watched across every property, so the whole portfolio performs, not just the ones you had time for.
Your time back
Step out of the daily settings-wrangling and back into owners, growth and the parts of the business only you can do.
Scale without overhead
Add doors without adding admin headcount for every handful of properties. Systems that scale cleanly with you.
Punch above your size
Run the same infrastructure the big operators use, so a boutique business competes, and feels, like a serious one.
Always current
As platforms change their rules, fees and ranking, we keep your setup up to date, so you're never the last to know.
Real people behind you
Operators who've run portfolios, on call when something comes up, not a ticket queue in another time zone.
New & start-up managers
Just getting your management business off the ground?
We also offer a mentoring package for new and start-up property managers. Instead of learning the hard way over months of trial and error, you get the systems, pricing and channel setup right from day one, with operators who've built, scaled and sold a management business guiding you.
- Your tech stack and pricing set up properly from the start
- Channel nuances and the common traps explained, not discovered
- Practical guidance on owners, operations and growth
Who's behind it
Built by operators who've run the business you're running
This isn't a software team you'll never meet. It's two Kiwi operators who've built property businesses from the ground up, and still run their own today.
Michael Hendra
Sales & hospitality
Built and sold one of the largest property management businesses in the Taupō region. 14+ years in NZ property management, at every scale. He's lived every challenge you're facing, and now runs a deliberately small boutique portfolio of his own.
David Roberts
Tech, marketing & systems
The systems engine behind it all. 20+ years in e-commerce and digital marketing, running his own holiday homes on this exact stack, two decades of systems experience turned into infrastructure that just runs.
We use this on our own properties every day. We're not selling you something we wouldn't run ourselves.
What working together looks like
It starts with an honest conversation
Every portfolio is different: your tools, your team, your owners, your pain points. So we don't quote off a menu. We talk first, understand where you're really at, then build the right layer for you.
i.
A proper chat
We look at your current stack, pricing and channels and give you honest feedback on what's working and what isn't, whether you work with us or not.
ii.
We build your tech layer
Pricing tuned, channels connected and nuanced, messaging and reporting configured, set up to run hands-off, or with your team driving it.
iii.
You step back and grow
We keep the engine current and performing as platforms change, while you focus on owners, guests and growth. Pricing is tailored to your portfolio.
Clear lines
We power your business, we don't take it over
You stay the manager and the brand. We're infrastructure, not a rival. Here's exactly where we start and stop.
What we run for you
- Dynamic pricing setup, tuning and oversight
- Channel connection across every NZ platform
- Calendar sync and double-booking protection
- Automated and AI-assisted guest messaging
- Unified inbox, guidebooks and reporting setup
- Keeping it all current as platforms evolve
What stays entirely yours
- –Your brand and your client relationships
- –Your property owners stay yours, always
- –Your cleaning, linen and maintenance teams
- –Your day-to-day guest hospitality
- –Your accounts, owner agreements and trust accounting
Let's have an honest look at your setup
Book a no-pressure chat with Michael and David. We'll go through your portfolio, pricing and channels and tell you straight where the opportunities are.
- A real read on how your pricing and channels are performing
- The quick wins we'd prioritise across your portfolio
- Honest feedback from operators who've scaled and sold before
- No pitch, no pressure. Work with us or don't, no harm done
Nationwide · pricing tailored to your portfolio