Keep the 15–20% you currently give away. Get paid directly by M-Pesa, own your guest relationships, and run everything from a system built for Kenya.
A Kenyan host earning KES 200,000 a month through a global OTA gives up KES 30,000–40,000 in commission — every month, forever. On top of that, the platform holds your money, sets the rules, and treats your guests as its customers.
Short Stays Kenya is the local alternative: a flat subscription instead of commission, M-Pesa payments straight to you, and your own booking page so guests come back to you directly.
Pay a predictable flat fee and keep 100% of your nightly rate — no cut per booking.
Guests pay your till by STK push. We never touch the funds.
Direct contact and repeat bookings are yours — build a real guest list, not a platform's.
A branded booking site on your subdomain to share anywhere — turn WhatsApp and Instagram into direct bookings.
Bookings, payments, occupancy analytics and Kenyan statutory reporting — powered by TENari.
KES, M-Pesa, Swahili support and WhatsApp-first — not a foreign tool with a Kenyan skin.
Tell us about your property on the form or WhatsApp.
Send photos, descriptions and pricing — we set up your webpage and umbrella listing.
Connect your M-Pesa Daraja till and take direct bookings.
Share your link, use the WhatsApp vacancy broadcast, and watch repeat guests come back to you.
You keep the 15–20% commission you currently pay per booking. For most hosts that pays the subscription many times over.
Yes — many hosts run both. Use Short Stays Kenya for direct, commission-free bookings and keep the OTAs for extra reach.
No — send us your photos and details and we set everything up, usually within 24 hours.
Perfect fit — tiers start with small operators. You get the same webpage and direct M-Pesa payments.
Switch to a flat subscription, get paid direct by M-Pesa, and own your guests. We set it up for you.