How to Automate Your Short Term Rental Business in 2025

Automating your short-term rental business is no longer optional—it’s essential. With so many tasks—calendar syncing, guest messaging, pricing adjustments, check-ins, cleaning coordination—it’s easy for your rental to consume all your time. That’s where smart automation shines, and Rent a Kent leverages top-tier tools to take the burden off your shoulders.

First, dynamic pricing tools like PriceLabs are a game changer. They automatically update nightly rates based on seasonality, local events, and competitor pricing—ensuring your property is always competitively priced. Lodgify integrates seamlessly with PriceLabs, allowing you to manage pricing for multiple listings from one dashboard and customize rules to extend stays by filling gaps between bookings .

According to a Business Insider profile, investors using AirDNA and PriceLabs report significantly higher revenue and the ability to co-manage completely from abroad—earning around $84,000 from short-term rentals—all while living in another country . That’s the level of efficiency automation brings.

Channel managers and PMS solutions—like Hostex, Lodgify, Hostaway, Guesty—offer multi-platform calendar syncing, avoid double bookings, and publish properties across OTAs and direct channels (). These systems also allow you to automate guest communication: sending booking confirmations, check-in instructions, reminders, and review requests—all without lifting a finger .

Additional automation includes smart lock systems and self check‑in processes, which reduce in-person interactions and enhance guest convenience, and cleaning coordination, where platforms like Turno or Hostex can schedule cleaners automatically post-departure .

Rent a Kent brings it all together by implementing these powerful tools under one cohesive strategy:

• Seamless integration: PriceLabs for pricing, Lodgify or Hostex for PMS and channel management, Zapier for custom workflows, and smart locks for check-ins.

• Full automation of calendars, pricing, messaging, cleaning schedules, and task assignment.

• Remote oversight: you receive real‑time updates and transparent reports, without needing to manage daily operations.

• Scalability: automate 70%+ of tasks at minimal cost—Hostex, for example, starts at just $4.90/month