Property Management

Established in 1998, we are 100% focused on property management, blending the personal touch of a boutique company with the resources of a large firm. Think of us as your financial advisor for your vacation rental home.

Vacation Rental Management for Sanibel and Captiva Island Vacation Homeowners

Impressive Marketing

We build your listing with high-quality HD professional photography, carefully curated copy honed to meet the precise standards we’ve developed through the years.

Once we have created the listing, we will feature your property everywhere that potential guests are searching, including top online travel agencies (OTA’s) such as AirBnB, HomeAway, Booking.com, VRBO, MLS, Homes and Villa by Marriott International, etc. We ensure that our portfolio of homes is highly visible with targeted multi-channel campaigns across search engines, display advertising, social media, and email marketing.

We also network with travel professionals across North America, Central America, South America, and Europe, as well as advertising on several travel publications. Furthermore, our dedicated reservations system makes it easy for guests to connect with us from across the globe.

We know what it takes to generate the highest return on your investment.

Generating Revenue

Since 1998, we have developed a very robust vacation rental program that delivers results. Our web presence is very strong, and we partner with the leading vacation rental advertisers around the globe so that your property receives a great deal of exposure.

Exposure is only as good as the sales team responding, and at Island vacations of Sanibel and Captiva we have the very best.

Leveraging the latest technology, we dynamically adjust pricing based on demand. Whereas most companies apply a ‘set it and forget it’ strategy, our team adjusts pricing every day to increase occupancy and revenue.

Quality Guest Services and Communication

The Guest Services team at Island Vacations take reservation and guest services calls seven days a week between 9AM and 10AM. Where immediacy of a response is the expectation, it’s this coverage that sets us apart from our peers and generates industry leading results for our clients.

Caring for your guests throughout their stay can be challenging if you don’t live in our area year-round. If a guest has a problem or a question, it’s tough to respond effectively if you’re not here.

Not all guests want to use the phone. Text, chat, email phone or in-person. We offer numerous ways for our guests to contact us, so we are always available to meet their needs and expectations.

Maintaining Property Condition

Cleanliness has always been a priority, but since the COVID Pandemic, there’s an understandable increased focus on hygiene and cleanliness. Guests require the assurance that their rental host if following the latest CDC guidelines when it comes to cleaning and preparing rental homes for their arrival.

The team at Island Vacations and our bank of vendors are specifically trained in these measures. Not only is this the right thing to do, but it’s also a policy that attracts quality guests prepared to pay top dollar for their stay. It’s all part of providing an excellent guest experience!

Sometimes, it’s the small details that make a big difference to help your property stand out from other vacation rentals in the area. Providing an outstanding guest experience through amenity packs can foster the level of goodwill which results in lucrative repeat bookings and referrals.

If you have an appetite for larger renovations, our hospitality specialists will make recommendations on improvements that will move the needle on both occupancy and revenue.

Proactive Maintenance

Wear and tear is inevitable in vacation rentals, thanks in no small part to volume of guests your property attracts.

Every time a guest departs, our guest service team will visit the property record the condition of the home to ensure that in the rare instances of guests caused damage, they are appropriately charged.

We also use these reports to build a historic record of the condition of the home. We use this history to plan periodic ongoing maintenance, such as carpet cleaning and window cleaning, to ensure your vacation home remains in tip top shape for the next guest.

Limiting the time between an issue being reported and having it resolved is key to the efficient running of a vacation rental business. Down time is money lost. Our in-house maintenance team are on hand to tackle the various needs of the properties we represent.

There is a definite correlation between increased expenses and the volume of guests visiting a vacation home. The good news is that the increased revenue generated more that compensates for the uptick in wear and tear expenses.

Accounting and Administration

Local, state, and federal taxes, licenses, permits, maintenance invoices and utility bills. The list is seemingly never ending. Our outstanding admin team is ably equipped to handle all administrative tasks on your behalf.

Island Vacations of Sanibel and Captiva is licensed by the State of Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) to provide comprehensive accounting solutions for your vacation rental. Entrust your property to our capable team and reap the benefits of your property investment without worrying about the details.