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Hotel Home Stays vs Evolve

Evolve books your home. Someone still has to run it.

Evolve markets the home and takes the bookings. Cleaning, repairs, standards, locks and the calendar stay with you, or with people you hire and pay. At Hotel Home Stays the home is run end to end by a West Palm Beach team, and you own an asset that is looked after.

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150
points checked before every guest arrives
the same list on every home we manage
2
walkthroughs per stay, before and after the guest
a dated record of the home’s condition
24 hours
a day, an emergency line for guests
answered by the team that runs the home

Who does what

Nine jobs a rented home creates every week.

Both companies market the home and take the bookings. The difference is everything that happens after a guest books.

With EvolveWith Hotel Home Stays
Marketing, pricing and bookings

Evolve. Listings on the major sites, daily pricing, booking inquiries, confirmations and payment.E2E1

Us. The same distribution, plus our own booking site and repeat-guest outreach: a third of our accommodation revenue was booked direct between December 2025 and July 2026.

Guest messages during the stay

Evolve’s remote team, 24 hours a day. On-the-ground help comes from a local Guest Contact you choose.E2E2d

Kelly Kirkpatrick’s West Palm Beach team, on the ground, with an emergency line available 24 hours a day.

Cleaning between stays

You. Their vetted local partners, your own providers, or yourself; you negotiate the cost and pay them.E2

Us. Housekeeping is scheduled and managed by us, with a report after every clean and a manager inspection behind it.

The condition of the home, maintenance and repairs

You, solely, under the agreement: maintenance, upkeep and all repairs. Providers you hire are yours; Evolve is not a party to those arrangements.E1

Us. HVAC serviced every six months, air filters every six weeks, a deep clean every four months, vendors coordinated by us. We find the problem on a scheduled visit, before a guest does.

Inspections and liability

You keep the home Safe, Clean, Guest Ready and As-Advertised under their Four Core Property Standards. Evolve may inspect to verify.E1

Us, in person. A 150-point inspection before every stay, and a walkthrough before and after every guest, leaving a dated record of the home’s condition. There are many reasons an insurance company can deny a claim, and most of them are the kind of thing a far-away manager never knows to check for: a pool alarm that has stopped working, a gate that no longer closes on its own, a loose railing, a lock that does not hold. We find them and fix them before they become a claim.

Locks, codes and keys

You. Working locks on every door and window, codes only to confirmed guests, keys back after each stay, and the upkeep of the locks.E1

Us. Coded entry, pool door alarms, self-closing gates and fenced yards, checked before each arrival.

The calendar and your own stays

You keep the calendar current: personal use, seasonal blocks and maintenance blocks.E1

Tell us the dates. 30 nights a year for your own stays.

Guest damage

A damage-reimbursement program per booking. Insuring the property stays your responsibility under the agreement.E2E1

Documented at the walkthrough, filed inside the 14-day window and pursued on your behalf, with $1,000,000 coverage on every guest stay.

Who you call

One national number. No West Palm Beach office, phone number or named local contact is published.E2b

Kelly Kirkpatrick, (561) 803-0157, and Rebekah, the founder.

Each Evolve line is a plain-language summary of a document Evolve publishes, footnoted, with the exact wording under “The Evolve wording behind each row” below. Sources checked September 23, 2026.

Hands-off for you

White glove, end to end.

Hands-off should describe the owner, not the manager. This is what it means at Hotel Home Stays.

You never find a cleaner

Housekeeping is scheduled by us, to our standard, with a report after every clean and a manager inspection behind it.

You never chase a repair

Maintenance runs on a calendar: HVAC every six months, air filters every six weeks, a deep clean every four months. The vendors who work on your home are coordinated by us.

You never answer a guest at night

Every message, booking and inquiry is ours, and guests reach an emergency line 24 hours a day. You hear about a stay when you open the portal, not when your phone rings.

You open the portal and see the number

Your owner portal shows every reservation, every guest name and your net income, whenever you open it. Statements and payouts arrive on the 15th of the following month.
The Hotel Home Stays promise

We protect your income, your asset, and your liability.

The full case, with the numbers behind each promise, is on the owner page. The short version:

Protect your income

A third of our accommodation revenue was booked direct between December 2025 and July 2026. When a guest books through Airbnb or Vrbo, the platform takes its cut before you see a dollar; a direct booking carries no channel commission, only standard card processing. Your owner portal shows every reservation and your net income.

Protect your asset

A 150-point inspection before every stay, walkthroughs before and after every guest, claims filed inside the 14-day window, HVAC serviced every six months, air filters every six weeks. Guest damage is found, filed and pursued before it reaches your statement.

Protect your liability

$1,000,000 property damage and $1,000,000 bodily injury coverage on every guest stay, $5,000 contents, $0 deductible. Underwritten by Lloyd's of London Syndicate 3456, arranged through Safely. Exclusions published on the owner page.

Send the address.

Add the number of bedrooms below. Kelly Kirkpatrick looks at the home, projects what it would earn, and tells you honestly whether it clears our $100,000 floor.

Prefer to talk? Call Kelly (561) 803-0157.

Kelly Kirkpatrick, Florida Operations Manager at Hotel Home Stays, smiling in a light blue blouse

Your property review

We take on homes we project to earn $100,000 or more a year in accommodation revenue. If yours is close, we will tell you honestly. Single-family homes with three or more bedrooms and a private pool, in West Palm Beach or Palm Beach, with room for a family to spread out.

33%

of accommodation revenue booked direct

check-ins Dec 2025 to Jul 2026, owner stays excluded

$1,000,000

coverage on every stay

$0 deductible, Lloyd’s Syndicate 3456 via Safely

150

points inspected before every stay

plus a walkthrough before and after every guest

"Hotel Homes is the premiere class of property management. What sets them apart is the attention to detail that affords our guests to have the most memorable experiences, the minor touches that matter. They don't shortcut on any of the amenities, they're always super proactive, and they take a collaborative approach with us which we greatly appreciate."

Jessie

Jessie

Homeowner partner

Request a property review

Address, bedrooms and how to reach you. No commitment, and your details stay with Hotel Home Stays.

Or call Kelly directly at (561) 803-0157.

Exact excerpts and sources

The Evolve wording behind each row.

Sources and verification.

  1. E1. Evolve Vacation Rental Management Agreement, 2026 update. Effective on acceptance for new owners; September 18, 2026, for existing owners.
  2. E2. The Evolve FAQ page.
  3. E2b. The Evolve contact page.
  4. E2d. Evolve’s vacation rental management page for owners.
  5. E3. Evolve owner blog, “Your Guide to Vacation Rental Management Fees”, published July 1, 2026.

Each Evolve line in the table is a plain-language summary of a published document, footnoted, with the exact excerpt in the section above. Where Evolve publishes nothing, the table says so. All Evolve statements verified on September 23, 2026. Evolve describes its own model as one that “blends the flexibility of a co-hosting solution with the strategic management support of a full-service solution,” and its blog says: “A traditional manager is physically close to your property and can respond quickly to on-site issues.” We agree.

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610 E Bell Road #2551
Phoenix, AZ 85023
18001 N 3rd St.
Phoenix, AZ 85023
7301 West Lake Dr
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
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