Property Management

We find the good ones.

Great Escape Vacations started with a simple idea: there are a lot of vacation rentals out there, and most of them aren't worth your time.

Our story

Built by travelers, for travelers.

Great Escape Vacations was founded in 2014 by a group of friends who kept running into the same problem: the photos looked great, the listing said all the right things, and then you showed up. We decided to do it differently. Every property in our portfolio has been visited in person by someone on our team. We check the beds, test the Wi-Fi, stock the kitchen, and make sure the place actually looks like the pictures. If it doesn't make the cut, it doesn't go on the site. Today we manage homes across the country, from ski-in cabins in Colorado to beachfront houses on the Carolina coast. The portfolio keeps growing, but the standard stays the same.

What we value

Honest about what we are.

We're not a platform. We're a small team that manages a specific set of homes and takes responsibility for every one of them. That means you get a real phone number, not a chatbot. It means if something breaks, we fix it. It means the cleaning crew has been to the house before, and the welcome note on the counter was written by someone who has actually stayed there. We think that's what a great escape should feel like: no surprises, no fine print, just a good house in a good place.

The people behind it

Our team

Sarah Calloway

Co-Founder & CEO

Sarah Calloway

Sarah spent ten years in hospitality before deciding she'd rather run a company that actually cared about the guest experience. She visits every new property before it goes live.

Marcus Webb

Co-Founder & Head of Properties

Marcus Webb

Marcus handles acquisitions and property standards. If a house makes it into the portfolio, he's the one who signed off on it.

Priya Nair

Guest Experience Lead

Priya Nair

Priya runs the guest team. She's the one who answers the phone at 10pm when the hot tub isn't working, and she takes that seriously.

Tom Reyes

Operations Manager

Tom Reyes

Tom coordinates housekeeping, maintenance, and inspections across the portfolio. He's the reason the place is ready when you arrive.

How we work

What sets us apart

Every home is inspected

Every home is inspected

Before a property joins our portfolio, someone from our team visits it in person. We check everything a guest would notice.

  • In-person walkthrough before listing

  • Photo verification against the listing

  • Amenity check and quality standards review

Real support, real people

Real support, real people

You get a direct line to our guest team, not a ticket system. We're reachable before, during, and after your stay.

  • Phone and text support 7 days a week

  • Local contacts at every property

  • Issues resolved within the hour, not the day

Book direct, pay less

Book direct, pay less

Booking through us cuts out the platform fees. The rate you see is the rate you pay, with no surprise charges at checkout.

  • No third-party booking fees

  • Transparent pricing from the first click

  • Flexible cancellation on most properties