Most owners get an instant estimate in under a minute. Want a spot-on DIY quote? You can refine it with real Airbnb comparables — optional, never required.
Your Property
Basic details so we can tailor the numbers.
Step 1b · required
All four are required. They move the nightly rate more than bedrooms or suburb do — so we won’t show you a figure until we know them. A number produced without them understates most properties.
Within a 10 minute walk of the beach, Esplanade or marina?
Built or fully renovated in the last 5 years?
Pool on the property or in the complex?
Water view — ocean, lagoon or marina — from the living area or deck?
Unanswered — we’ll assume a typical property.
You can always refine later — start with Instant if you just want the numbers.
DIY Detailed Quote (optional)
Add 3 similar Airbnb listings for a comparable-verified estimate — or skip and use Instant anytime.
DIY Path — Find Comparables
We've built your search based on your property details. Click the button below — Airbnb opens in a new tab. Pick 3 listings that look like yours, copy each URL and paste it below.
👆 Click here to open Airbnb Search 2-bed entire homes in Cairns CityOpens in a new tab · Come back here when you've found 3 listings
How to find the prices
Find a listing — same bedrooms, similar area, 4.5+ stars, 10+ reviews
Copy the listing URL and paste it below
Open their calendar. Tap one open night in each of these months and write the price in the box:
Comparable 1 — Airbnb URL
Nightly rate from their calendar:
Comparable 2 — Airbnb URL
Nightly rate from their calendar:
Comparable 3 — Airbnb URL
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Comparable evidence
These are the similar properties near you that your estimate is built from. Click any of them to see the listing yourself.
Headline numbers
Priced on your answers
Average used:
Based on 75% occupancy
Before fees and turnover costs
Target scenario annualised
Peak season · April to October
How the Cairns year works
This is the Cairns dry season — warm, sunny days, low humidity and settled weather for the reef and rainforest. It lines up with the southern winter, so Australians from Sydney, Melbourne and beyond head north for the sun, and it covers the Easter, June/July and September school holidays plus the region’s biggest events. Demand stays high for seven straight months, which is why well-run properties run close to full and hold their best nightly rates.
From November to March it is hot, humid and rainy, and fewer holidaymakers travel to Cairns. Many short-stay properties sit empty over these months, so guests have far more to choose from — and the bookings go to the properties in the best locations with the best presentation and pricing. That is where active management earns its keep. Christmas and New Year still bring a busy patch, and March is the shoulder month when bookings start to pick back up.
Wet season · November to March
Full management, after platform fees, our 18% fee, cleaning, linen and amenities.
Full management — detailed breakdown
Line-by-line monthly cost breakdown under full management, side by side. Platform fees 15.5%, management fee 18% including GST of net reservation income are deducted, plus housekeeping, linen and amenities per turnover. We target 75% occupancy year-round via dynamic pricing. Cairns is seasonal — the wet season runs November to March and is genuinely quieter, and the 75% figure is an annual average that already carries those months, not a dry-season number.
What we aim for
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Your two paths
Same property, same market — two very different levels of involvement and income outcome. Operational costs (cleaning, linen, amenities) apply under all options and are your responsibility.
Annual owner net
Important notes on these estimates
What's included
End-to-end management with dynamic pricing, guest communication, in-house housekeeping, linen hire and ongoing performance review.
Includes professional housekeeping, linen hire and guest amenities for your property.
Toilet paper, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, hand soap, dishwasher tablets, laundry powder, dishwashing liquid, chux cloths, bin bags, Devondale milk, assorted teas, coffee pods and standard guest essentials. Custom packs or owner-supplied stock can be arranged.
What it costs to start
Whether you take full management or host it yourself, getting the listing set up properly is the single biggest factor in early performance.
Important — read before booking
Your property needs to be completely ready before setup begins — fully furnished, fully equipped, deep cleaned and access arranged. Photography is ours, but the camera cannot go in until the property is finished and styled. There is no flexibility on this. When I start, I start without delay.
With full management
Title verification · professional photography · floorplans · social reels · Airbnb, Booking.com, Google Vacation Rentals, VRBO and your own direct booking site. One-time fee, charged once at the start.
$950 incl GST — standalone
The same build, without management. For owners hosting it themselves.
Free with Full Management
Otherwise $549 inc GST
A custom digital guest guide with local recommendations, upsell integrations and check-in flow. Included free with every Full Management plan. Available as a paid add-on for self-hosting owners.
Beyond the numbers
The figures above are only half the decision. This is the operating detail — how guests get in, what you can see, who approves spending, and what happens when something breaks.
Guest access
What you can see
Repairs
Upkeep & terms
Nineteen questions in plain English — what the fee covers and what it does not, the linen packs and what is in them, what your property needs before it can be listed, insurance, damage cover, how and when you are paid, and how quickly we can have you live.
Read the owner FAQ →About 15 minutes all up. Each step leads straight into the next — you only need to click the first one.
Read the terms and tick the boxes 2 mins
What we do, what you look after, and what it costs — in plain English. Tick the boxes at the bottom and press submit.
Step 1 — Click here →Tell us about the property 10–15 mins
Opens automatically after step 1. Owners, bank details for payouts, access and keys, what’s in the property, and insurance. It saves as you go.
Sign your Form 6 within 24 hrs
Ian prepares your Form 6 (the official appointment form) with your quote figures already filled in, and emails it to you to sign online. That’s it — then we book the photos and get you live.
Nothing is binding until step 3
Steps 1 and 2 don’t commit you to anything. The appointment only starts once you sign the Form 6, and it’s subject to a quick property inspection.
Rather talk first? Call Ian on 0447 979 674 or email us.