Scale Without Stress: Automate Noise & Smoke Monitoring in Your STR with Alertify & Hospitable
Summary
Melissa from Alertify and Miles from Hospitable discuss strategies to scale short-term rentals without stress, focusing on automation of guest communication and property monitoring to prevent noise complaints, parties, and damages. They highlight tools like Hospitable's AI-powered messaging and Alertify's noise and smoke monitoring system, along with pre-stay screening using Welcome Link.
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