Cohost

What Cohost does

Cohost (legally UAB "Zuikio dainos", company code 304569411) is a Palanga-headquartered Lithuanian hospitality and property management operator serving property owners, individual travelers, and real-estate buyers/sellers. Founded as a family venture that began renting a single room in Palanga during peak tourist season, the company has grown into what it describes as Lithuania's largest accommodation services administrator, operating nationwide across Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Palanga, Neringa, Druskininkai, Birštonas, Anykščiai, Šventoji, and Karklė, with cross-border operations in Latvia (Riga and Liepaja).

The product portfolio spans short-term rental management (Trumpalaikės nuomos administravimas) covering listing syndication, AI-driven dynamic pricing, maintenance, guest communication, and financial reporting; long-term rental administration (Ilgalaikės nuomos administravimas) for landlord clients; a real-estate vertical offering brokerage, valuation, and commercial-project consulting; and a direct-to-consumer accommodation offering through the proprietary stay.cohost.lt booking platform alongside third-party OTAs (Airbnb, Booking.com) and SabeeApp. The core technology layer is an AI-driven dynamic pricing engine that continuously ingests market, seasonal, and consumer-behavior data to optimize rates, supplemented by smart-lock and self-check-in infrastructure and a payment stack built on Paysera.

Cohost generates revenue through three streams: quote-based managed-services fees from property owners (managed-services model), a transaction/take-rate share on short-term rental revenue, and brokerage commissions on real-estate transactions. Guest pricing follows a 30/70 split-payment schedule via Paysera. The go-to-market is dual: a self-serve direct-to-consumer booking flow on the guest side and a consultative direct-sales motion to acquire property owners. The company is privately held, family-operated, and bootstrapped, with no disclosed external funding rounds and a headcount in the 11–50 SMB band.

Name

Cohost

Legal name

UAB "Zuikio dainos"

Website

https://cohost.lt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cohost is a Lithuanian family-run rental administration platform that manages short-term and long-term accommodations across Lithuania and Latvia for property owners, while also operating a direct booking platform (stay.cohost.lt) and real-estate brokerage services for travelers and investors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Property Management Services

NAICS

Other Traveler Accommodation (72119)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Co-Hosting & On-the-Ground Host Support (THAMAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Short-Term Rental (STR) Management for Individual Hosts (BPAJAIAB), Guest Experience & Concierge Services (THAMAKAJ), Owner Services, Reporting & Portfolio Administration (THAMAKAI), Marketing, Photography & Listing Optimization Services (THAMAKAM), Inspections, Quality Assurance & Property Readiness (THAMAKAG)

Keywords

• Short-term rental management
• Property management services
• Real estate brokerage
• Vacation rental hosting
• Apartment rental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Palanga

HQ country

Lithuania

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Property Management Services: Cohost charges property owners fees for comprehensive accommodation administration services including listing management, pricing optimization, maintenance, guest communication, and financial reporting. The specific fee structure is quote-based and competitive, depending on service scope.
2. EU Funding for EV Infrastructure: UAB Zuikio dainos received EU support of up to EUR 1,985.93 for installing electric vehicle charging points under the NextGenerationEU recovery plan.
3. Short-term Rental Revenue Share: Revenue generated from short-term rentals of managed apartments, with income shared with property owners after deducting management fees.
4. Real Estate Transaction Services: Brokers facilitate property buying, selling, and valuation services in coastal Lithuania areas, earning commissions on transactions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Cohost provides comprehensive accommodation administration services for property owners, covering listing management on major booking platforms, AI-driven dynamic pricing, property maintenance (cleaning, restocking, technical upkeep), guest communication, and financial reporting. In parallel, the company operates a direct-to-consumer short-term rental business through its stay.cohost.lt booking platform, delivering furnished apartments to travelers across Lithuanian cities and resort towns. Cohost also offers real estate brokerage services for buying, selling, and valuation of properties in coastal Lithuania.

Product overview

Cohost operates as a comprehensive hospitality management company with three interlocking product lines: (1) Short-term rental management (Trumpalaikės nuomos administravimas), covering listing management on major booking platforms, AI-powered dynamic pricing, property maintenance, guest communication, and financial reporting for property owners; (2) long-term rental management for landlords; and (3) real estate services including buying, selling, valuation, and commercial development consulting. The company also operates stay.cohost.lt, its direct-to-consumer booking platform for accommodation rentals across Lithuanian cities and resort towns. Apartments feature standardized amenities (smart TVs, adjustable heating, Wi-Fi, professional cleaning, self check-in) and are marketed as hotel-quality stays with greater freedom. The short-term rental management service and the stay.cohost.lt platform form the core customer-facing portfolio, while real estate services serve property investors and buyers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Short-term Rental Management (Trumpalaikės nuomos administravimas) Full-service accommodation administration for property owners, including rental listing management on major booking platforms, AI-driven pricing analysis, property maintenance (cleaning, restocking, technical upkeep), full guest communication, and financial reporting. Targeted at property owners in Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Palanga, Neringa, Druskininkai, Birštonas, and Anykščiai.
• Long-term Rental Management (Ilgalaikės nuomos administravimas) Rental administration services for long-term tenancy arrangements, handling tenant relations, property upkeep, and financial administration for landlords. Targeted at landlords who want to outsource management of standard residential leases.
• Real Estate Services (Nekilnojamojo turto paslaugos) Real estate brokerage services covering buying, selling, valuation, and commercial project development consulting in coastal Lithuanian markets. Includes property preparation for sale, professional photography, pricing solutions, buyer attraction, communication with prospective buyers, and full document administration. Brokerage operations in Klaipėda, Palanga, and Šventoji.
• Accommodation/Rental Services (Apgyvendinimo paslaugos / Nuoma) Direct short-term rental of furnished apartments to end guests across Lithuania, covering major cities and resort towns. Apartments feature smart TVs, adjustable heating, free Wi-Fi, professional cleaning, fully equipped kitchens, and self-check-in. Targeted at individual travelers, families, business travelers, and couples.
• stay.cohost.lt Online Booking Platform Proprietary online booking platform where guests can browse and reserve available Cohost-managed apartments directly, integrated with external booking systems (including SabeeApp) for reservation management. Payment collection is processed through Paysera.

Quantifiable outcome

• Flexible response to seasonality and consumer behaviour shifts through AI pricing
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Lithuanian Energy AgencyminorOthersCohost's parent company UAB Zuikio dainos received EU funding of up to EUR 1,985.93 from the Lithuanian Energy Agency under the NextGenerationEU recovery plan for installing electric vehicle charging points at the workplace.
• PayseracoreTechnology or IntegrationPaysera serves as the payment collection platform for all accommodation bookings. Reservations are confirmed only upon successful payment confirmation through the Paysera system. The platform handles payment collection and refund processing according to cancellation policies.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MadeComfy: Short-term rental management company serving property owners with end-to-end services including dynamic pricing and 24/7 guest support. Direct operational parallel to Cohost in another regional market.
• Houst: European Airbnb management company providing co-hosting, cleaning, pricing, and guest communications. Mirrors Cohost's service model with broader geographic reach.
• Smoobu: European-focused vacation rental management software with channel manager, booking website, and dynamic pricing tools. Comparable to the operational stack Cohost builds on, including its own direct-booking site.
• Guesty: Property management software platform purpose-built for STR managers, offering channel management, dynamic pricing, and automation. Represents the technology layer above and alongside operators like Cohost.
• BnBSitter: Short-term rental co-hosting service offering listing optimization, dynamic pricing, guest communication, and cleaning coordination. Closely comparable to Cohost's co-hosting and on-the-ground host support offering.
• Vacasa: Largest U.S. full-service vacation rental manager, providing end-to-end listing management, dynamic pricing, cleaning, and guest support — the same model Cohost operates at Lithuanian scale. Direct comparison case for managed-portfolio STR administration with proprietary tech.
• Hostmaker: STR co-hosting and property management operator with European and APAC presence. Directly comparable to Cohost's co-hosting, pricing, and guest experience service stack.
• GuestReady: European short-term rental co-hosting and property management company operating across multiple countries. Closely matches Cohost's full-service, multi-city model with on-the-ground operations and dynamic pricing.

Broad incumbents

• HomeToGo: Vacation rental marketplace and meta-search operator in Europe. Adjacent rather than direct — it competes for demand with the Airbnb/Booking.com channels Cohost depends on, and signals how marketplace consolidation could pressure niche operators.
• Sonder: Larger short-stay hospitality operator combining apartment-style units with hotel-grade service across many cities. Overlaps with Cohost on guest experience and apartment-based stays but operates at materially greater scale and brand recognition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@mantascohost
• Facebookfacebook.com/cohost.lt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cohost-lt
• Instagraminstagram.com/cohost.lt
• TikToktiktok.com/@cohost.lt

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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