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Host Authority Report

Utah's Short-Term Rental Property Managers, Ranked
Featured Profile · Kanab

Zion Stays Vacation Rentals

Headquartered in Kanab

Kanab.

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The Editor's Report

Zion Stays Vacation Rentals operates out of Kanab, positioning itself as a localized gatekeeper for the high-desert corridor between Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks. The firm maintains a disciplined focus on this specific Southern Utah market, eschewing the broad regional expansion common among its competitors. Their digital presence is characterized by a high volume of guest feedback on Google, where they have secured a 4.9 average rating across 492 reviews.

While the operator has achieved significant visibility through state-level travel resources like Utah.com, the administrative side of the business remains opaque. For the prospective property owner, the firm’s fee structure is not publicly disclosed, and critical details regarding contract length and maintenance markup policies are absent from their documentation. This lack of transparency contrasts with their strong consumer-facing metrics, suggesting a business model that prioritizes the guest experience and local brand placement over standardized owner disclosures.

At present, the company holds a total score of 64.6 in the Host Authority Report, buoyed by a robust reviews score of 34.14 but tempered by a media score of 2.39. They do not currently hold Superhost status on Airbnb or Premier Host status on Vrbo, and their growth and home quality scores remain unrated due to a lack of available data. The operation remains a quintessentially local entity, deeply rooted in the 84741 zip code.

This operator is best for Southern Utah property owners who prioritize high guest satisfaction and local brand recognition over fee transparency and contract flexibility.

Reported July 5, 2026
Score Breakdown
Guest Reviews
34.1/35
Owner Reviews
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No owner-identified reviews found across all 492 Google reviews
Transparency
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Excluded from composite · renormalized out
Host Status
–
Excluded from composite · renormalized out
Press
2.4/10
Markets Served
Kanab
Reviews Across Platforms
google
VerifiedJul 5, 2026
4.9/5
492 reviews
other
Not yet verified
–/5
0 reviews

“Zion Stays Vacation Rentals is consistently positioned as a reputable local operator in Southern Utah, particularly praised for its staff's efficiency and friendliness. Regional travel guides and social media features emphasize their role in the Kanab and East Zion markets, suggesting they are a top-tier choice for visitors looking to stay between major national parks like Zion and Bryce Canyon.”

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Website Transparency

What this operator publishes on its own website. We record the exact quote and source page for each stated claim. We do not verify that any stated practice is actually followed. Absence after a real check is itself a data point.

Website fetch failed on our last attempt. The transparency component is excluded from this company's composite score and will be re-attempted at the next crawl.

Owner Reviews

Google reviews written by property owners or management clients, identified conservatively by an explicit qualifying phrase in the reviewer's own words (for example "manage my home", "our rental", "as a homeowner"). Ambiguous reviews and guest stays are excluded, and we never paraphrase or infer. Guest reviews measure the stay; owner reviews measure the management relationship. They are scored separately.

No owner-identified reviews found across all 492 Google reviews.The Owner Reviews component scores at the market average across companies with sufficient owner-review data, rather than at zero, because absence of an owner-authored review among sampled Google reviews is not evidence of a poor management relationship.

Luxury Index & Listing Facts

Facts from listing-level data captured in our market scans and host-profile parses. Used for the Luxury Certified segment ranking, not for the general composite. Bedrooms and observed nightly rates come from the market scan; ratings come from the host profile parse.

Luxury Index pending listing data. Nothing has been scanned for this operator yet.

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