The step-by-step guides in the Knowledge Base made setting these things up a breeze.
Automate Smart Devices at your Short-Term Rental
Sync your Airbnb, Vrbo, or direct booking calendar to automate locks, valves, lights, thermostats, and more — so your rental is always guest-ready, without lifting a finger.
Not sure where to begin? We’ve got all the information and tools in one place for you, and have options for everyone from beginners to advanced users. Get started quickly with smart home automation for short-term rentals by following these steps:
Use any iCal link (like Airbnb, Vrbo, etc) so the system knows when you have upcoming rentals. Add locks, valves, lights, thermostats, and more. Just select the devices & automations. Guest check in, and your property gets itself ready automatically!
Other smart home ecosystems including Hubitat, Homey and others coming soon. To request a specific integration, click here.
Managing a short-term rental shouldn’t mean rushing over to unlock doors or adjust the thermostat. Rental Home Automator makes smart home automation for short-term rentals easy. It syncs directly with your Airbnb, Vrbo, or direct booking calendar to automate your property’s smart devices — so your rental is always guest-ready without the hassle. Whether it’s smart locks, valves, lighting, or climate control, everything adjusts automatically based on your reservation calendar. No apps for guests, no manual routines for you. ✅ Automate guest check-ins and check-outs Spend less time managing your rental and more time enjoying the income. A: Rental Home Automator connects your smart home devices—like locks, thermostats, lights, and water valves—to your Airbnb and Vrbo calendars. It automatically prepares your home for each guest’s stay and shuts everything down after they leave—without needing any apps or manual work. A: You can automate a wide range of smart home devices, including: Rental Home Automator integrates directly with these devices to control them based on your booking calendar. A: Rental Home Automator syncs automatically with your Airbnb, Vrbo, or other iCal-based calendar. It knows exactly when guests are checking in and out—so your home can turn on (or off) the right devices at the right time. It provides settings so you can decide exactly when to have your devices adjust for guests (e.g. at check-in time or a few hours ahead of time). A: No—guests don’t need to install or interact with any app. Rental Home Automator works completely behind the scenes, setting door codes and preparing your home automatically. A: Yes! You can set up device actions based on check-in/check-out time, and offset individual automations as you’d like. Want the water to turn on 2 hours before check-in and adjust the heat 4 hours before check-in? You can do that—with no extra apps or logins. A: When a guest leaves, Rental Home Automator can: In short, you can reset your smart home to a safe, energy-saving state. You don’t need to remember anything—it’s fully automated. A: Most hosts set up Rental Home Automator in under 10 minutes. Just connect your calendar, choose your devices, and customize your automations. That’s it. A: Yes—we offer a 14-day free trial so you can try Rental Home Automator risk-free. A: Yes, Rental Home Automator works across multiple properties. You can manage devices at each home with a single dashboard—perfect for remote hosts or property managers. This tool saved me hours each week — my Airbnb basically runs itself now. Rental Home Automator has saved us countless hours sending staff to properties to open them up and shut them down.
Our system is designed to support all the things you want to do to get started with smart home automation. Check out our recommended devices to get some ideas on what you can start automating at your short-term rental or Airbnb:
We have extensive experience working in smart home automation for short-term rentals, and we want to share our knowledge with you. Check out some of our recent articles to learn all about how to automate smart devices (and more) at your vacation rental.
We’re actively working on making sure we can support a wide variety of systems and devices for rental home automation. Click below to fill out a form and let us know what systems you’d like us to prioritize for integration.Designed to work with:
How to Get Started
1. Connect your calendar
2. Add smart devices
3. Let it run itself
Compatible Smart Ecosystems:
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✅ Sync with Airbnb, Vrbo, or any iCal
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