If you professionally manage entire properties in the UK, we would like to help you reach a different kind of guest. VivreStays connects approved accommodation suppliers with insurance, housing and corporate clients looking for dependable homes for longer stays.
Joining our supplier network gives you an additional route to bookings without asking you to abandon the channels that already work for your business. We focus on professionally managed accommodation, practical integration and relationships built for stays that can run for months rather than nights.
Key takeaways
- We bring approved professional suppliers into a specialist accommodation workflow used for insurance, housing and corporate stays.
- Our public supplier proposition includes no listing or onboarding fees and a focus on bookings of three to six months or more.
- You can continue using other channels while adding VivreStays to a balanced distribution strategy.
- Our supported PMS and channel-manager connections can help you keep availability and pricing aligned.
- We welcome reliable operators with suitable entire properties, weekly cleaning and responsive guest support.
Why professional property operators join us
Most traditional online travel agencies are built to serve a broad public audience. VivreStays has a more specific purpose: helping insurers, housing teams and corporate clients find and manage suitable alternative accommodation.
That difference gives your portfolio another route to market. Instead of competing only for the next weekend or short business trip, you can position suitable properties for clients arranging temporary homes after an insured event, during a housing placement or for an extended corporate requirement.
Our current supplier proposition highlights three practical benefits:
- No listing or onboarding fees: you can apply and prepare suitable inventory without an upfront listing charge.
- Longer booking opportunities: many of the requirements we support are designed around stays of three to six months or more.
- Connected control: supported integrations can help you keep rates, restrictions and availability aligned with your operating systems.
We cannot promise bookings, and we do not accept every property automatically. What we offer is a credible specialist channel, a structured onboarding process and the opportunity to put suitable accommodation in front of professional buyers looking beyond a conventional hotel stay.
Make longer stays work harder for your portfolio
A longer booking can replace dozens of individual arrival, departure and sales cycles. It can create a more predictable operating rhythm around a confirmed period of occupancy and may reduce:
- repeated OTA search-ranking and promotional activity;
- guest screening and pre-arrival communication;
- check-in and check-out administration;
- deep-cleaning and linen changeovers; and
- difficult-to-sell gaps between reservations.
Longer does not automatically mean more profitable, so we encourage suppliers to price commercially. Utilities, weekly cleaning, linen, maintenance, cancellation exposure and displaced peak dates all matter. Compare the total net contribution for the occupied period—not the headline nightly rate in isolation.
Add VivreStays without rebuilding your operation
We know that professional property managers already have established systems. Adding a new channel should not mean maintaining another disconnected calendar by hand.
Our integrations hub currently includes routes for Rentals United, Hostaway, Guesty, Zeevou, Tokeet and NextPax, alongside our account and portal tutorials. Depending on the connection, your existing system can remain the operational source for relevant property data, availability, pricing and stay restrictions.
Integration behaviour varies between providers, so we recommend connecting a controlled group first. We can then check the data received and confirm how cleaning fees, long-stay discounts and restrictions should be handled before you scale.
The suppliers we want to work with
We are building a professional network, not an open marketplace for every spare room or occasional holiday let. We welcome established serviced-accommodation operators, corporate-housing providers and property management companies that can meet these standards:
- Entire UK properties: shared accommodation and room-only listings are not accepted.
- Essential living standards: properties need a fully equipped kitchen, free Wi-Fi, fresh linen and towels.
- Weekly cleaning: the service must be included or available within the rate structure.
- Responsive support: your operation must be able to provide 24/7 emergency assistance when required.
- Reliable service history: VivreStays asks for evidence of customer satisfaction and dependable guest outcomes.
- Accurate commercial data: availability and pricing must remain current, and bookings must be managed reliably.
If this describes your operation, we want to hear from you. A focused group of well-managed homes is often the best way to begin; accurate availability, clear servicing and reliable support matter more than launching every property at once.
How we complement traditional OTAs
We are not asking you to choose between VivreStays and every other channel. Strong operators build a distribution mix that gives each property access to the right type of demand at the right time.
| Decision area | Traditional short-stay OTA pattern | VivreStays supplier consideration |
|---|---|---|
| Typical booking purpose | Leisure, short business travel and general public demand | Insurance, housing and corporate accommodation workflows |
| Length of stay | Often shorter, with more frequent turnovers | Public supplier proposition focuses on three-to-six-month-plus stays |
| Operating rhythm | More arrivals, departures and guest acquisition cycles | Fewer booking cycles, with planned weekly servicing and extension management |
| Inventory control | Managed through the OTA, PMS or channel manager | Connected availability and pricing where the selected integration supports it |
| Commercial assessment | Nightly rate, channel costs and occupancy | Total net contribution, utilities, servicing, extensions and concentration risk |
You may use short stays to capture peak leisure demand and longer placements to support base occupancy during suitable periods. Our role is to give you access to a specialist route that can complement that strategy—not to dictate how you run your portfolio.
How we bring new suppliers on board
We have kept the route into our network straightforward. The application starts a review so that we can understand your business, portfolio, systems and service standards before any properties go live.
Here is what to expect:
- Check that your portfolio fits. Review our standards and choose the properties you want us to assess first.
- Submit your application. Tell us about your company, locations, inventory and operating model.
- Complete our approval process. We will review the information supplied and confirm any additional requirements.
- Review the Supplier Agreement. Read the current commercial and operational terms before activation.
- Set up your account and connection. Our Owner’s Portal guide covers profile details, account security and payment setup.
- Check your listings with us. We will help make sure property content, rates, availability, restrictions and servicing information are ready before launch.
Approval is not automatic. Our standards help keep the network credible and give professional buyers confidence in the accommodation presented to them.
Prepare a stronger supplier application
A complete application helps us understand where your properties could fit and reduces avoidable back-and-forth. Before you begin, prepare:
- registered company and primary operational contacts;
- portfolio locations and property types;
- the PMS or channel manager used for each part of the portfolio;
- confirmation that properties are entire units in the UK;
- standard inclusions, including utilities, Wi-Fi, linen and towels;
- weekly cleaning arrangements and how the cost appears in the rate;
- emergency-support procedures and escalation contacts;
- current availability, rate ownership and booking-approval process; and
- the first properties you would nominate for a controlled launch.
You can also watch our digital alternative accommodation platform overview. It will help colleagues across your commercial and operations teams understand how supplier inventory supports the wider booking journey.
We are welcoming applications across the UK
Our network is UK-wide, and we welcome applications from professional operators with suitable properties throughout the country. This week we are particularly inviting operators in Durham, Sunderland, Hartlepool and Redcar to introduce their portfolios to us.
If you manage entire properties across the North East, tell us exactly where they are and what they offer. Capacity, access, parking, pet policies and servicing details help us consider your portfolio when a suitable requirement arises, although location alone cannot guarantee bookings.
Frequently asked questions
Does VivreStays accept individual landlords or casual Airbnb hosts?
No. We work with professionally managed accommodation providers rather than individual landlords or casual hosts. Applicants should have suitable entire properties, reliable operating processes and a record of delivering dependable guest experiences.
Are shared properties or room-only listings accepted?
No. We require entire properties and do not accept shared accommodation or room-only listings.
Does VivreStays guarantee long-term bookings?
No. We give approved suppliers access to our specialist platform and client workflows, but we cannot guarantee enquiries, occupancy or booking volume. Opportunities depend on property suitability, location, pricing, availability and each client’s requirements.
Do I need a PMS or channel manager?
A supported connection can make inventory management more efficient, but the best route depends on your systems and approved account setup. Our onboarding team can help you identify the relevant connection and test what data it sends before activation.
Are longer bookings always more profitable than OTA bookings?
Not always. They can reduce turnovers and acquisition effort, but you should still account for utilities, weekly cleaning, linen, maintenance, cancellation exposure and displaced peak dates. We encourage suppliers to model the full net contribution for each property.
How do I start the supplier application?
Review the standards above and complete our supplier application. Give us clear information about your business, locations and first group of properties so our team can assess the opportunity properly.
Ready to grow your long-stay booking mix?
If you professionally manage suitable entire properties in the UK, we would be pleased to learn more about your portfolio. Joining VivreStays can give you a specialist route to insurance, housing and corporate accommodation requirements while allowing you to retain a balanced channel strategy.
Apply to become a VivreStays supplier today. Start with a controlled group of properties that your team is ready to keep accurately priced, available, serviced and supported—and let us explore where we can work together.
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