Holiday Let Management in the Blue Mountains
Hand us the pricing, the guests, the housekeeping, the maintenance and the STRA compliance. Keep the house, the keys and the free weekends.
Most owners come to us tired of doing it themselves.
Self-managing a holiday let looks manageable until the 9pm check-in call, the linen no-show and the pricing you never had time to review.
Enter a curated collection
ARC Escapes is a curated collection of the Blue Mountains’ most distinctive holiday homes escarpment cottages, garden estates and cabins in the trees, every one chosen for character and kept to a standard. We don’t manage every property, by design. That is how the standard holds, and how your home stays visible rather than buried in a portfolio of hundreds.
A partnership built on trust
Backed by Purcell Property’s two decades in the Mountains market, we treat your holiday home as an asset rather than a listing. That means a pricing strategy built for your property and its seasons, honest monthly reporting, and a direct line to the person who knows your house, not a ticketing queue.
Your home in local hands
Guests are screened, stays are supervised, and your property is inspected before, during and after every booking by a team based in Leura, twenty minutes from your door.
Whether the home is a character cottage you’ve owned for decades or a recent purchase you haven’t worked out what to do with, we’re here to give you a straight read on what it could earn and what it would take. Request a free appraisal and we’ll come back within 48 hours.
Listing your home with ARC
Owners list with ARC because we deliver the same standard to them as we do to guests.
One dedicated manager who knows your house, your preferences and your numbers. One fee, charged as a percentage of booking revenue, so we only earn when your home does. And one collection your property belongs to rather than competes inside.
Pricing is a strategy rather than a rate card dynamic nightly rates tuned to your property, its season and its guests, never a one-size-fits-all figure.
List your home with usBenefits of listing with us
- Work with a Leura-based team twenty minutes from your door not a call centre in another state
- Keep using your own holiday home whenever you like no minimum availability targets
- Enter a curated collection chosen for character, where your home stays visible rather than buried in a portfolio of hundreds
- Draw on Purcell Property’s two decades in the Blue Mountains market, applied to your property as an asset
- Pay a percentage of booking revenue only. No set-up fees, listing fees or monthly retainers
One fee. One point of contact. Everything else is ours.
There are no set-up fees, no listing fees and no monthly retainers. You pay a percentage of booking revenue so we only earn when your home does.
A dedicated manager
Dynamic pricing strategy
Guest screening & comms
Hotel-standard housekeeping
Linen & presentation
Listings & distribution
STRA compliance
Monthly owner statements
We don’t manage every property, by design.
A smaller collection is how we keep the standard. Here’s what we look for and if you’re not sure the home fits, ask anyway. An appraisal costs nothing.
- Character over square metresA period cottage, an architect-designed cabin or a garden estate will always outperform a generic build and it’s what our guests search for.
- In the upper MountainsLeura, Katoomba, Wentworth Falls, Blackheath, Mount Victoria and Medlow Bath close enough for our team to be there in minutes.
- Guest-ready, or nearlyWell presented, safe and comfortable. If it isn’t quite there, we’ll tell you honestly what would get it there and what that’s worth in nightly rate.
- Available for real guest demandBlock out your own dates whenever you like but a home that’s available across peak weekends and school holidays is a home that earns.
Three steps from enquiry to first booking
Most homes go live within two to three weeks of saying yes.
Your appraisal
Send us a few details about the home. Within 48 hours you’ll have a written appraisal no obligation, no pressure, and a straight answer either way.
- Projected occupancy and nightly rates for your property, by season
- An annual return estimate you can hold us to
- A clear fee proposal with no hidden costs
- An honest view on whether the home is a fit for the collection
We onboard the home
Once you say yes, onboarding usually takes two to three weeks faster if your STRA registration is current and the existing photography is strong.
- Professional photography and styling advice
- Listing copy written for the property, not a template
- STRA registration, the NSW Code of Conduct, fire safety and 180-day cap tracking
- Pricing setup and distribution to Airbnb, Stayz, Booking.com and direct
We run it from there
From the first booking onward, every practical layer of holiday letting is ours to run and yours to read about in a monthly statement.
- Guest screening and every check-in handled in person
- Payments, guest agreements and security deposits handled for you
- Hotel-standard housekeeping, linen and presentation
- Maintenance coordination and property inspections around every stay
- A monthly statement of bookings, revenue, fees and costs
Switching to ARC is straightforward
If you’re self-managing on Airbnb or Stayz, we take over your existing listings and reviews the history you’ve built stays with the property.
If you’re with another manager, check your notice period and hand us the date. We’ll handle the transition, honour every booking already on the calendar, and take over guest communication from changeover day.
Talk to us about switchingHoliday let management across the Blue Mountains
- LeuraThe Mountains’ most in-demand village strong year-round rates
- KatoombaThe visitor hub, with the deepest guest demand
- Wentworth FallsQuiet and leafy favoured by families and longer stays
- BlackheathPremium winter demand and a growing food scene
- Mount VictoriaCharacter homes and genuine seclusion
- Medlow BathBetween the escarpments rising fast
Also managing homes in Hazelbrook, Lawson, Springwood and surrounding villages.
Let’s work together
Tell us about your property and we’ll come back within 48 hours with projected occupancy, nightly rates and annual return.
Before you ask
What does it cost to list with ARC Escapes?
Our fee is a percentage of booking revenue: you only pay when your property earns. There are no set-up fees, listing fees or monthly retainers. Fees vary by property and service level; your appraisal includes a tailored proposal with full fee transparency.
Am I locked into a contract?
Our management agreement runs for an initial 12-month term and continues month to month after that, with a notice period either way. We’d rather keep you because the results are good than because the paperwork says so.
Can I still use my own holiday home?
Yes. Block out your own dates any time there are no minimum availability requirements. We’ll show you how owner use in peak periods affects annual return so you can decide with full information.
I’m already on Airbnb. Can I keep my listing and reviews?
Yes. We take over your existing Airbnb or Stayz listings so the reviews and booking history you’ve built stay attached to the property, then optimise the copy, photography and pricing from there.
How long until my home is taking bookings?
Usually two to three weeks from signing faster if your STRA registration is current and the existing photography is strong. Onboarding covers photography, listing setup, compliance and pricing before we go live.
What is the 180-day rule for Blue Mountains holiday lets?
Non-hosted short-term rentals in the Blue Mountains LGA can be booked for up to 180 days per year under NSW STRA rules, with stays of 21+ days excluded from the count. We track your cap automatically and prioritise peak-rate nights so a capped calendar still outperforms an uncapped, poorly priced one.
How and when do I get paid?
Monthly, with a full statement of bookings, revenue, fees and any maintenance costs. No chasing, no surprises.
Ready to see what your home could earn?
A free appraisal, back within 48 hours, with projected occupancy, nightly rates and annual return.
Request a free appraisal