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The numbers, and what each one means for you
Every manager says they deliver quality and revenue. This page is where we show ours, with dates and sources, so you can check the work. Each number comes with the reason it matters to an owner.
Guests rate our homes among the best in the country
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Overall Airbnb rating, 116 listings | 4.94 |
| Five-star ratings | 95.1% |
| Five-star communication ratings, latest 12-month review analysis | 98.1% (7,400 of 7,540) |
| Listings that are Airbnb Guest Favorites | 113 of 117 (96.6%) |
| Listings with a top 10% or better Airbnb highlight | 75 of 117 |
| Homes averaging 4.9 or higher in the latest 12-month review analysis | 90 of 116 |
| Homes averaging 4.8 or higher in the latest 12-month review analysis | 115 of 116 (99.1%) |
Why it matters: Airbnb ranks and badges by quality, and guests filter for Guest Favorites. Your home gets seen. And a rating this high across this many homes is evidence the care is reaching the guest, every turnover, in every house. We've also been Superhosts every quarter since we started hosting.
Airbnb dashboard
The Wolf / Airbnb
Airbnb awards the Guest Favorite badge home by home, re-evaluated every day, from overall ratings, what guests write in reviews, the category scores for cleanliness, accuracy, check-in, communication, location, and value, host cancellations, review removals, and quality problems reported to customer service. 92.4% was the winning score in AirDNA’s 2026 national award for the highest share of guest-loved, platform-badged homes. The Wolf’s Guest Favorite share was 96.6%. Nearly our entire portfolio earns the badge guests actively seek out. Airbnb reports that Guest Favorites accounted for nearly half of all bookings in Q4 2025. AirDNA’s national awards · Airbnb’s earnings call, page 5
Higher than the strong comps on every category
Airbnb compares each of our homes with "similar listings": comparable homes nearby, in size, type, and amenities, which in Estes Park are already the strong performers. For the year ending September 25, 2026, we're higher on every category Airbnb measures.
| Airbnb category, five-star share vs. similar listings | The Wolf |
|---|---|
| Overall quality | +2.0% |
| Communication | +2.2% |
| Accuracy | +1.9% |
| Value | +1.9% |
| Check-in | +1.3% |
| Location | +0.2% |
| Cleanliness | +0.1% |
| Occupancy | +35.2% |
Why it matters: a lot of managers do cleanliness right; the good ones are the comparison set here, and we're still above them. Value and accuracy are where a guest decides whether to come back, and communication and check-in are where a guest decides whether to call. Anyone can claim these. The dashboard is the proof.
Airbnb dashboard
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We set the benchmark, locally and nationally
AirDNA's 2026 ranking of U.S. management companies starts with about 960,000 hosts. Of those, 220,000 manage more than one listing, 7,168 manage 20 or more, and 920 manage more than 100. Of those 920, 212 hold a 4.8 or better and 18 hold a 4.93 or better. The national top ten runs from 4.94 to 4.96. Among managers with 100 to 249 listings, the average rating is 4.71, and 6.3% hold a 4.9.
The Wolf is a 4.94 across 120 homes. On AirDNA's table, that would tie for sixth in the country. We aren't on the list because AirDNA identifies a manager by the name on a host account, and our homes sit under many accounts, so the software never put them together.
AirDNA / The Wolf
AirDNA / The Wolf
Locally, every other manager in Estes Park with more than 45 homes scores between 4.65 and 4.84. AirDNA's 2026 local winner for the Rocky Mountain National Park market, at 4.97 across 22 cabins, is Solitude, which The Wolf runs.
AirDNA / The Wolf
Why it matters: quality at scale is the rarest thing in this industry, and it's the thing that protects your asset and your income at the same time.
Sources: AirDNA, Best Airbnb Management Companies in the US, 2026; AirDNA's 2026 top property managers and local winners. AirDNA scores every company on its full portfolio, review-weighted across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com; national rankings require 100+ listings.
We doubled in size. The scores didn't move.
In 2025 The Wolf doubled its inventory. Our five-star share stayed at about 95% the whole way through, and the portfolio's 2026 revenue is running 45% ahead of 2025 with 48% more guest check-ins. Why it matters: growth is where most managers lose the standard. Ours held, which is the whole reason Airbnb wanted to hear how.
Guests keep telling us
The median home in our portfolio has more than 250 Airbnb bookings behind its reviews; 96 of 117 have more than 100. By our own count, about 70% of guests leave a review. Why it matters: thousands of people a year are inspecting these homes and reporting back. A 4.94 built on that many reviews is a track record, not a lucky month.
Guests see our homes first
| Airbnb visibility, per listing, year ending Aug 22, 2026 | Result |
|---|---|
| First-page search impressions | 104,066 |
| First-page search impression rate | 60.0% |
| Listing page views | 11,618 |
Airbnb reports our listings drew 1,136,828 more page views than similar listings in the area over the year ending September 24, 2026. Six times out of ten that one of our homes appears in a search, it's on the first page. Why it matters: more eyes on your home means more bookings, and more bookings mean a better price.
Airbnb dashboard
The calendar earns more, all year
| The Wolf | Estes Park market | |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted paid occupancy | 80.2% | 43.2% |
| Revenue per available night | $269 | $158 |
| Average nightly rate | $336 | $365 |
Our homes earned 70% more per available night than the market over thirteen months. The nightly rate was slightly below the market's; the calendar was nearly twice as full. When demand allowed, we charged more: July's average rate was $545 against $496, with 96% of nights sold. Airbnb's own dashboard agrees: for the year ending September 25, 2026, it reports our occupancy as 35.2% higher than similar listings in the area.
Why it matters: revenue per available night is the number that pays your mortgage. It counts the nights that didn't sell.
Key Data
The dead of winter
| February 2026 | The Wolf | Estes Park market |
|---|---|---|
| Occupancy | 57.1% | 15.4% |
| Revenue per available night | $104 | $35 |
Nearly four times the occupancy and three times the revenue in the month most Estes Park homes sit dark. Across the whole portfolio, from November through April, our homes ran between 53% and 73% occupancy while the market ran 16% to 29%. Why it matters: you earn in January and February, and regular occupancy brings guests and our team through the home throughout the winter.
| Month | The Wolf occ. | Market occ. | The Wolf rev/night | Market rev/night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 96.7% | 62.9% | $416 | $243 |
| Sep 2025 | 94.3% | 61.4% | $358 | $217 |
| Oct 2025 | 88.7% | 50.4% | $284 | $160 |
| Nov 2025 | 68.6% | 24.9% | $172 | $71 |
| Dec 2025 | 64.8% | 27.9% | $192 | $92 |
| Jan 2026 | 56.7% | 16.1% | $119 | $42 |
| Feb 2026 | 57.1% | 15.4% | $104 | $35 |
| Mar 2026 | 77.4% | 23.9% | $154 | $55 |
| Apr 2026 | 69.0% | 21.4% | $127 | $51 |
| May 2026 | 85.1% | 40.9% | $230 | $121 |
| Jun 2026 | 94.8% | 65.9% | $410 | $284 |
| Jul 2026 | 96.3% | 73.7% | $525 | $366 |
| Aug 2026 (to Aug 23) | 90.4% | 64.9% | $383 | $260 |
A 4.9 earns about twice what a 4.7 earns
PriceLabs estimates for two groups of three-bedroom, two-bath Estes Park cabins sleeping six: rated 4.7–4.8, $49,700 a year; rated 4.9–5.0 with 100+ reviews, $102,000. The higher group's nightly rate is 44% higher and its calendar 26 points fuller.
PriceLabs
Why it matters: 90 of 116 homes averaged at least 4.9 in our latest twelve-month review analysis. This is the financial reason quality is the whole business.
The operation in numbers
Owners trust The Wolf with 120 homes worth roughly $92 million. For 2027 we're planning for about 13,000 reservations, 32,000 booked property nights, 44,000 guest arrivals, 114,000 guest nights, and $16 million in total guest spend. Why it matters: that volume is what pays for full-time staff, a revenue professional, and backup for every job.
Sources and definitions
Airbnb dashboard. Professional hosting dashboard, Aug 23, 2025–Aug 22, 2026, 116 selected listings, captured Aug 23, 2026: overall rating, five-star share, first-page search impression rate (60.0%), and per-listing averages of 104,066 first-page search impressions and 11,618 page views. Page-views comparison: all listings, Sep 25, 2025–Sep 24, 2026; "1,136,828 higher than similar listings" is Airbnb's own readout. Category comparisons and occupancy: all listings, Sep 26, 2025–Sep 25, 2026, captured Sep 25, 2026; each figure is Airbnb's own "higher than similar listings in the area" readout for the five-star share in that category. Airbnb defines "similar listings" as comparable listings in the area and compares against their average. Superhost status per Airbnb's quarterly assessments.
Key Data, full portfolio. Company Overview, Sep 25, 2026: all active units vs. Direct (Greater Estes Park), Sep 25, 2025–Sep 25, 2026, monthly adjusted paid occupancy (Nov 59.3%, Dec 61.3%, Jan 53.3%, Feb 54.8%, Mar 73.4%, Apr 65.6% vs. market 25.8%, 28.8%, 16.4%, 16.0%, 24.5%, 21.6%); full-portfolio 75.7% vs. 42.8% occupancy and $221 vs. $158 per available night. Growth: calendar 2026 as of Sep 25 vs. calendar 2025 as of Sep 26, 2025: unit revenue recognized $8,250,542 vs. $5,672,216 (+45.5%), guest check-ins 10,402 vs. 7,013 (+48.3%). A changing portfolio; not same-store growth.
Airbnb portfolio report, Sep 13, 2026. 117 unique listings: Guest Favorite and highlight designations (groups overlap; all 75 highlighted homes are Guest Favorites), lifetime average rating per listing, and lifetime and trailing-365-day booking counts (Airbnb's counts include cancellations). Designations are re-evaluated by Airbnb daily; this is a dated snapshot.
Trailing-12-month review analysis. Hostaway guest-review export dated Sep 13, 2026; Airbnb reviews submitted Sep 13, 2025–Sep 12, 2026. 7,540 reviews across 116 Estes Park homes; review-weighted mean 4.93992 (4.94), 95.0928% five-star. Communication: 7,400 of 7,540 ratings were five-star (98.14%). Per-home means use unrounded values: 90 at least 4.90; 115 at least 4.80. These are recent-review averages, not Airbnb’s lifetime listing scores. Kentucky homes, Rock Nook, and Estes Park Outfitters Lodge are excluded consistently with the portfolio’s review analysis. The separate 117-listing badge snapshot is dated Sep 13, 2026.
Review rate. The Wolf's internal calculation: guest reviews received divided by completed stays, approximately 70%.
Key Data. Custom group "Same Store 2026" vs. "Direct (Greater Estes Park)," Aug 1, 2025–Aug 31, 2026, as of Aug 23, 2026; a 13-month window with an unfinished final month; different property mixes. Adjusted paid occupancy is booked nights over available nights, with owner blocks removed. Revenue per available night (RevPAR) is rate times occupancy: what each night on the calendar earned, booked or not, before management fees and property expenses. Average nightly rate (ADR) is revenue per booked night.
PriceLabs. Revenue Estimator Pro, reports created Sep 25, 2026, for one Estes Park address; 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, entire cabins, 6 guests. Groups contain different homes; the higher group combines rating with 100+ reviews. Estimated revenue excludes taxes, cleaning fees, and other charges. The comparison shows the size of the gap between rating tiers in this market, not what one home would gain by moving tiers.
AirDNA. "Best Airbnb Management Companies in the US (2026)," Aug 26/30, 2026: national funnel (960,000 hosts → 220,000 → 7,168 → 920 → 668 → 212 → 18 → 10), share of hosts at 4.9+ and average rating by portfolio size, the Guest Loved & OTA Badged award (92.4% top), and the top ten (4.94–4.96 as displayed). Local winners and the Estes Park Top Property Managers table from AirDNA's market data, August 2026 (managers with 17+ listings; The Wolf's homes sit under several host accounts and are combined into one point). AirDNA's ratings are review-weighted across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com; Airbnb's dashboard rating is Airbnb only. Shown together for context; "would tie for sixth" places our 4.94 on AirDNA's displayed table, not in its calculation.
Portfolio and forecasts. Property value is The Wolf's Sep 2026 estimate of owners' homes under management, not company-owned real estate. 2027 figures are rounded planning forecasts, not results; guest spend is not owner income or company revenue.
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The Wolf Rentals is an independently operated vacation rental management company built in Estes Park, Colorado: 120 homes, a full-time local team with overnight backup, and professional revenue management.