Staykey Product Overview

What is Staykey?

Staykey is a smart access and automation platform for short-term rental hosts and property managers. It pairs your Home Assistant hub with purpose-built workflows for creating stays, generating guest links, and automating lock codes—without sacrificing security or speed.

Who it's for

• Hosts with one or many properties who want reliable, hands-off access control
• Property managers who need a repeatable, auditable process across portfolios
• Operations teams that care about uptime, local control, and predictable guest experiences

What you get

• Local-first reliability: Powered by your Home Assistant hub, so device control stays responsive.
• Automated lock codes: Create time-bound codes per stay and clean them up automatically after checkout.
• Guest links: Share a unique, time-aware link with codes, instructions, and device controls—customized for each stay.
• Calendar-aware stays: Import bookings via iCal or email forwarding to cut manual work.
• Property-level defaults: Define which devices should appear for every guest stay.

How Staykey works

1. Connect your property: Add your first property with address, time zone, and check-in/out defaults.
2. Link Home Assistant: Pair your hub with a secure token so Staykey can see supported devices.
3. Select devices: Choose which locks, thermostats, switches, or covers guests can control.
4. Create stays: Add stays manually or import them from Airbnb/VRBO calendars or emails.
5. Share guest links: Staykey generates a unique, expiring link with codes and instructions.
6. Automate cleanup: Guest access codes are removed automatically at checkout.

Recommended next steps

• Follow the Onboarding Checklist to go live in under an hour.
• Connect your hub with Home Assistant setup.
• Add devices with Z-Wave setup and supported locks.
• Automate bookings with Booking Import.