Staycinema A film studio for stays

Stay Cinema.

Films & sites for rare stays 60–90 second cinematic films and dedicated booking sites for high-end vacation rentals — built from your own photography.
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Guests decide in seconds — and the platform now takes its cut from you.

Airbnb is moving hosts to a single host-side service fee of roughly 15%. On a $500-a-night home, that's real money on every stay. A film that stops the scroll and a site of your own turn your best guests into direct bookings — same calendar, more of it yours.

Style frames

Golden hour, Pacific01 / 05
Mountain chalet glowing at blue hour in snowfall
Blue hour, alpine02 / 05
Open-air pavilion over a still pool at first light
First light, jungle03 / 05
Stone terrace above a hazy Mediterranean bay
Late sun, Mediterranean04 / 05
Morning light raking across a quiet bedroom
Slow morning05 / 05

Frames from our look development — the light and grade we cut toward. Every client film starts from the property's own photography.

The math

A film is not a spend. It's the platform's cut, coming home.

$750
12
$450platform take per booking*
$5,400stays with you across 12 direct bookings

*Assumes a 4-night stay and a host-side platform service fee of roughly 15%. Your exact fee depends on your listing and region.

How it works

01

Write to us — we answer with film

Tell us about your property, or reply to a preview we sent you. Within a day you'll have a sample film for a home like yours. No calls, no deck.

02

Your film, from your own photography

No crew, no shoot days, nobody in your guests' way. We direct, cut, grade and score a 60–90 second film from the listing photography you already own — delivered in 72 hours.

03

A home of its own, online

Your film premieres on a dedicated site for the property — live within a week, with your booking links front and center.

The work

Film$890+ $29/mo hosting

The Film

A 60–90 second cinematic film cut like a travel title — directed, graded and scored for your listing, your site and your ads.

  • Cut from photography you already own — no crew, no shoot days
  • Vertical 15–30 second edits for Instagram & TikTok included
  • First cut in 72 hours, minor revisions free for 30 days
Site$1,690+ $49/mo hosting
Most hosts start here

Film + Showcase

The film, premiered on a dedicated site for the property — the page returning guests remember, on a domain that's yours.

  • Gallery, story and availability — phone-first, made to be sent in a message
  • Your own domain, your files, no lock-in
  • Live within a week
Direct$3,490+ $129/mo hosting

Direct Booking Studio

The full house: film, site and an integrated booking engine — so repeat guests book direct and the platform's cut stays with you, without giving up your cover.

  • Real-time calendar sync with the listings you already run
  • Secure payments through your own booking engine
  • Guest screening and damage cover on every booking — so you can drop the deposit
  • Live within two weeks

For context: a cinematic shoot alone typically runs $1,500–3,000 — with no website. Agency booking sites start around $2,000 — with no film. These are the real prices, published because there is nothing to negotiate: setup is one payment, hosting cancels anytime, and the domain and files stay yours. Running three or more properties? Portfolio pricing is lower per property — just ask. Five founding places are open — same price, more in the box (first year of hosting free, extra social cuts, guest guidebook, monthly rate locked for life), in exchange for a case study.

Our promises

01

72 hours to first cut

The film arrives three days after you say go. The showcase follows within the week, the full studio within two.

02

30 days of revisions

Minor cuts, swaps and tweaks are free for a month after delivery. We're done when you say it feels right.

03

No lock-in, ever

The monthly plan cancels anytime. The domain and every file we made are yours to keep — that's the deal.

04

Same-day takedown

Any preview we built for your property comes down the day you ask. One word is enough.

05

No crew in your home

Every frame starts from photography you already own. Nobody blocks your calendar or walks through your guests' stay.

06

Published prices

No discovery calls, no decks, no "request a quote". The numbers are on this page, and they're the same numbers you'll pay.

Straight answers

Is this AI?+

Yes — and we say so before you ask. Every frame is generated from your listing's own photography, then directed, edited, graded and scored by us. That's exactly why it costs a fraction of a shoot, needs no camera crew in your home, and arrives in 72 hours. If you want on-location filming, we're honestly not your studio.

We're already fully booked.+

Full occupancy is the best time. Same calendar, roughly 15% more per booking when guests book direct — and repeat guests are the easiest direct bookings you'll ever earn.

Airbnb already works for us.+

It did — at 3%. Hosts are being moved to a host-side service fee of roughly 15%. The film and a site of your own are your hedge against a platform you don't control.

What about damage and deposits? Airbnb gives me AirCover.+

The right question — and the reason most hosts stall. Booking direct does mean walking away from AirCover's $3M damage and $1M liability cover, so we don't leave that gap open: the Direct Booking Studio runs every reservation through guest screening and a damage-cover provider (Truvi, Waivo or Safely). It also means you can drop the security deposit entirely — hosts who do typically see around 6–10% more bookings, because guests dislike a large hold on their card. We set the integration up; the cover itself is a policy in your name, with your provider.

I already have a website.+

Then the film is the missing piece — we'll cut it to fit the site you already have, sized for your homepage, your listing and your social channels.

What does it cost?+

The prices are on this page — $890, $1,690 or $3,490 to set up, plus hosting from $29 a month. We publish them because there is nothing to negotiate. For context: a cinematic shoot alone typically runs $1,500–3,000 with no website, and agency booking sites start around $2,000 with no film. Portfolios of three or more properties are priced lower per property — ask and we'll put it in writing. Five founding places are open: same price, fuller box — first year of hosting free, extra social cuts, a digital guest guidebook, and your monthly rate locked for life, in exchange for a case study.

Received a preview link?

That page is the first frame of your film.

We build private previews for a small number of exceptional listings, from their own public photos. Yours is unlisted, never indexed, and comes down the same day you ask — or becomes a finished film the day you reply.

Let's finish your film.

Send us a link to your listing and we'll answer with a sample film for a home like yours. No call to schedule, no form to fill twice.

Usually answered within a day. We use your address to send the film and nothing else — no newsletter, no sharing. Prefer email? hello@staycinema.com