Sportihome review on the leading sports vacation rental company

Sports lovers now have their very own Airbnb! Founded in 2017, in Montpellier, Sportihome is a small national pride.

Their concept brings together a sports host and sports fan travelers.

The platform is the first of its kind to target sports enthusiasts exclusively. Sportihome is a real alternative to Airbnb.

Are you a sports-loving homeowner who wants to welcome sporty travelers like yourself? Post your accommodation on Sportihome!

Share your sport with other enthusiasts or let your travelers discover it. (Surfing, Skiing, Hiking, etc…) there’s something for everyone!

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What is Sportihome?

In a nutshell, it’s a vacation rental platform for sports enthusiasts.

Its promise? To enable sports enthusiasts to continue practicing their favorite activities during their stay.

Hosted by sports enthusiasts, you’ll also have the opportunity to share in new sports such as hiking, mountain biking and surfing. Do you have a chalet to build? Now’s the time to add it to Sportihome!

Sportihome history

Sportihome is a 100% French, Montpellier-basedinitiative that came into being in 2017 thanks to the initiative of two kitesurfing-loving friends, Sylvain Morel and Fred Diaw.

Their mission was to design a space where travelers can ensure they can easily practice their favorite activity, but not only.

Advice, recommendations and support are just some of the services available on Sportihome.

Sportihome services

Accommodation

On Sportihome, holidaymakers can choose from over 70,000 vacation rentals in 15 different countries.

Once on the platform, customers can choose their accommodation in three ways:

• By sport (surfing, skiing, hiking, etc.)
• Type of accommodation (chalet, house, villa, etc.)
• Or the local experience (at the foot of the slopes, with pool, by the sea, etc.)

Their search engine also gives holidaymakers a choice of three host categories. Designed by sportsmen and women for sportsmen and women, the platform is almost a social connection. Depending on your wishes, you can choose from the following options:

• Stay: you are hosted by a host who practices the same sport as you.
• Share: the host gives you advice and shares tips and tricks to help you practice the sport of your choice.
• Play: the host shares outings around your common sport! Hiking, mountain biking, paragliding… Sportihome is all about creating links and federating a whole community.

Available sports

At Sportihome, more than 20 sports categories await you. Future tenants can choose between :

Sportihome partners

To further enhance the experience and offer the very best to its customers, both guests and vacationers, Sportihome has created numerous partnerships with leaders in the sports, rental and other markets.

Benefits at Decathlon, SUUNTO and Au vieux Campeur with Sportihome

Sportihome is a partner of 16 sports-related companies, organizations and federations. This agreement, negotiated on behalf of our customers, enables us to offer special deals and reduced rates. These include Decathlon, Alltricks, FF Voile and many others.

A partnership between booking portal Holidu and Sportihome

Launched in 2014, Holidu has quickly established itself as one of the best online comparators of vacation rental offers.

Holidu features Holidu Host channel manager technology. This digital solution makes it possible to quickly put your accommodation up for rent on the majority of platforms from a single interface.

Thanks to its partnership with Holidu, Sportihome benefits from good visibility on the comparator, as well as access to Holidu Host, to rent out its accommodation easily and without headaches.

This means that your accommodation is not only visible on Sportihome, but on many other rental portals at the same time!

Advantages and disadvantages of Sportihome

What are Sportihome’s main strengths? Does the platform have any weaknesses? Here’s everything you need to know before listing or renting accommodation on Sportihome.

The benefits of Sportihome

A free professional photo shoot 📷

Sportihome is an online solution that offers many advantages. Complete, easy to use and with various ancillary services, the site has been designed as a comprehensive solution to meet the different needs of owners and tenants alike.

Accommodation owners benefit from free professional photo support, offered by the platform, to help them showcase their accommodation in the best possible way.

An effective rental platform

Thanks to Holidu software, Sportihome benefits from an easy-to-use interface, free of bugs and complex formalities.

The ability to automatically share your ad on all other platforms, from the same interface, makes it a practical, time-saving tool for hosts. Ads are also translated into 7 languages, to reach a maximum number of holidaymakers worldwide.

Recommendations from enthusiasts

Sportihome’s greatest advantage is undoubtedly its large community of sports aficionados, who make it possible to offer a unique experience to sports enthusiasts from all walks of life.

With Sportihome, holidaymakers no longer need to search for and find out about the different ways to enjoy their favorite sporting activities wherever they go. Each rental is categorized by the sports it offers.

Owners share their knowledge with their tenants, informing them of the best spots, hiking trails and addresses to go to.

Host performance tracking chart 💰💰 :

For optimal performance monitoring you’ll have access to a dashboard and opportunities to implement to increase your occupancy rate.

Pricing assistance for guests 💸 💸:

Sportihome helps you with your pricing! The platform searches for your competitors around your rental and displays their rates.

Thanks to this feature, you’ll have a good occupancy rate without renting too low. Increase your sales 💰 with Sportihome.

Responsive customer service

Another area where Sportihome stands out from the competition is in its customer service. Tenants and owners alike praise the quality of the platform’s customer service, which is attentive and responsive to unforeseen circumstances.

fresh comparison: airbnb / booking / sportihome :

No subscription is required to use the platform. It only pays for rentals. However, there is an activation fee of €120, payable once only by the owner following a first reservation. The host does not have to advance any costs before obtaining his first reservation.

In the table below you’ll find the fees for advertising on the main market players. With Sportihome, your costs as a host will be lower than with the market heavyweights.

Disadvantages of Sportihome

Uncompetitive cumulative fees

Of course, no platform, no matter how well thought-out, can ever be perfect. But we honestly had a hard time finding any downsides to Sportihome, because they’re so rare.

Sportihome’s fees may seem low at first glance. But when compared with other platforms such as Airbnb, and taking into account the cumulative costs to the traveler, the site charges more than its competitors.

• On Sportihome, costs are shared. The host pays 6% of the rental price. The traveler pays 12% + 3% fees.
• By comparison, on Airbnb, the host pays 18% of the cost of the reservation.

Is Sportihome a reliable platform?

When testing a vacation rental platform, security is one of the essential criteria to examine. Sportihome is a good example of this, as it has taken security to the highest level.

To ensure the safety of rental properties, Sportihome has a contract with AXA France. It covers all claims up to €1,500,000.

Travelers and owners alike can make and receive payments via secure online systems, with Mastercard, Visa, American Express or Stripe.

Last but not least, Sportihome was quickly ranked number 1 in the “ vacation rentals” category on Trustpilot. Another way of demonstrating the confidence of customers who use the French interface.

Our Experience at Sportihome:

We discovered Sportihome when I was looking for accommodation for my ski vacation. The platform immediately appealed to me because of its simplicity and its focus on outdoor sports.

We booked a chalet in La Clusaz, close to the cross-country ski trails.

The owner, Christine, a Nordic skiing enthusiast for over 30 years, gave us a warm welcome.

As soon as I arrived, she shared her best routes and secret spots for cross-country skiing. Her enthusiasm was contagious! She even accompanied us on a morning outing on the slopes of the Plateau des Confins.

It was a morning we’ll never forget: Christine passed on her technique and passion for the sport, while recounting the history of the region and her personal anecdotes. The glide was perfect, the Alpine air pure, and the panorama breathtaking.

Thanks to Sportihome, what could have been a simple ski holiday turned into an authentic and enriching experience. The platform enabled me to meet an exceptional host who gave a very special dimension to our vacation.

Owner reviews on Sportihome :

Obviously, we can’t analyze a platform without collecting the various customer reviews around it. On Trustpilot, no less than 931 reviews have been left for Sportihome, with a rating of 4.5 / 5.

Let’s be straightforward: they’re all good, and highlight a pleasant team, charming hosts with a passion for the same sport, and clean homes that live up to their descriptions.

Here are a few reviews that testify to the seriousness and quality of the company.

Sportihome: we love it and here’s why