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Books Through Your Advisor

Homes from managers whose own websites publish a travel advisor program, so your advisor can book them and be paid by the manager.

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The standard is the manager's own published travel advisor page: a commission rate, a portal, or an advisor contact on the manager's site. The manager is the authority; StayClubs only reads what the page says.

Most vacation rental managers do not work with travel advisors at all, and the ones that do rarely say so in public. This club collects the ones that put it in writing on their own site: a page for travel advisors or travel agents that states a commission, offers a portal, or names a contact. If your advisor is handling the rest of the trip, these are homes they can fold in and be paid for.

Ten homes from nine managers, from Telluride and Breckenridge to St. Barth, Turks and Caicos, Grand Cayman, Los Cabos, Montecito, Florida's 30A, Orlando and Muskoka. Each links to the manager; you book with them, or your advisor does.

Browse here10 homes, 9 management companies, one reason to be on the same page.
Book with the managerEvery link goes to the company's own booking site. Prices, photos, and availability live there.
Or send your dates"Check dates" forwards your dates and party size to the manager and opens their page.

The homes

What qualifies, exactlyThe manager publishes a travel advisor program on its own website: a page addressed to travel advisors or travel agents that states a commission rate, provides an advisor portal or agency terms, or gives an advisor contact. The home must be listed on that manager's own booking site. Marketplaces and agencies that pay advisors but do not manage the homes (Rental Escapes, Villas of Distinction, Exceptional Villas, Plum Guide, Whimstay) do not count; they are listed under Also on record. The authority is the manager's advisor page, quoted as displayed in September 2026.

Nocturne Luxury Villas brands

Event site

Seven regional brands owned by Nocturne Luxury Villas (Jacksonville, FL). The parent advisor page names each brand and promises competitive commission; each brand's own site carries its own advisor page, quoted per home below.

Exceptional StaysPreview from Exceptional Stays's listing

Heritage House

Telluride, CO · Exceptional Stays
Sleeps 84 BR
Listing: behind a white picket fence in the heart of the box canyon, four bedrooms, a regulation-size billiard table downstairs.
Manager states: “'For over 20 years, we've partnered with leading travel advisors' and offers 'competitive commissions and long-term partnership opportunities', per the Exceptional Stays travel advisor page (no rate stated on the page).” Source, manager's site, checked September 2026.
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Found on Exceptional Stays's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.
WIMCO VillasPreview from WIMCO Villas's listing

Villa Le Moulin

St. Jean, St. Barthelemy · WIMCO Villas
Sleeps 84 BR
Listing: master bedroom in an old mill, direct access to St. Jean beach.
Manager states: “'Competitive commission of 12% for St. Barth, and 10% for the rest of the Caribbean', per WIMCO's travel agent page.” Source, manager's site, checked September 2026.
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Found on WIMCO Villas's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.
WIMCO VillasPreview from WIMCO Villas's listing

Coral Pavilion

Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos · WIMCO Villas
Sleeps 105 BR
Listing: five bedrooms, 120 feet of private frontage on Grace Bay Beach, heated pool.
Manager states: “'Competitive commission of 12% for St. Barth, and 10% for the rest of the Caribbean', per WIMCO's travel agent page; this villa falls under the 10% Caribbean tier.” Source, manager's site, checked September 2026.
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Found on WIMCO Villas's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.
Cabo VillasPreview from Cabo Villas's listing

Villa Bella Vista

Pedregal, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico · Cabo Villas
Sleeps 84 BR
Listing: views of Cabo San Lucas Bay, the marina, and Land's End from a heated pool terrace.
Manager states: “'Competitive commissions: 12% for our affiliate travel advisor IATA or CLIA members, and 10% for other travel advisors', per the Cabo Villas travel advisor page.” Source, manager's site, checked September 2026.
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Found on Cabo Villas's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.
Paradise RetreatsPreview from Paradise Retreats's listing

Sea Steppe

Montecito, CA · Paradise Retreats
Sleeps 83 BR
Listing: a mid-century modern two-story home with outdoor dining, fire pit, hot tub and outdoor shower.
Manager states: “'We offer a 10% commission on all bookings', per the Paradise Retreats travel advisor page.” Source, manager's site, checked September 2026.
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Found on Paradise Retreats's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.
Exclusive 30APreview from Exclusive 30A's listing

Inlet Breeze

Inlet Beach, FL · Exclusive 30A
Sleeps 125 BR
Listing: Barberry Coast neighborhood, a two-minute walk to private beach access, three king suites and two bunk areas.
Manager states: “'We offer a 10% commission on all bookings', per the Exclusive 30A travel advisor page.” Source, manager's site, checked September 2026.
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Found on Exclusive 30A's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.
Grand Cayman Villas & CondosPreview from Grand Cayman Villas & Condos's listing

Coconut Beach

Rum Point, Grand Cayman · Grand Cayman Villas & Condos
Sleeps 126 BR
Listing: oceanfront one-story beach house of 4,200 square feet in the Rum Point community on the north coast.
Manager states: “'Our business model DOES accommodate commissioned travel agents for MOST of the stand-alone villas in our portfolio'; agents call or email for a password to the agency terms page. Coconut Beach is a stand-alone villa. Rate not stated publicly.” Source, manager's site, checked September 2026.
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Found on Grand Cayman Villas & Condos's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.
Jayne's Luxury Rentals

Wyldewood Lodge

Bracebridge, Lake Muskoka, ON · Jayne's Luxury Rentals
Sleeps 129 BR
Listing: a log home on Lake Muskoka with 200 feet of frontage, private dock and covered boat slip.
Manager states: “'Travel Advisors partnering with Jayne's Luxury Rentals will gain access to a portfolio of lakefront properties nestled in Ontario's cottage country', per the Jayne's Travel Advisors page (no rate stated on the page).” Source, manager's site, checked September 2026.
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Found on Jayne's Luxury Rentals's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.

Independent managers

Event site

Managers outside the Nocturne group with a public travel agent page on their own site.

Gondola ResortsPreview from Gondola Resorts's listing

The Breck Haus

Breckenridge, CO · Gondola Resorts
6 BR
Listing: a few blocks from Main Street, private outdoor hot tub, a den with billiards, ping pong and air hockey.
Manager states: “'Gondola Resorts' 10% commission' for agents registered with IATA, TIDS, ARC, TSI, CLIA, ERSP, SATO or TRUE, per the Gondola Resorts travel agent page.” Source, manager's site, checked September 2026.
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Found on Gondola Resorts's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.
VillaDirectPreview from VillaDirect's listing

Magic to Memories Villa

Kissimmee, FL · VillaDirect
Sleeps 248 BR
Listing: eight bedrooms in Legacy Park with a private pool, game room, themed bedrooms and a home theater.
Manager states: “Tiered commission by annual bookings: 5% for 0 to 25 bookings, 7.5% for 26 to 50, '10% + FAM TRIP' for 51 to 75; 'Agents must be registered with VillaDirect at the time of placing a booking to receive a commission', per the VillaDirect travel agent commissions page.” Source, manager's site, checked September 2026.
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Found on VillaDirect's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.
Also on record

Managers whose advisor program could not be tied to a specific listing page, managers checked and found without a public advisor page, agencies and marketplaces that pay advisors but do not manage the homes, and the trade article that started the list.

  • Nocturne Luxury Villas, parent advisor page. Names all seven brands, promises competitive commission, no rate on the page., Jacksonville, FL: source, checked September 2026
  • VAX VacationAccess, 'Villa Rental Companies That Pay Commission To Travel Advisors'. States Nocturne 12% on all bookings, Rentyl 12 to 20% tiered, Rental Escapes 10%, Luxury Experiences Turks & Caicos 15%, Travel + Leisure GO 10%., trade article: source, checked September 2026
  • Rentyl Resorts. Qualifies ('Earn 12% NOW up to $50K', up to 20% above $100K) but its resort sites sell by home type, not a specific home, so nothing could be listed., Orlando, FL: source, checked September 2026
  • Vacasa. The travel agent program page now serves the homepage; the agent portal lives on a third-party domain, so no claim on vacasa.com could be quoted., Portland, OR: source, checked September 2026
  • Luxury Cayman Villas. Agents page exists; the stated 15% was a promotion for check-ins on or before April 30, 2025., Grand Cayman: source, checked September 2026
  • Abode Luxury Rentals, Beverly Serral, Natural Retreats, Twiddy & Company. No public travel advisor page found on their own sites., various: source, checked September 2026
  • Rental Escapes (marketplace, 10% commission, white-label advisor sites since August 2026), agency: source, checked September 2026
  • Villas of Distinction (marketplace; 'competitive and 100% protected commissions'), agency: source, checked September 2026
  • Exceptional Villas, Whimstay, Isle Blue, RedAwning, onefinestay advisor portal, Signature Stay Collection, Plum Guide. Marketplaces and platforms that pay advisors; none manages the homes., agencies: source, September 2026
The Note behind this club · September 7, 2026

The first club whose reader is the advisor, not the guest

Rachel Alday of Abode Luxury Rentals said it on my podcast on August 26: travel advisors already own luxury. Fora alone has 15,000 of them. Anthony Barrera started Strata to represent vacation rental companies to that channel. No advisor publishes a public list of houses. The channel is drifting toward advisor-branded villa pages built by one supplier.

Every club before this one was written for a guest. This one is written for the advisor: which managers will pay you, and where do they say so.

Ten homes, nine managers

Seven of the nine are Nocturne Luxury Villas brands, and the page would mislead without saying so. Exceptional Stays in Telluride, WIMCO in St. Barth and Turks and Caicos, Cabo Villas, Paradise Retreats in Montecito, Exclusive 30A, Grand Cayman Villas & Condos, and Jayne's in Muskoka share a parent in Jacksonville. Each brand's own site carries its own advisor page, so each was found on its own. The two independents are Gondola Resorts in Breckenridge and VillaDirect in Kissimmee.

WIMCO states 12 percent for St. Barth and 10 for the rest of the Caribbean. Cabo Villas pays 12 to IATA or CLIA agents and 10 to everyone else. VillaDirect tiers it by volume, 5 percent up to 25 bookings a year, 10 plus a FAM trip above 50. Grand Cayman Villas hands over its terms by password.

The test, and who failed it

One sentence: the manager publishes a travel advisor page on its own site that states a commission, offers a portal, or names a contact, and the home is on that manager's own booking site. The standard is the manager's published claim, quoted on the card. StayClubs certifies nothing.

What failed: Rental Escapes, Villas of Distinction, Plum Guide, and the other marketplaces pay advisors and manage none of the homes. Abode, Natural Retreats, and Twiddy have no public advisor page at all, Rachel's own company included. Owning the channel and publishing the terms are different things.

Who should own this

Anthony Barrera and Strata. He is building the company that represents managers to advisors, and this page is the roster he does not have a website for yet.

For the managers

Every link carries a tag. Check dates sends the guest's dates and party size to you and opens your page. Changes: hello@stayclubs.com, same day.

Put the commission on your site and the advisor finds you without a middleman.

Facts on the club page are what each manager's listing states, checked September 2026.

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