Property management
Full-service vacation rental management on North Captiva, from a local team.
We look after some of the finest homes on North Captiva, and we’d like to look after yours. Guests book direct with us, and our island-based team handles everything between the booking and the checkout.
Named one of Airbnb’s top five quality hosts in all of North America, two years in a row.
Why Vanage
Vanage is run by Kate and Dave Watt. Kate spent more than 20 years in finance and compliance roles with Fortune 500 companies and Ernst & Young. Dave’s background is in real estate, high-end personal service and property management. That mix shows in how we work: careful with the numbers behind your home, and hotel-level care for the guests inside it.
We’re not just a property manager. We’re a local team that cares for owners’ homes as if they were our own, including monthly maintenance walk-throughs, so small things are caught early and the house stays ready for guests.
Vanage was named by Airbnb one of the top five quality hosts in all of North America, two years in a row. We don’t take that lightly. Our goal is simple: to be the hosting partner you’d never want to replace, and the reason guests come back.
- 4.97 out of 5 overall guest rating across our Southwest Florida homes over 12 months.
- Every owner has stayed with us, and several have added more homes.
- Every home we host performed in the top 25% of its market for gross revenue, and half were at or above the 90th percentile.
What we handle for you
- Listings on Airbnb, Vrbo and our own direct booking site, all run through Guesty.
- Rates reviewed every day, so the calendar books well at the right price.
- 24/7 guest support, digital welcome guides and clear messages from booking to checkout.
- Monthly inspections, quarterly deep cleans, inventory checks and scheduled maintenance that protects the home.
- Trusted local cleaners and maintenance pros we’ve worked with for years.
- Clear monthly statements with revenue, expenses and cash flow forecasts, delivered by the 15th.
- Professional photos, video and social media that show your home at its best.
Guests & bookings
Listing, pricing, direct bookings and guest communication from inquiry to checkout.
On-island care
Arrivals, turnovers, golf carts and the hundred small things an island home needs.
Your home, presented well
Photography, listing copy and a page on stayvanage.com built to book direct.
Questions owners ask
Do you only manage homes on North Captiva?
North Captiva is our home and our focus. Tell us about your property and we’ll talk it through.
Can I still use my home?
Yes. Owner stays are planned into the calendar. We’ll walk through how that works on our first call.
Is your home a good fit?
A home with Vanage isn’t just a rental. We ask owners to think of their house as a room in the Vanage resort: it follows our standards, and our standards put guests first. This isn’t a real estate asset. It’s a hospitality asset, held to Vanage’s guest-first standards, and owners who think that way may be a great fit.
This is meant to be a mutually beneficial, long-term relationship — not a one-sided one, and not only to Vanage’s advantage or only to the owner’s. We have to be a good fit for each other. Every home and every owner is a little different, so we take time to see whether we would be — kindly, and honestly. We care very much about our owners and their homes, and we hope owners care the same for Vanage, so that together we can deliver the guest experience Vanage requires. Guests always come first.
We’re looking for homes with professional interior design and a cohesive design plan, so guests walk into a place that feels considered and complete. We’re also looking for homes that already have the required supplies, amenities and linens, or owners who are willing to add them. Owners should care for the maintenance, upkeep and quality of their home.
Just as important is the person behind the house: owners with a hospitality heart, who truly care for us as their management partner, for their guests, and for their homes. We’re building a community of people who love our guests and this island. We keep our circle kind, respectful and positive, and that’s what our guests and owners feel.
Owners are welcome to use their homes as they see fit — for themselves, or for friends and family — and we’re grateful for the chance to host you. The best fit, though, is a home run as a full-time, professionally operated short-term rental, owned by someone who sees it as a short-term rental investment. A second home that owners occupy for several months a year, especially during prime season, is probably not the right fit for Vanage.
If that sounds like you, we’d like to hear from you.