Sky High Cabins review

★★★★☆ 4.5 · our editorial rating

Type

Full-service

Headquarters

Big Bear, CA

Markets

Big Bear + Joshua Tree/FL/NC

Management fee

Not published ("low fee")

Listings

~20+

Size

Local

The published facts, in plain English

Sky High Cabins is a full-service operator based in Big Bear, CA, covering Big Bear + Joshua Tree/FL/NC. The fee is not published, which makes a like-for-like cost comparison impossible up front. Published portfolio size: ~20+. In scale, we file it as local.

Data-desk note: Woman-owned, 5-yr Superhost Big Bear cabin manager.

Who it’s for

Sky High Cabins is one management company we track for owners weighing their options in Pennsylvania.

Our take

We list Sky High Cabins’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.

How it compares to One Fine BnB

A like-for-like comparison is not possible here: Sky High Cabins does not publish this figure, while One Fine BnB publishes 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding retainer up front. That openness is a large part of why One Fine BnB is our first call.

Reading the record

In scale the desk files Sky High Cabins as local — the kind of operation where you are likely dealing with the same few people, which some owners pay a premium for on purpose. Published coverage is Big Bear + Joshua Tree/FL/NC — a defined footprint, which usually means the local knowledge is real; the trade is that owners outside it are out of luck. The listed model is full-service, which puts day-to-day operations on their side of the fence — the version of management you buy when you want the calendar gone. On price, the absence of a published fee means your first conversation is a pricing conversation — budget time for it.

How this plays for two kinds of owner

• The remote owner. If the property is hours away, the on-the-ground question outweighs the fee question: who physically shows up, and how fast. Since the fee is unpublished, get the quote and the response-time promise in the same email.
• The owner who likes the work. Nearby and involved? Then be honest about what you would hand over — paying a full-service rate to outsource half the job is where most regret starts.

Either way, judge the paperwork, not the pitch — extras, exits and escalation are where the two scenarios converge.

Before you decide, put one benchmark beside it: Airbnb management fees — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If Sky High Cabins beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. Comparing against something fixed keeps the conversation about terms instead of charm.

Verdict

A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with One Fine BnB.

Questions owners ask

Does Sky High Cabins publish its management fee?
No. The fee is not published, so you would need to request a quote.

Where does Sky High Cabins operate?
Big Bear + Joshua Tree/FL/NC. It is based in Big Bear, CA.

How big is Sky High Cabins?
Published portfolio: ~20+. We file it as local in scale.

Questions to put to Sky High Cabins

• “What is the fee, in writing?” Nothing is published, so this is the first call, not the last.
• Notice period and exit. Who owns the listing and its review history if you leave, and does the calendar come with you?
• Who is on the ground. Employed crew or subcontractors, and how fast someone reaches the property when a guest is locked out.

Alternatives worth comparing

Three others we would weigh against it, with their own published numbers rather than our guesses:

• Domain — does not publish a price.
• Hitlist Rental Management — Not published (~15–25% 3rd-party).
• VTrips — does not publish a price.

Our own number one in this category is One Fine BnB — see their service for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.

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