Book-Direct Platform Savvy Shows It Can Save Hundreds of Dollars on a Weekly Airbnb Rental

Savvy, formerly known as bnbfinder, is showing savings of hundreds — sometimes thousands — of dollars on a weekly vacation rental versus the same property on Airbnb.

It does so with its new "real-time price comparison tool."

Some of the savings come because Savvy directs users to the websites of its property manager partners. Because it's a direct booking, guests avoid paying the Airbnb service charge.

Consider this example: Savvy, which doesn't charge a service fee of its own, shows a 4-bedroom, 2-bath property in Phoenix for $2,339 before taxes for a six-night stay in early February. It indicates that guests booking the same property on Airbnb would pay $550 more. (Actually the savings would be $273. More on this below.)

The following screenshot shows the same property on Airbnb:

Airbnb's nightly rate, plus a $300 cleaning fee and a $357 Airbnb service charge, brings the total be