The Association of Short-Term Rental Owners (ASTRO)
Own the Asset. Unlock the Network.
ASTRO expands the value of Short-Term Rental (STR) ownership with owner-grade tools and libraries, member savings, coordinated advocacy, and the Owners Exchange—a verified network that lets owners use their rental for their own travel.
You choose when your property participates and how much access you offer. Nothing is automatic, and nothing is required.
ASTRO invites all owners and operators of short-term rental properties to join. Verification unlocks access to owner-only tools, programs, and the Owners Exchange.
Choose how you plug into ASTRO
Included today
Free member
Free
Start inside the network, explore the tools, and see how ASTRO works—before you verify or spend a dollar.
- Member Home + enhanced listing profile. Get owner-grade insights and recommendations that expand the value of your existing listing—without changing your calendar, pricing, or platform setup.
- Advocacy support without the admin. Sign existing letters or originate new ones—ASTRO handles formatting, batching, and delivery.
- Starter toolkit access. Use checklists, planning helpers, and City Watch basics to stress-test how we work.
- Read-only community access. Browse owner conversations to understand tone, standards, and expectations.
Verified
Verified member
$5/year
A tiny verification fee keeps bots out, confirms you operate a real STR, and unlocks the full owner experience.
- Full toolkit + deep City Watch. Advanced templates, readiness drills, and market intelligence built for working STR teams.
- Participate, don’t just read. Post, reply, DM, and contribute playbooks inside the community.
- Owners Exchange stays + Travelcoin. Host and travel through the Owners Exchange so value stays with owners.
- Revenue + vendor advantages. Preferred pricing, partner programs, and collaborations reserved for Verified owners.
Partner
Vendors & AArtners
Apply
Partner with ASTRO hosts to feature your services or local art directly inside member properties.
- Offer member-only pricing or Travelcoin-eligible perks
- Get discovered inside Owners Exchange stays
- Ideal for STR vendors, local pros, and artists
Your contact and property details are used to operate ASTRO tools and advocacy efforts and are handled according to our privacy policy.
Infrastructure to unlock untapped value from an asset you already own.
Step 1
Own the asset
An STR is a business asset shaped by design, operations, compliance, and guest experience.
Step 2
Join the network
A verified owner community built on shared standards, trust, and collective leverage.
Step 3
Unlock the levers
Infrastructure that unlocks new value through tools, advocacy, vendor programs, and Owners Exchange stays.
What you get by joining the Owners Network
ASTRO’s value lives in the network. Owners get access to shared infrastructure designed to protect ownership, expand value, and keep control where it belongs.
Owners' Library & Toolkits
Practical templates and SOPs you can actually use—turnover, safety, guest messaging, readiness, and compliance primers built for operators.
Owners' Exchange
Owner-to-owner stays priced to property value, not calendar parity. Use your rental for your own travel with clear standards and owner control.
City Watch alerts
Regulation tracking that matters. Local proposals and hearings translated into plain-English briefs with scripts, deadlines, and coordination plans.
Private Owners Forum
Owners talking to owners—privately. Share tactics, experiences, and hard-earned lessons away from platforms, guests, and public noise.
Member Programs
Programs built around ownership, not scale—member savings, AArtners, and other opportunities designed to expand value without adding complexity.
Partnerships
Preferred vendors and collaborators vetted for STR operators. Member-only pricing, services, and integrations that respect owner control.
Earn when you host. Spend when you stay.
The Owners Exchange uses Travelcoin priced to each property’s nightly value. Hosting earns Travelcoin; staying spends it. The result is equitable participation across unequal properties—without calendar matching or direct night-for-night swaps.
You already own the hardest part of a vacation club: the property.
ASTRO provides the tech infrastructure to use it for your own travel.
The Owners Exchange was built to let owners convert the value of hosting into lodging when they travel—using the property they already operate as the engine.
Asheville, NC • Sleeps 6
Textile Loft over the River Arts District
Rooftop sauna, mural views, and a host who will brief you on local hearings. Owners reserve mid-week blocks during spring bloom.
Joshua Tree, CA • Sleeps 8
Passive-solar desert compound
Solar, battery backup, and a sound bath dome. Shoulder-season weekends earmarked for members who want dry heat without platform fees.
Hudson Valley, NY • Sleeps 10
Regenerative farmhouse + maker studio
Ideal for advocacy trips to Albany or creative retreats. Hosts open late-winter windows so value stays inside the network.
Turn your home into a gallery. Then a showroom.
ASTRO enables owners to host curated local art and, over time, select products—furniture, furnishings, and everyday goods—inside their homes. Guests are a captive audience. They're relaxed. They're often ready to spend.
Local art first
Living gallery spaces
Your property becomes a rotating showcase for local artists. Guests experience the neighborhood through the work on your walls.
Product partnerships
Showroom revenue
Furniture, furnishings, and everyday goods featured in your home—without becoming a billboard. Revenue surface, not ad space.
Member savings
Cut costs you already pay
ASTRO negotiates member-only pricing on software, services, and vendors owners already use—or should be using. No kickbacks. No pay-to-play listings.
Collective voice
Property rights don't protect themselves.
ASTRO organizes owners to engage in advocacy when it matters—locally and nationally—with tools to track, respond, and act. Not politics. Protection.
- City Watch alerts translate proposals into plain-English briefs with scripts and coordination plans.
- Show up prepared with ally contacts, filings, and talking points.
- Coordinate response when policies or regulations shift.
- One network, collective leverage—no one walks into hearings alone.
Owner control
Owner control is total
You choose when to host, what to share, and how your property shows up.
Collective protection
One unified network
City Watch rallies owners across markets—prepared, coordinated, and never alone.
Tools and access built for owners
Use the Owners' Library
Grab ready-to-use checklists and SOPs
Copy pricing, ops, and guest-experience playbooks
Share access with co-hosts or ops partners
Plan member stays
Access owner-to-owner stays across the network
Use Travelcoin ledger for fair, transparent tracking
Travel in homes that follow the same standards
More value from the same ownership.
ASTRO doesn’t promise income. It provides infrastructure—so owners can turn hosting into flexibility, travel into leverage, and ownership into more than a nightly rate.
- Participation is optional.
- Control stays with the owner.
- Value stays inside the network.
Questions owners ask before joining
Do I have to open my calendar to join?
No. Free members get every tool, vendor deal, and City Watch alert without sharing availability. Owner Network stays only unlock once you verify.
What happens when my city changes the rules?
City Watch alerts you, ships a briefing kit, and schedules a coalition call so you show up prepared with scripts, filings, and ally contacts.
Can teams or co-hosts use one membership?
Yes. Add your ops manager, co-host, or partner for shared access to the library and alerts. Travelcoin ledgering is available after verification.
Do member stays replace traditional bookings?
No. They’re optional. Use them for shoulder season, advocacy travel, or curated exchanges when it benefits your calendar.
Ownership is the key. ASTRO is what you unlock. Join the network that treats short-term rentals as what they really are: Assets. Experiences. Leverage.