What Bnbsitter does

Bnbsitter is a French property-management marketplace and service operator that helps owners of furnished apartments rent their units under the country's bail mobilité (mobility-lease) framework — short-term leases of 1 to 10 months directed at professionals in mobility, training, apprenticeship, or temporary work assignments. Founded in 2013 and headquartered at 6 rue Lamennais, Paris (8th arrondissement), Bnbsitter operates as a dedicated brand under parent company Checkmyguest and currently concentrates its managed footprint in the Ile-de-France region, with stated intent to expand to additional French cities. The company positions itself around the regulatory niche opened by the 2018 Loi Elan, which created the bail mobilité instrument and forbids traditional security deposits on qualifying leases.

The platform combines a self-service digital acquisition layer with a high-touch sales motion. Prospective owners submit property inputs (address, capacity, surface area, start date) into an online estimator that produces a projected nightly and monthly revenue figure based on a 90% occupancy assumption; the firm then schedules a telephone appointment with an in-house consultant to guide the owner through the bail mobilité transition. Once onboarded, Bnbsitter delivers an internalized, full-stack property management service covering tenant search, inventory and lease signing, cleaning and linen changes between rentals, maintenance coordination, and a dedicated customer service channel. The technology stack is a standard web platform with social-login integrations (Facebook, Google, Twitter) and no mobile app; there are no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, patents, or third-party platform integrations beyond authentication.

Bnbsitter monetizes through a 20% commission on the Airbnb revenues it generates for managed properties, plus per-service fees for cleaning and maintenance starting at €14.99. Customers are segmented horizontally: primary buyers are SMB/individual property owners seeking higher-yield furnished rentals without the management burden; secondary users are the mobility-professional tenants being placed. The go-to-market combines organic social presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter with the website's estimation tool and consultative phone follow-up. The company has raised a single disclosed round of $2.5M from Karista in April 2016 and reports no subsequent funding, public revenue figures, named institutional customers, or industry awards.

Name

Bnbsitter

Legal name

Checkmyguest

Website

https://bnbsitter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bnbsitter is a Paris-based property-management marketplace that manages furnished apartments under France's bail mobilité (mobility-lease) framework for individual property owners, charging a 20% commission on rental revenues generated. It serves SMB landlords seeking higher yields on short-term leases (1-10 months) to professionals in mobility, training, or temporary work.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Commission on Rental Revenues: Bnbsitter charges 20% commission on the revenues generated through their platform. Property owners receive 80% of Airbnb-generated income while Bnbsitter retains 20% as service fee. Revenue is calculated based on a 90% occupancy rate assumption for monthly income projections.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bnbsitter is a French property management marketplace specializing in bail mobilité (mobility lease) rentals introduced by France's 2018 Loi Elan. The company provides full-service management of furnished apartments for 1–10 month stays, covering tenant sourcing, lease signing, cleaning and linen turnover, maintenance coordination, and dedicated customer support. Property owners can earn up to 2x more rental income than through traditional furnished rentals by tapping into the professional mobility tenant segment.

Product overview

Bnbsitter operates as a single unified service product called 'Bnbsitter Bail Mobilité', offering full-service property management for owners seeking to rent furnished properties under France's mobility lease framework. The service encompasses tenant acquisition, lease execution, property cleaning and linen management between rentals, maintenance coordination, and dedicated customer support. Bnbsitter charges a commission of 20% of generated Airbnb revenues and additional service fees starting from €14.99 per service. Property owners can potentially earn up to twice the revenue compared to traditional furnished rentals through this short-term mobility lease model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bnbsitter Bail Mobilité Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Property owners can earn up to 2x more income than traditional furnished rentals
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CheckmyguestprimaryOthersBnbsitter is a brand operated by Checkmyguest (Checkmyguest 2026). The parent company provides the overall brand umbrella and corporate structure for the Bnbsitter bail mobilité service offering.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Guesty: End-to-end property management and channel-manager platform for short-term rental operators and multi-unit managers. Directly comparable to Bnbsitter in providing the operational backbone (cleaning, maintenance, guest communication) underpinning professional short-let operations.
• Smoobu: SaaS platform for vacation rental hosts offering channel manager, booking tools, and operations workflow, with particular traction across European short-term rental operators. Directly comparable to Bnbsitter's online property-management focus.
• Hostaway: Vacation rental management software offering channel management, automation, and operations tools for short-term rental managers and property owners. Comparable to Bnbsitter as a platform stack for owners renting on Airbnb and other OTAs.
• Properly: Operations platform for short-term rental managers covering turnover, cleaning, maintenance, and inventory, often layered with channel management. Comparable to the in-house turnover coordination at the heart of Bnbsitter's offering.
• Turno: Cleaning, linen, and turnover automation for short-term rental hosts. Closely comparable to Bnbsitter's internal cleaning/linen services between rentals and dedicated tenant-coordination layer.
• Lodgify: Vacation rental website builder and management software used by individual property owners to accept direct bookings and manage short-let operations. Comparable to Bnbsitter as owner-facing infrastructure for short-term furnished rentals.

Others

• Checkmyguest: Parent entity under which Bnbsitter operates as a brand (Bnbsitter is described in site footer as 'une marque Checkmyguest'). Provides the corporate and operating umbrella for the Bnbsitter product and is therefore the most structurally connected company.

Broad incumbents

• Awaze: Large European vacation rental operator (Hometeam, cottages4you, James Villa Holidays, etc.) with vertically integrated property management. Comparable as an established, broader-scale player in the same short-term furnished rental operations space in which Bnbsitter competes.

Emerging players

• Houst: Airbnb management service that handles short-term rental operations for hosts on a commission basis. Comparable to Bnbsitter's percentage-of-Airbnb-revenue model and turnkey approach for individual property owners.
• MagicStay: France-anchored platform for short-term furnished rentals targeting business travelers and corporate mobility, with a similar professional-mobility tenant focus. Comparable to Bnbsitter as a French-market peer addressing the mobility-tenant demand pool.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bnbsitter
• Facebookfacebook.com/120974421396739
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bnbsitter

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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