# STR Host Tools

> Free calculators for US short-term rental hosts: reprice for Vrbo's flat 12% host fee (starts Oct 29, 2026) and Airbnb's 15.5% host-only fee, match take-home across Airbnb, Vrbo, and direct, and log Vrbo leads for the reported 30-day window. All math is also a free JSON API and an MCP server.

- Prices round UP to the next cent; take-home rounds to the cent. Answers from the API, the pages, and the prompts match.
- Not financial, tax, or legal advice. Fees change; hosts should check their own dashboard.
- No login or key. Please keep API use reasonable.

## Tools

- [Vrbo 12% Fee Calculator](https://strhosttools.com/tools/vrbo-12-percent-fee-calculator.md): New Vrbo nightly, cleaning, and pet prices that keep host take-home the same after Vrbo's flat 12% host fee starts Oct 29, 2026.
- [Airbnb 15.5% Host-Only Fee Calculator](https://strhosttools.com/tools/airbnb-host-only-fee-calculator.md): The Airbnb price that keeps host payout the same after the 3% split fee is replaced by the single 15.5% host-only fee.
- [Airbnb vs Vrbo vs Direct Price Matcher](https://strhosttools.com/tools/same-take-home-price-matcher.md): Airbnb, Vrbo, and direct booking prices that all leave the host the same take-home per night.
- [Vrbo Lead Log](https://strhosttools.com/tools/vrbo-lead-log.md): Track first Vrbo contact per guest and check whether a direct booking falls inside a 30-day window.

## API

- [OpenAPI spec](https://strhosttools.com/openapi.json): GET endpoints under /api/ returning JSON
- [MCP server](https://strhosttools.com/mcp): Streamable HTTP, stateless, no auth. Tools: vrbo_reprice, airbnb_host_only, price_match, lead_window

## Optional

- [Full text for agents](https://strhosttools.com/llms-full.txt): every tool page, prompt, and FAQ in one file
- [Vrbo Help: booking fee](https://help.vrbo.com/articles/How-is-the-booking-fee-calculated)
- [Airbnb Help: service fees](https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/1857)