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August 6, 2026 · Lord of the Inns

1,000+ Guest Nights, 500+ Five-Star Reviews: What We've Learned About Guest Experience at Scale

Across our portfolio of 18+ short-term rentals, we've now hosted over 1,000 guest nights and collected more than 500 five-star reviews. Here's what running STRs at this scale has actually taught us.

From Acquisition to Fully Booked: Inside Our Full Lifecycle STR Model

At Lord Of The Inns, we take properties through a complete lifecycle — Acquisition, Rehab, Design, Procurement, Setup, Launch, and Management — turning an ordinary house into a consistently booked asset.

From $37K to $112K: How We Beat Market Projections by 3X

When AirDNA analyzed this property, the data said $37,583 in annual revenue was a reasonable expectation. Year 1 actual gross earnings: $112,531. Three times the projection.