TALO STAYS
Real Hospitality, Real Michigan
Michigan vacation rental partnership, built on earned trust, deeper attention, and real hospitality behind every home.
FOR GUESTS
Find Your Stay
Talo comes from the Finnish word for home — and that’s how we treat every property we take on. Not inventory, not a line item, but someone’s home, someone’s vision, sometimes someone’s life savings. We partner with properties on purpose, because that’s what it takes to give each one real strategy and hands-on care.
FOR PROPERTY OWNERS
Why Owners Partner With Us
Dedicated Support
You talk to real people, in real time, with real strategies—not a rotation through a call queue.
Hospitality First
The way we treat your guests is the way we protect your property — every stay handled with real care.
Transparency
Dedicated accounting per property and a full statement before any payout hits your account.
No Guesswork
Dynamic pricing, marketing, and reporting that show exactly where your property stands.
Sunnyside Cottages
Greenbush, MI — Lake Huron
Sun-Kissed Resort
Oscoda, MI — Lake Huron
Anchorage Cottages
Au Sable, MI — Lake Huron
THE PARTNERSHIP
Two Ways to Partner
Partner
Real strategy behind your pricing, distribution, and guest communication — while you stay closest to the property itself.
Signature
Everything in Partner, plus cleaning, maintenance, and vendor coordination handled end-to-end — one report, one point of contact, nothing landing back on your desk.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Owners & Guests Ask
What does Talo Stays do?
Talo Stays partners with a small number of Michigan vacation rental properties, handling marketing, guest communication, dynamic pricing, and financial reporting — as a partner to the owner, not a hands-off management vendor.
How is Talo Stays different from a typical property manager?
We take on a deliberately small number of properties, so every owner gets direct access to the people actually managing their property — not a call center or a shared account manager spread across hundreds of listings. We also build out each property’s full brand and marketing presence — logo, website, social, ads — rather than just plugging a listing into someone else’s platform.
Can I book a stay directly through Talo Stays?
Yes. Search availability across every Talo Stays property on our Properties page, or book directly through any individual property’s own website.
How do owner payouts work?
Every property has its own dedicated bank sub-account, so your revenue and expenses never mix with another owner’s. Payouts go out on the 5th of every month, alongside a full itemized statement so you can see exactly what’s coming in and going out before it hits your account
What's the difference between Partner and Signature tiers?
Partner covers listing optimization, calendar management, and 24/7 guest communication — you handle the day-to-day property care yourself. Signature includes everything in Partner, plus we coordinate cleaning, maintenance, and vendors too, so you’re hands-off entirely.
What booking platforms are you on?
Talo Stays properties are have access to more than 22 booking channels — including Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Google, Homes & Villas by Marriott, Whimstay, Savvy, and Blueground — with new channels added on an ongoing basis. You can also book directly through any property’s own website, with no OTA fees or algorithm involved.
What's included in the Marketing Add-On?
Brand identity and logo design, a direct booking website, social media management, email marketing, digital advertising, and a monthly strategy call — available on either tier.
How do I get started as a property owner?
Reach out through our Contact page — we’ll talk through your property, walk you through Partner vs. Signature, and go from there.