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Mango&Co

A virtual assistant for your serviced accommodation business

Short-let operators lose their evenings to guest messages, turnover changes and channel admin. A dedicated VA takes that work on, follows your house rules and your procedures, and tells you only what needs you.

Works in Airbnb, Booking.com, Guesty, Hostaway, Uplisting, PriceLabs, Breezeway, Google Workspace

What your VA handles

  • Guest messages

    Enquiries, pre-arrival instructions, check-in help and reviews, in your tone and within your rules.

  • Calendars and channels

    Keeping Airbnb, Booking.com and your direct site in step, and catching double bookings before they happen.

  • Cleaners and turnovers

    Scheduling cleans, confirming changeovers and chasing the ones that were missed.

  • Maintenance

    Logging issues from guests and cleaners, booking contractors and following them up.

  • Listings

    Updating photos, descriptions, house rules and amenities across every channel.

  • Pricing upkeep

    Applying the rates and minimum stays you set, and flagging gaps and last-minute availability.

  • Reviews

    Replying to reviews and passing on what guests keep saying.

  • Owner reporting

    Monthly owner statements and occupancy summaries, prepared for you to check and send.

What comes with your VA

  • A VA recruited for your role, tested on a paid task before you meet them
  • Supervised from the UK: check-ins, performance and cover when they are off
  • Their contract and pay handled by us
  • The Mango workspace for tasks, messages, hours and a weekly report
  • Replaced if it is not working, with your procedures kept

You pay for work that has been done

The monthly fee is billed in arrears, after the month has been worked. The only thing paid up front is the one-off onboarding fee that starts recruitment.

Six steps. We do most of them.

2 weeks from go-ahead to a working VA.

  1. 01

    See your price

    Answer a few questions. Your VA Action Plan and price, straight away.

    Your time: 5 min

  2. 02

    Spec your VA

    In your free workspace: the jobs, hours and tools. Try it with sample data, and book a call whenever you want one.

    Your time: 20 min

  3. 03

    We check it and recruit

    We check your spec, then advertise, screen and interview.

    Your time: None

  4. 04

    You choose

    Meet the strongest candidates. Pick one.

    Your time: 1–2 hours

  5. 05

    We set it up

    Workspace, access and the first procedures.

    Your time: 1 hour

  6. 06

    Your VA starts

    You direct the work. We handle their contract, pay and support.

    Your time: Day-to-day direction

Your time, in total3 hours

Questions

Can a VA cover guest messages in the evening?

Yes. A UK working day is evening in the Philippines already, and a role can be set later where your guests need it. We agree the hours when we write the role.

Will they speak to guests as us?

Yes, in your name and your tone, from templates you approve. Anything outside the rules comes to you.

Where do I start?

With the work that eats your evenings. Our free guide lists 50 tasks a VA can take on in a property business, many of them from short lets.

What hours does the VA work?

UK business hours as standard. Our VAs are in the Philippines, so a UK working day is their afternoon and evening, and every role is advertised in both time zones.

When do I pay?

Monthly, in arrears: you pay for a month after it has been worked. The one-off onboarding fee is the only thing paid before your VA starts.

Is the VA an employee?

No. VAs work as self-employed contractors. On the managed service they are contracted to us and we handle their pay and performance; you direct the work.

Do I have to give them my passwords?

You should not. Give your VA their own login wherever the software allows, or share access through a password manager, so it can be removed in one step.

Will a VA work for your business?

Answer a few quick questions and get a free plan for your business: whether a VA would work for you now, what they would take off your plate, and what it costs next to a UK hire. Your call with us is booked from there.