Vacation Rental Management
Vacation Rental Management in Holiday Island, AR
Fairly runs Holiday Island vacation rentals from listing to checkout: listings on Airbnb, Vrbo and Fairly.com, pricing tuned to the summer lake season and October color, guest messaging, and a caretaker who lives nearby. We also register your home for the city's A&P lodging tax and remit it every month.
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Average review in Holiday Island, AR
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Holiday Island market overview
Holiday Island sits on the upper reaches of Table Rock Lake, right on the Missouri line and a short drive north of Eureka Springs. Guests come for the water (boating, fishing and swimming off the coves) and for the community's own amenities, run by the Holiday Island Suburban Improvement District: 27 holes of golf, a marina, a campground and a recreation center with two pools. Eureka Springs' Victorian downtown, galleries and festivals give visitors a reason to come outside the lake season too.
Demand peaks in July, when the top homes here are booked about three nights in four, and stays strong through June. October is the second high point, as fall color fills the Ozark hills, and March brings an early-spring lift. January and February are quiet, with occupancy near a quarter, so pricing the shoulder months well matters nearly as much as the summer weeks.
What homes earn in Holiday Island, AR
The chart shows what the top-performing Holiday Island vacation rentals earn each month: homes listed on Airbnb and Vrbo with a review score of 4.8 or higher that are available or rented at least 300 days a year. It is a benchmark for a well-run, year-round rental here rather than a guarantee, and June, July and October are its biggest months. You can customize a projection for a specific home.
| Month | Total rent | Occupancy | Avg. daily rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | $1,119 | 23% | $157 |
| Feb | $1,085 | 26% | $149 |
| Mar | $2,832 | 45% | $203 |
| Apr | $2,246 | 39% | $192 |
| May | $2,971 | 45% | $213 |
| Jun | $4,683 | 67% | $233 |
| Jul | $5,417 | 75% | $233 |
| Aug | $3,169 | 48% | $213 |
| Sep | $2,912 | 46% | $211 |
| Oct | $4,401 | 62% | $229 |
| Nov | $2,732 | 44% | $207 |
| Dec | $1,564 | 29% | $174 |
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This is based on properties listed on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com with an average review score of 4.8 out of 5 or higher, limited to homes available or rented at least 300 days a year. Earnings vary based on the unique amenities and qualities of each home.
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Vacation Rental Taxes and Regulations in Holiday Island, AR
Can you rent your home in Holiday Island?
Yes. Holiday Island is an incorporated city, and its zoning code allows short-term rentals (stays of under 30 days) as a conditional use in every residential district, from the single-family streets to the townhome and condominium areas, and in the C-1 commercial district. The city has set no limit on the number of rental permits. The rules are in Chapter 112 of the city code.
Registering your rental
A home needs a conditional use permit for short-term rental from the city's Planning Commission before the first guest arrives. The application goes in alongside a city business license application and an application for the city's Advertising and Promotion (A&P) tax permit, with proof of sales-tax registration and of trash service at the address. A rental the owner does not live in pays a one-time $150 application fee. The permit stays in force while the home keeps its business license and A&P tax number, it is renewed together with the business license, and it does not transfer to a new owner. The forms are on the city's planning documents page.
Rules while you operate
- Post the permit and the local contact's name, phone number and address inside the home.
- Name a local point of contact who lives within 50 miles of the rental. Your Fairly caretaker can act as that contact.
- Advertise no more than three guests per bedroom, plus two.
- Keep all parking on the rental's own lot; on-street parking is prohibited.
- A safety complaint triggers an inspection by the city.
Fines start at $250 for a first violation, and a third offense leads to revocation of the permit.
Lodging taxes
Every stay under 30 nights carries:
- Arkansas sales tax of 6.5% and Carroll County sales tax of 0.5%, filed with the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration;
- Arkansas's 2% tourism tax on lodging, filed on the same state return;
- Holiday Island's 3% A&P tax, reported and paid to the city's A&P Commission every month.
How Fairly handles it
We register your home for the state and county sales taxes, the state tourism tax and the city's A&P tax, then collect and remit all of them on every booking. We also assist with the conditional use permit application and its renewal.
Operating a vacation rental in Holiday Island, AR
Holiday Island's streets are narrow, and the city bans on-street parking at short-term rentals: guests park on the rental's own lot, never in the street or on a neighbouring vacant lot, so a home can only be marketed for as many cars as its driveway holds. Occupancy is capped at three guests per bedroom plus two, which sets the most guests a listing can advertise.
Summer means back-to-back lake-week turnovers, with wet gear, grills and decks to reset between stays and trash that has to go out on the city's collection schedule. The city also requires a local point of contact living within 50 miles, whose name and phone number are posted inside the home. Your Fairly caretaker lives nearby and can serve as that contact, answering a guest or a neighbour the same day.
Frequently asked questions
Fairly charges a flat 20% commission on rental revenue, paid only when your home books, with no long-term contract and no hidden fees. That covers listings on Airbnb, Vrbo and Fairly.com, pricing, guest messaging, and collecting and remitting Arkansas sales and tourism taxes and Holiday Island's A&P tax on every stay.
Yes. The city allows rentals of under 30 days as a conditional use in every residential district, and it has set no cap on permits. You need a conditional use permit from the Planning Commission, a city business license and an A&P tax permit, plus a local contact within 50 miles. Your Fairly caretaker lives nearby and can act as that contact.
Stays under 30 nights carry Arkansas sales tax of 6.5%, Carroll County sales tax of 0.5% and the state's 2% tourism tax, all filed with the Department of Finance and Administration, plus Holiday Island's 3% A&P tax, paid to the city monthly. Fairly collects and remits every one of them on each booking.
July is the peak, with June close behind, as families come for Table Rock Lake. October is the second high point, when fall color and Eureka Springs' events draw visitors, and March brings a spring lift. January and February are the quietest months, so shoulder-season pricing makes a real difference to the year.
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