Long Island
New York · 7 stays
Book direct. Keep the money local.
An ecosystem of value where trust is verified and money stays local.
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Every destination is a guide, not a search result. American destinations have historical culture worth preserving and exploring.
Guides written by people who live there
Get the local tips, hidden gems, and experiences you won't find in a guidebook.
Verified users make everyone safer.
Knowing who you are interacting with builds confidence. Hosts know who is staying in their home. Travelers know there is a real, accountable person behind the listing. In the DirectStay ecosystem both sides verify, and both sides can talk before anyone commits.
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Identity on both sides
Structured identity validation for hosts and travelers. Not an email address. Not a username.
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Open communication
Ask questions, hear a real voice, confirm details, before you book, not after.
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Accountable payments
Underwritten payment accounts and structured processing so there is recourse if something goes wrong.
Pay it forward.
Think of everything you could do with the money you save in booking fees alone.
An ecosystem of valuePay it forward.
Spend your savings on the trip, not booking fees. Enjoy local dining, experiences, and activities while discovering verified businesses recommended by the people who know the place best.
Run it on any stayWelcome
Where you eat, unwind and spend the afternoon. The diner, the roastery, the spa, the outfitter running trips.
Keep
The people trusted with what matters. Cleaners, landscapers, mechanics, groomers, the trades a town actually runs on.
Gather
What is happening while you are there. Festivals, markets, meetups, the civic groups that keep it going. Nothing to sell here just what is on.
Questions people
actually ask
Answered here, in full, in the page source.
The commission rates (Airbnb 17%, VRBO 12%, Booking.com 18%, OwnerRez 3.5%, Other 15%) are the published rates the calculator uses. Your revenue figure is yours. DirectStay's monthly fee is published. The arithmetic is (your revenue × their rate) minus DirectStay's monthly fee. That is the number. Not an estimate of the number.
The calculator uses the revenue you type in. Ten thousand is a round example, not a minimum. If the published monthly fee is larger than what you currently pay, the result will show that too.
Yes. The published plans are monthly. You can cancel from your account. There is no annual contract on the published pricing. The month you cancel is the last month billed.
Yes. A flat monthly fee is billed whether the calendar is full or empty. A busy month does not take 15% with it. An empty month still costs the fee. That is the trade the calculator is there to show.
No. DirectStay is a direct booking channel. You can keep your Airbnb listing, add DirectStay, or move over. The calculator compares what those platforms take against DirectStay's monthly fee. It does not require you to take anything down.
Three ways into the ecosystem
Every person and every business in it is a verified participant. That is what makes it an economy rather than a listings site.