VueStay Vacations Blog
A resource for travelers planning their next stay and homeowners looking to get the most out of their property — destination guides, hosting tips, and updates from VueStay Vacations.

7 Delaware Beach Towns Perfect for Your Next Rental Stay
From Bethany Beach to Rehoboth, a local’s guide to the coastal towns where VueStay manages some of our most-booked properties.
Delaware’s coastline packs an outsized amount of character into a short stretch of sand. Whether guests want a lively boardwalk or a quiet stretch of dune, there’s a town in our portfolio built for it.
Rehoboth Beach is the classic pick — boardwalk arcades, saltwater taffy, and a walkable downtown packed with restaurants. It’s the busiest of our Delaware markets and books out fastest for summer weekends.
Bethany Beach trades some of that energy for a calmer, more family-oriented stretch of shore, while Fenwick Island and South Bethany offer quieter residential streets just minutes from the water.
Wherever guests land, every VueStay home in the area comes with the same standard: professional cleaning between every stay, stocked linens, and a local property manager who actually knows the neighborhood.

A Vacation Rental Owner’s Guide to Amenity Maintenance
Hot tubs, pools, and smart-home tech all boost bookings — here’s how our teams keep amenities guest-ready year-round.
Amenities are one of the biggest drivers of booking rate and nightly price — but only when they actually work. A broken hot tub or a pool that’s out of service for a week doesn’t just cost that booking, it costs the reviews that follow.
Our local property managers run scheduled inspections on every major amenity: hot tubs and pools are chemically balanced and physically checked on a rotating cycle, smart locks and thermostats are tested for connectivity, and any parts nearing end-of-life get flagged for replacement before they fail mid-stay.
Owners get visibility into all of it through the owner portal — every inspection, repair, and service visit logged in one place, so there’s never a guessing game about what’s been maintained and when.

What to Pack (and Skip) for a Week-Long Beach Rental
With fresh linens and stocked essentials included at every VueStay property, here’s what guests actually need to bring.
One of the most common questions we get from first-time guests: “what do we actually need to pack?” Since every VueStay home includes fresh linens, towels, and starter bath essentials through our linen program, the list is shorter than most people expect.
Skip: bed sheets, bath towels, pool towels, and full-size toiletries — all included and refreshed for every stay.
Bring: beach towels for the sand (guests often prefer to keep the plush bath towels beach-free), any specialty groceries, sunscreen, and reef-safe options if the property is near protected coastline.
Each listing also includes a full amenity checklist so guests know exactly what’s waiting for them before they ever pack a bag.

Inside VueStay’s Smart Home Program: Safety Meets Simplicity
A look at the smart-lock, monitoring, and access technology rolling out across our portfolio.
Smart-home technology has quietly become one of the most important parts of running a vacation rental well — it’s how we deliver keyless, contactless check-in while keeping every home secure between stays.
Every property in the smart-home program gets a keyless entry system tied to each reservation window automatically, exterior monitoring for security and noise, and smart climate control that adjusts based on occupancy to keep energy costs down for owners.
For guests, it means no lockboxes to fumble with and no coordinating arrival times with a property manager. For owners, it means fewer service calls, better energy efficiency, and a home that’s easier to keep secure — all managed remotely by the local VueStay team.