Hand us your keys. We’ll handle the rest.
Hestia is a Stockholm-based full-service solution that makes short-term rentals easy, convenient and profitable. We take care of everything – from advertising to cleaning. You can earnup to 40% more than if you rented out yourself, but without having to do anything.
Your home is our home
We treat your property as if it were our own. Thorough guest screening, check-in services, 24h support, maintenance coordination and respectful housekeeping to keep your home just the way you left it. Even if you’re on the other side of the world – your home remains yours.
Meet Mark: founder of Hestia
Mark Johnson is the founder and CEO of Hestia Sweden. He was born in Kentucky and has lived in Stockholm for almost 20 years. He has a long history in both real estate management and startups.
“Stockholm is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and over the past decade it has developed into an international destination for a special category of visitors – those who not only have high demands for quality, but also a longing for something genuine and different. Our guests don’t want to stay in gray hotel districts. They want to stay where the people of Stockholm live and get a sense of the real life in our city.”
“In my career, I have had the privilege to visit over 100 countries and have been using platforms like Airbnb since they started. My experience from Europe and the US is that private rentals there are fully professionalized. In Sweden, it is still ‘do it yourself’ that applies. It’s quite normal to ask guests to clean themselves or bring their own sheets – which surprises most international visitors.”
“The lack of local, professional hosting services means that the whole job falls on the person who wants to rent out. And that’s why many fantastic properties in Stockholm are empty for much of the year, when you’re away or at your country house. Renting out your house or apartment is simply so complicated and cumbersome that you’d rather not do it – and often miss out on quite large rental income. Income that can actually finance a large part of your own accommodation.”
“And even if you can get through all the work of renting out, you rarely reach the premium prices that are profitable. Renting out your home should be worth the work. Or even better – not be a chore at all.”
“Hestia’s vision is to design, market and manage the entire short-term rental guest experience – while providing apartment and property owners with a second income.”
Please contact me at: mark@hestia-sweden.com or +46 (0) 72 855 1140