Booking a cottage thru Houfy was great- no extra charges like with Air BnB or VRBO. Booking confirmed quickly, they connected me with host for cottage. I needed to make a change which was easy to do.... See more
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An amazing platform for renting out your property. It allows direct contact with guests and charges no commission. The subscription is very affordable compared to similar platforms. Houfy also offer... See more
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Houfy website works better and is easier to use than Airbnb and VRBO. It also works with no issues unlike the other well known sites. The fact that there are no fees with Houfy that have become more a... See more
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Houfy has multiple tools for us to use to enter our rental information and to embed code into our website. Their tools and booking system makes it very easy (and coat effective) for us to run our own... See more
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- #5 of 25 best companies in Vacation Rental
- #1 of 1 best companies in Cottage Rental
- #2 of 3 best companies in Holiday Apartment Rental
- #2 of 5 best companies in Holiday Home
- #1 of 1 best companies in Holiday Apartment
- #4 of 12 best companies in Vacation Home Rental Agency
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Houfy is the largest vacation rentals direct booking marketplace for rental property types such as homes, condos, cabins, apartments and rooms all over the world. The Houfy community offers more than 87,000 vacation rentals with no booking or service fees. Guests and hosts save money by booking vacation homes directly on Houfy. Easily search for a Houfy property and book your next condo, cabin, or house directly with a Houfy host anywhere in the world. Our mission is to empower everyone to book direct and save on service fees. We designed Houfy with hosts for hosts to be a true digital market place, not a middle man!
Our mission is to empower everyone to book directly and save money
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- We're committed to our members!
- At Houfy, we are driven by the belief that every host deserves the freedom to book direct, retain control over rental agreements, and foster open communication with their guests (Know your guest). We're revolutionizing the vacation rental marketplace by providing a platform that empowers our members to take charge and simplify the process of direct booking. We understand that it's your property, your money!
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1500 N Grant St # 4282, 80203, Denver, United States
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Great first experience renting through…
Great first experience renting through Houfy! No extra fees and direct communication with the owners. Will definitely use again.
October 29, 2025
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Thanks Raymond
Happy to have a place that allows me to…
Happy to have a place that allows me to advertise my vacation rental for reasonable fee. Websites are also very reasonable!
November 1, 2025
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Thank you Theresa
The reservation process
The reservation process was easy and the ensured great communication with the owner we were renting from.
October 28, 2025
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Thanks Sheila
Easy to navigate and find the perfect…
Easy to navigate and find the perfect place for our Maui vacation.
October 23, 2025
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Thanks Steven
Big Savings on Vacation Rentals
Houfy made our vacation rental far more affordable than Airbnb or VRBO and it was easy to use!
October 25, 2025
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Thanks Stephanie
Houfy is an easy to use platform with…
Houfy is an easy to use platform with great listings and friendly hosts booking was simple and hassle free
October 1, 2025
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Thank you Kelly
Ease of booking and the monetary…
Ease of booking and the monetary savings is amazing. You always see hidden fees and there were none with Houfy. The vacation rental was exactly as described on all vacation rental sites ... the difference ... the lesser price, for the exact same home.
October 21, 2025
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Thank you Wendy
Somewhat confusing
Somewhat confusing but useful.
I found my rental by word of mouth and locked around on the site enough to book it with the owners help...
October 21, 2025
Reply from Houfy
Thanks for the feedback! Glad you were able to book successfully — we know the site can take a little getting used to, and we’re continuously working to make it simpler and more intuitive.
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Glad to hear it was an easy experience and communication went smoothly — that’s what Houfy’s all about! Thanks for the review.
Adding listings to houfy was a breeze
Adding listings to houfy was a breeze. We received our first booking and everything went smoothly. This is a great site for direct bookings
October 15, 2025
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Thank you Thy
I am new to Houfy and getting to know…
I am new to Houfy and getting to know the system takes time. I guess I didn't realize my entire listing would be inactivated because I didn't respond to a message in my inbox. The message was actually a test from one of my previous renters. Not being able to speak to someone right away was discouraging and the resolution time was up to 48 hours. Luckily I was able to re-list the property immediately and book a renter. It would be great if there was a live chat or quicker resolution times.
October 10, 2025
Reply from Houfy
Thanks for the honest feedback and for giving Houfy a try. We understand it can be frustrating to have your listing go inactive — the system does this automatically to ensure the platform stays active and reliable for both guests and hosts.
While we quote up to 48 hours for resolutions, we always aim to have resolutions much sooner — often within a few hours depending on the issue. As a lean team that doesn’t take commissions (we’ve forfeited over ~$2 million in fees this year other platforms would have collected), our goal is to stay efficient while keeping Houfy fair and accessible for everyone.
We’re also working on ways to make support faster, including automated tools to handle simple cases instantly. Really appreciate your patience and feedback — and glad to hear you were able to re-list and secure a booking quickly!
Owners that care!
I strongly suggest anyone interested in staying at Lake Chelan book their room with the very kind attentive owners of the Cabana's. Their rooms are clean, modern and well appointed for a very comfortable stay at a great location within walking distance to great shopping, dining and recreation. We return year after year to enjoy the comfort they provide.
October 7, 2025
Reply from Houfy
That’s wonderful to hear! Sounds like you had an amazing stay with great hosts — exactly the kind of experience we love seeing on Houfy. Thanks for sharing and for supporting owners who care!
Love Houfy
Love Houfy! No fees for the guests or hosts, unlike Airbnb and VRBO. Always better to book direct through Houfy!
October 4, 2025
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Thanks Casi
Added HOUFY as a direct booking utility
I added Houfy as a direct booking utility for our VRBO business. I have several local FB groups that I'm a member of that allow advertising for direct booking where our condo is located. While marketing our HOUFY listing is tedious, we did finally receive a short stay booking to get started. Our VRBO listing gets tons of exposure and we are able to stay at 85% booked through that, but the HOUFY booking avenue helps with short (in between regular bookings) stays. I found setting up the listing on HOUFY with the importing function of our VRBO listing to be very helpful. I also find the syncing of the calendars to be accurate and timely within an hour or so and the review pull from VRBO is also a great feature. The only negative I would have with my HOUFY experience is when I was setting up the payment processing, HOUFY promoted square versus stripe and offered a promo code to get a first booking discount. So, I decided to use square and setup my account, linked it to HOUFY and after doing so, got a message during the linking process that they don't recommend square because users are getting "non descript" declines on bookings making it problematic for the owners and travelers! Well, I had already gone through the whole process to link it so I have kept it. With the recent booking, I did see that message come through, but it must have processed again or the traveler attempted a second time (they never reached out to me with any issue). I think HOUFY should iron that out or find an alternate vendor to recommend and stop promoting square on their platform. I really hope that we can get about 10% of bookings through HOUFY because it adds to our profitable bottom line to not have all the VRBO outrageous platform fees.
September 29, 2025
Reply from Houfy
Thanks Karin for your detailed review. We are actually working on integrating PayPal the next few weeks. Hopefully this will be live by the end of October. Right now both Square & Stripe work very well for our hosts; we will remove any messages within our system promoting one versus the other. Thank you for mentioning this. The Houfy Team.
Houfy is a convenient platform for communication & logistics
Houfy is a convenient platform for communication and logistics. The site was particularly helpful in securing a vacation rental and coordinating our check in and departure.
September 28, 2025
Reply from Houfy
Thanks Jonathan
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