Short-Term Rental Guest Screening
More than a background check.
Your decision, our protection.
When you open up your properties to internet strangers, you never know who is going to be staying in your vacation rentals.
With Safely’s automated guest screening, you can feel confident knowing that your guests are who they claim to be, and your properties are protected.
How does it work?
Our guest screening process is non-invasive.
We assess potential guests based on risk level.
We provide fair and fact-based assessments.
We give you the power to accept or deny reservations - legally.
So, why choose Safely?
The process is seamless.
We connect with your property management system (PMS). When a new booking comes in, we automatically cross-reference your guest’s data with the proper databases to verify the guest’s identity, assess risk, keep you informed, and give you confidence in your decision. If you are not using a PMS, you can input the guest’s information directly in the Safely application.
See What Satisfied Safely Customers Have to Say:
You may have some questions.
Guest screening is the process of running background checks on your potential guest to establish to what extent they may represent a risk. With a dedicated guest screening tool, you can help protect your home and belongings from parties, fraud, and other types of criminal activity.
Safely’s comprehensive guest screening process, the service comes free with our short-term rental insurance plans, while a stand-alone service costs just $8 per screening.
Guest screening methods and information may vary depending on the service you use. Most screening services ask a series of questions and verify your guest’s ID. At Safely, we not only cross-reference court records, county and national databases, and international agencies, but we also provide your guest’s Safely Score based on our database of guests who have previously caused damage to a home due to negligence.
Here are some of the issues our background checks have helped protect property owners from:
- Theft by deception
- Kidnapping
- Unlawful distribution/furnishing of a controlled substance
- Burglary, first degree
- Grand Larceny
- Fraudulent use of a credit card
Yes! Relying on social media profiles to screen your guests is not only a subjective process but a potentially dangerous one as well. If you can even find your guest’s profile, making a decision as to whether or not you accept the reservation based on assumptions you’ve made is not legal—and, oftentimes, not accurate.
Just because someone appears to be a good renter or you get a bad feeling from someone does not give you all the information you need to make an objective judgment. If you’re not following FCRA guidelines, you could open yourself up to a lawsuit and face consequences from online travel agencies (OTAs) and listing sites for canceling the reservation.