Amenity Key
For short-term rental hosts and property managers

Guests run the hot tub from their phone. You get paid for every minute.

Each stay gets a private link. Guests turn on heat and bubbles, set a timer and see when it's ready. Every use is logged, and at check-out you get a usage report to bill through Airbnb.

Works with Jandy iAqualink today. No app for guests to install.

How it works

Set up once. Every stay runs itself.

Connect your hot tub

Sign in with your equipment account, such as Jandy iAqualink. Set the temperature range, hourly rate and house rules.

Bookings come in

Link your Airbnb calendar (iCal) and each booking gets its own guest link, or add a stay by hand. Share the link or the QR code in your check-in message.

Guests use it, you bill for it

Guests control the tub during their stay. At check-out the tub turns off and you get a PDF usage report with the amount owed.

Features

What guests get, and what you get

Guest controls

  • Heat and Bubbles on and off
  • Water temperature within your limits (max 104°F)
  • Timer from 30 minutes to 2 hours
  • "Have it hot by 7 PM" scheduling
  • A clear "Ready!" status
  • Five languages, °F or °C

Per-stay links

  • Each link works only from check-in to check-out
  • The tub turns off at check-out
  • Bookings sync from your Airbnb calendar (iCal)
  • Or add stays by hand
  • No app and no account for guests

Billing support

  • Every use logged to the minute
  • You set the hourly rate
  • PDF usage report at check-out with the amount owed
  • Request payment through Airbnb's Resolution Center

Costs and care

  • Gas cost estimate for each stay
  • Weekly summary email
  • Reminders to test the water, clean the filter, drain and refill
  • Alerts if the tub runs a long time with no timer, the heater isn't warming, or the connection drops

Safety

  • House rules guests accept before first use
  • Temperature limits you set, never above 104°F
  • Automatic shut-off timers

More amenities coming

Hot tubs are first. The same per-stay links and usage logging are planned for other paid amenities.

Use cases

How hosts use it

Hot tubs work today with Jandy iAqualink. Other amenities are coming soon.

Airbnb host with a hot tub

Guests scan, set the temperature and a timer. Every minute is logged, and the check-out report shows what's owed.

Live

Hot tub as a paid extra

Charge per session instead of raising the nightly rate, so guests who don't soak don't pay for it.

Live

Stop the all-night hot tub

Auto shut-off timers and the check-out shut-off save gas and keep the tub safe.

Live

Property managers with many homes

One dashboard for every tub, team roles, and your own branding on guest pages.

Live

EV charger at the rental

Guests pay for the charge they use.

Coming soon

Sauna, pool heat, fire pit

Guests turn them on from their phone and pay per use.

Coming soon

Glamping, cabins and RV parks

Shared tubs or saunas with timed sessions.

Coming soon
Who it's for

One hot tub or a whole portfolio

Hosts

Stop giving the hot tub away

  • Guests run the tub themselves, so you don't get late-night texts
  • Usage reports you can attach to a Resolution Center request
  • Gas cost estimates so you know what each stay costs you
  • The tub turns off at check-out, even if guests forget
Property managers

Built for teams and many properties

  • Many properties and tubs in one account
  • Team roles: owner, manager, and read-only for cleaners
  • Your own name, logo and colors on guest pages
  • Alerts and maintenance reminders for every property
Equipment

Works with the controller you already have

Amenity Key connects to your equipment's own cloud account. No new hardware to install for supported systems.

Jandy iAqualinkJandy / Zodiac iAqualink systemsSupported
Hayward OmniLogicHayward cloudBeta · coming soon
Balboa ControlMySpaBalboa cloudBeta · coming soon
PentairPentair controllersComing soon

Not sure if yours works? Tell us what you have when you request early access.

Security

Your accounts and your guests' access stay locked down

No passwords

Sign in with a passkey (Face ID, Touch ID or your phone) or a one-time link sent to your email.

A separate database for each customer

Your properties, stays and usage live in their own database, apart from every other customer's.

Equipment logins encrypted

Your equipment account details are encrypted with a key unique to your account and never shown back in the browser.

Private guest links that expire

Each link is unique to one stay and stops working after check-out.

Launch pricing

Priced per amenity. No setup fee.

An amenity is one hot tub. Pick the plan that fits how you rent.

Starter

For hosts with one or a few tubs
$12 / amenity / month
Flat monthly price
  • Guest controls and per-stay links
  • Airbnb calendar sync
  • Usage reports at check-out
  • Alerts and maintenance reminders
Get early access

Host Plus

Lower monthly price, small share of usage fees
$7 / amenity / month
+ 3% of hot tub fees you collect
  • Everything in Starter
  • Pay less in months the tub isn't used
  • Share based on billed hours × your rate
Get early access

Property Manager

For multi-property teams
$9 / amenity / month
Flat monthly price
  • Everything in Starter
  • Many properties in one account
  • Team roles
  • Your branding on guest pages
Get early access

Launch pricing in US dollars. Amenity Key never charges your guests; guest fees are paid to you through Airbnb.

FAQ

Common questions

Is charging for the hot tub allowed on Airbnb?

Airbnb lets hosts collect some extra fees as long as they're disclosed in the listing before booking and paid through Airbnb. List the hourly hot tub fee in your listing. After check-out, send a payment request through Airbnb's Resolution Center and attach the usage report. Amenity Key doesn't charge guests or take payments outside Airbnb. Rules can change, so check Airbnb's current policy for your listing.

What equipment does it work with?

Jandy iAqualink today. Hayward OmniLogic and Balboa ControlMySpa are in beta, and Pentair is coming soon. Your tub needs to be connected to the manufacturer's app so Amenity Key can reach it.

Do guests need an app?

No. Guests open a link or scan a QR code in their phone's browser. There's nothing to install and no account to create.

What if the internet drops?

Amenity Key reaches the tub through your equipment's cloud service. If the tub goes offline, guests can't change it from their phone until it reconnects, and you get an alert. The tub's own panel and built-in safety controls keep working. When it's back online, timers and the check-out shut-off apply again.

Can guests make the water too hot?

No. You set the allowed range, and it can never go above 104°F (40°C).

What happens at check-out?

The guest link stops working, the tub turns off, your usual temperature is restored, and you get the usage report by email.

Early access

Get early access

We're onboarding a small group of hosts and property managers first. Tell us about your properties and we'll be in touch.

This opens your email app with the details filled in. Or write to [email protected].