The Management Club review

★★★★☆ 3.5 · our editorial rating

Type

Full-service

Headquarters

Los Angeles, CA

Markets

LA, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, SF

Management fee

Not published

Listings

Boutique (~6 shown)

Size

Local

The published facts, in plain English

The Management Club is a full-service operator based in Los Angeles, CA, covering LA, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, SF. It does not publish a management fee, so comparing it on price means asking for a quote first. Published portfolio size: Boutique (~6 shown). In scale, we file it as local.

Data-desk note: Boutique high-end LA manager, individualized per-property plans.

Who it’s for

The Management Club is one management company we track for owners weighing their options in Baker City.

Our take

We list The Management Club’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: The Management Club 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

The Management Club sits at the local end of the scale on our desk’s reading — short chains of command, and your property is a meaningful share of the book. Published coverage is LA, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, SF — a defined footprint, which usually means the local knowledge is real; the trade is that owners outside it are out of luck. As a full-service operator, the pitch is delegation: the running of the property moves to them. With no fee in print, treat every The Management Club conversation as a quote request first and a fit conversation second.

Same company, two situations

• The distant owner. Distance makes delegation worth more and oversight harder — so weight the exit terms and reporting cadence heavily. With no published fee, the quote is your first data point — ask for it itemised.
• 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.

Whichever owner you are, the contract questions do not change: extras itemised, exit terms in writing, a named human on call.

Before you decide, put one benchmark beside it: One Fine BnB — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If The Management Club 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 The Management Club publish its management fee?
No. The fee is not published, so you would need to request a quote.

Where does The Management Club operate?
LA, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, SF. It is based in Los Angeles, CA.

How big is The Management Club?
Published portfolio: Boutique (~6 shown). We file it as local in scale.

Questions to put to The Management Club

• “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

Worth putting on the same shortlist. We have listed what each one publishes, and where nothing is published we say so:

• Casago — Not published (set locally).
• STR Assistance — Not published (subscription).
• Emperor Rentals — does not publish a price.

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

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