27 Helpful Vacation Rental Groups and Forums for Vrbo and Airbnb Hosts

Running a vacation rental well means constantly solving problems that another host somewhere has already solved: a pricing question, a difficult guest, a platform policy change. Vacation rental groups and forums put that experience within reach, in exchange for a few minutes a week of actually reading and posting rather than lurking. Here's where the real, active communities are, and what each one is actually good for.

Why these communities are worth your time

A good group does a few specific things well: it surfaces platform changes before they show up in an official announcement, it gives you a place to sanity-check a pricing or policy decision before you commit to it, and it's a faster way to hear about a new tool than waiting for it to show up in your own research. The trade-off is signal versus noise. Larger groups move fast and cover everything; smaller, focused ones go deeper on one specific problem.

Facebook groups for hosts

Airbnb - VRBO - Booking.com | Professional Hosts

The largest general hosting community by a wide margin, with over 550,000 members. Expect high volume and a broad mix of topics, from listing feedback to guest disputes, which makes it better for general troubleshooting than deep expertise on any one issue.

Short Term Rental University

Founded by Richard Fertig, this group has grown to over 50,000 members focused specifically on scaling a short-term rental business, not just running a single listing.

Airbnb Superhost Tips and Tricks

Around 150,000 members, centered on the specific habits (response time, review management) that keep a listing above Airbnb's Superhost thresholds.

Airbnb Listing Optimization

Around 95,000 members built around one narrow job: getting a listing's title, photos, and description to actually convert. Worth pairing with a broader group rather than using on its own.

New to Short Term Rentals, Airbnb and Hosting

A community of around 12,000 members specifically for hosts just starting out, with more experienced members answering newcomer questions rather than the higher-volume, more advanced discussion in the largest groups.

The Business of Short-Term Rental & Property Management

A smaller, more focused community of around 5,400 members for owners and managers specifically building a property management business, covering marketing, turnovers, and scaling operations.

LinkedIn groups for professional networking

LinkedIn skews toward property managers and industry professionals rather than individual hosts, and the discussion is generally more formal.

Vacation Rental Management Association (VRMA)

The official presence of VRMA, the vacation rental industry's oldest professional trade association, founded in 1985. Its LinkedIn page has over 12,000 followers and is a reliable source of industry news, education, and advocacy updates.

Vacation Rental Professionals - The Vacation Rentals Group

One of the larger dedicated LinkedIn communities for the industry, with over 12,000 members, built around peer support for property and cottage rental professionals.

AVROA (Association of Vacation Rental Operators & Affiliates)

An independent association focused on education and collaboration among vacation rental owners and managers, separate from VRMA but covering similar ground.

Active vacation rental subreddits

Reddit trades the polish of Facebook and LinkedIn for more candid, anonymous discussion, and it's a genuinely useful way to see things from a guest's perspective too, not just a host's.

r/AirBnB

The largest general Airbnb community, with roughly 390,000 members. It includes both hosts and guests, so expect a real mix of perspectives, including plenty of guest complaints worth reading if you want to understand what frustrates travelers.

r/airbnb_hosts

A host-specific community with well over 100,000 members and consistently high activity, closer in spirit to a Facebook group than the general Airbnb subreddit.

r/vrbo

A smaller, Vrbo-specific community of roughly 25,000 members for hosts who list primarily or exclusively on that platform.

r/ShortTermRentals

A business-focused community of around 14,000 members, oriented more toward the operational and investment side of running short-term rentals than day-to-day guest issues.

Getting real value out of these communities

Joining is the easy part. A few habits separate hosts who actually get something out of these groups from those who just scroll:

• Introduce yourself before asking for help. Most groups respond better to members who've contributed something first.
• Ask a specific question, not a general one. "What should my cleaning fee be?" gets vague answers; "what's a typical cleaning fee for a 2-bedroom in a market like mine?" gets useful ones.
• Share what worked for you, not just what you need. Groups run on reciprocity, and hosts who only ask tend to get less help over time.
• Check the group's self-promotion rules before posting your own listing. Most restrict it, and ignoring that is the fastest way to get removed.
• Bring back what pricing and demand questions come up, and check them against your own market data rather than assuming another host's market matches yours.

Frequently asked questions

What's the best Facebook group for new Airbnb hosts?

New to Short Term Rentals, Airbnb and Hosting is built specifically for beginners, and pairing it with a larger general group like Professional Hosts covers most of what comes up early on.

Are Reddit communities useful for vacation rental hosts?

Yes, particularly for seeing a guest's perspective alongside a host's. r/AirBnB mixes both audiences, while r/airbnb_hosts and r/ShortTermRentals stay more host-focused.

Is LinkedIn worth it for individual hosts, or just property managers?

It leans toward property managers and industry professionals, but individual hosts scaling toward a small portfolio can still get real value from VRMA's updates and the more business-focused discussion there.

How many groups should a host realistically join?

Two or three active ones is usually plenty. One large general group, one focused on a specific skill (pricing, listing optimization, guest experience), and one platform-specific community covers most of what comes up.

Do these groups replace real market data?

No. They're useful for peer advice and catching platform changes early, but pricing and demand questions are always local, and what works for another host's market may not apply to yours.

These communities support the fundamentals covered in our complete guide to becoming an Airbnb host.