Vacation Rental Management
Vacation Rental Management in San Antonio, TX
From stone bungalows in Monte Vista to casitas near the Pearl, Fairly runs your San Antonio rental end to end — dynamic pricing, guest messaging, cleaning, and maintenance — with listings on Airbnb, Vrbo and Fairly.com and a local caretaker as your single point of contact.
4.9
Average review in San Antonio, TX
Fairly is an Airbnb Superhost, and our San Antonio homes average 4.9 stars across 227 guest reviews — better guest reviews than AvantStay, Birdy Vacation Rentals, and Percenti Hospitality. Fewer than 4% of stays rate below four stars. Better reviews attract better guests, at higher prices, maximizing your revenue.
San Antonio market overview
San Antonio is a year-round market anchored by the River Walk, the Alamo, and the four Spanish missions of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Texas. Guests come for Fiesta and the rodeo, downtown conventions, theme-park trips to SeaWorld and Six Flags Fiesta Texas, and graduation weekends at Joint Base San Antonio, which fill homes well beyond the tourist core.
Demand peaks in summer — July brings the year's highest rates and occupancy, with June close behind — and March runs nearly as strong on spring-break travel. September and January are the quietest months, though conventions and military travel keep a floor under bookings even then. Walkable neighborhoods near the River Walk, the Pearl, and Southtown put guests closest to what they came for, while homes farther out trade on space, pools, and parking.
What homes earn in San Antonio, TX
The chart above is built from top-performing San Antonio short-term rentals on Airbnb and Vrbo — homes holding a guest review score of 4.8 or higher that were available or rented at least 300 days of the year. These are full-time, well-run rentals rather than occasional listings, so the curve shows what a home here can earn when it is priced to the season and kept consistently bookable. You can customize a projection for a specific home.
| Month | Total rent | Occupancy | Avg. daily rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | $1,839 | 46% | $156 |
| Feb | $2,241 | 55% | $169 |
| Mar | $3,275 | 66% | $194 |
| Apr | $2,679 | 59% | $180 |
| May | $2,644 | 59% | $181 |
| Jun | $3,075 | 68% | $190 |
| Jul | $3,567 | 73% | $198 |
| Aug | $2,578 | 58% | $170 |
| Sep | $1,981 | 47% | $163 |
| Oct | $2,588 | 56% | $180 |
| Nov | $2,340 | 53% | $173 |
| Dec | $2,633 | 56% | $179 |
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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.
Vacation Rental Taxes and Regulations in San Antonio, TX
Short-term rentals are legal across San Antonio
San Antonio permits short-term rentals — stays of under 30 consecutive days — throughout its residential neighborhoods. Every rental inside the city limits needs a permit from the Development Services Department, one per unit, valid for three years and not transferable. A home that is the owner's or operator's primary residence is a Type 1; a home the owner or operator does not occupy is a Type 2. Type 1 permits carry no density limit. Type 2 permits are issued by right up to 12.5% of the units on a blockface — one side of a street between intersections — and every blockface is allowed at least one Type 2 regardless; past the cap, a new permit takes a special exception from the Board of Adjustment. Homes outside the city limits in unincorporated Bexar County need no city permit at all.
Lodging taxes
Three hotel occupancy taxes apply inside the city limits: the State of Texas levies 6%, the City of San Antonio 9%, and Bexar County 1.75% — 16.75% of rent in total. The state's share is reported to the Texas Comptroller; the city collects its own 9% and the county's 1.75% together through one monthly online filing with its Finance Department. Outside the city limits only the state and county taxes apply. Wherever the home sits in Bexar County, a monthly report is due even for a month with no bookings.
Registering your rental
Permit first, tax account second. The application names the owner and an operator reachable 24 hours a day, and includes a floor plan marking sleeping areas, maximum guests, fire extinguishers and evacuation routes, plus proof of ownership. Complete applications are issued within five business days, and the permit number goes on every listing. Then open a hotel occupancy tax account through the city's payment portal — the first monthly report is due the month the account number arrives, and the city says not to wait on the permit to begin filing. Renewal requires a tax account in good standing.
The city enforces its own zoning, not private covenants — confirming that a subdivision or HOA allows short-term rentals is the owner's responsibility before applying.
How Fairly handles it
Fairly collects and remits the state, city, and county hotel occupancy taxes on every booking and files the monthly reports, including the zero-dollar months. We assist with the Type 1 or Type 2 permit application and with its renewal every three years.
Operating a vacation rental in San Antonio, TX
Operating in San Antonio means keeping a home guest-ready through a long, hot summer: air conditioning carries the guest experience from May through September, and it is the system most likely to fail on the year's busiest weekends. Turnover concentrates in June and July, when occupancy peaks, and the occasional winter hard freeze makes pipe protection worth taking seriously in an otherwise mild climate.
The city's permit also imposes standing conditions — every short-term rental names an operator reachable 24 hours a day, and a home with a pool or hot tub posts a quiet-hours notice on site. Fairly's caretaker is exactly the presence those rules contemplate: a single point of contact who lives nearby, handles every turnover and walkthrough personally, and can take the 2 a.m. call. You keep final say over your home, and you can change caretakers whenever you want.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a permit to rent my San Antonio home short-term?
Inside the city limits, yes — every unit needs its own permit from the Development Services Department, issued as Type 1 when the home is your primary residence and Type 2 when it is not, valid for three years. Homes in unincorporated Bexar County outside the city limits need no city permit. Fairly assists with the application and each renewal.
What taxes does a San Antonio short-term rental pay?
Bookings inside the city limits carry 16.75% in hotel occupancy taxes: 6% to the State of Texas, 9% to the City of San Antonio, and 1.75% to Bexar County. Outside the city limits, only the state and county shares apply. Fairly collects and remits all of it on every booking, including the monthly reports the city requires even for empty months.
When is San Antonio's peak season?
Summer. July posts the year's highest occupancy and nightly rates, with June just behind, and March comes close on spring-break demand. September and January are the slowest months, but conventions, Fiesta, and steady military-graduation travel keep homes booking in every season — San Antonio is a year-round market rather than a seasonal one.
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