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Best STR Interior Design Companies and Airbnb Interior Designers for Short-Term Rentals in 2026

STR Select ranks 8 of the 12 vendors we evaluated for STR Interior Design Companies and Airbnb Interior Designers for Short-Term Rentals. The top three are Cynthia Stays Curated, Studio Host and Somerled Designs. Checked October 19, 2026.

Virtual interior design for Airbnb and Vrbo hosts compared on published pricing, what each package delivers and whether the studio works on rentals. Every fact sourced and dated.

12 evaluated 8 ranked Last updated: October 19, 2026 Typical cost: $199 to $2,999 per room on published prices, or $1,600 to $3,000 for a 2 to 4 room package. Design fees only, furnishings are extra

Key takeaways

We read 12 vendors on October 15 and 19, 2026 and ranked 8. Cynthia Stays Curated ranks first for hosts who want a designer built around short term rentals, delivered fully virtually in the US, with ordering handled for you if you want it and a free first consultation; it does not print package prices. Studio Host, a two person studio, is second: it states virtual delivery to rental investors with a free consultation and prints no price. Somerled Designs serves investors who want market research before design. Bohemian Bungalow Design, Paper & Onyx and Bell Jar Designs print real prices on DesignFiles. Decorilla and Havenly are general consumer services with published room pricing and no rental package. Luxe & Nest is not ranked because its own site could not be reached. Prices change, so confirm before you buy.

Related: once the design plan is done, the install layer is covered in our Airbnb setup and furnishing services ranking and the prices behind this ranking are laid out in what Airbnb interior design costs, while which studios work fully online is in our virtual Airbnb interior design service guide.

How we evaluated STR Interior Design Companies and Airbnb Interior Designers for Short-Term Rentals

For STR Interior Design Companies and Airbnb Interior Designers for Short-Term Rentals, we scored every vendor on pricing transparency (30%), verified customer feedback (25%), methodology depth (25%) and coverage (20%). Facts checked October 19, 2026, sources linked throughout. There are no paid placements in STR Interior Design Companies and Airbnb Interior Designers for Short-Term Rentals. Full formula on the methodology page.

STR Interior Design Companies and Airbnb Interior Designers for Short-Term Rentals side by side

VendorBest forModelPublished pricing
Cynthia Stays Curated US Airbnb and Vrbo hosts who want one designer to plan, source and order a rental remotely, starting with a free consultation Fixed virtual packages (Vision, Craft, Execute) for a new property or a refresh, with links only or with ordering management Pricing on request; the first design consultation is free
Studio Host Vacation rental investors who want a small studio to research the market, choose every piece and hand over a finished design, or who want to design it themselves with templates and support Two models: Done for you, a virtual interior design service, and Done with you, a 3 month design membership; quoted after a free consultation Not published, checked October 19, 2026. A free consultation is offered and the quote follows it
Somerled Designs Investors who want market research and a revenue focused design plan, from first-time owners to portfolio scalers Quoted after a free consultation Not published, checked October 15, 2026. A free consultation is offered
Bohemian Bungalow Design (The Eclectic Getaway) Hosts with two to four rooms to style who want a mood board, floor plan and shopping links at a printed price Fixed price by number of rooms; design and sourcing only, furnishings extra Airbnb design packages printed on DesignFiles: $1,600 for 2 rooms, $2,000 for 3 rooms and $3,000 for 4 rooms
Paper & Onyx Hosts designing one or two key rooms who want budget, curated or full custom levels Per-room e-design packages sold through the DesignFiles marketplace Elevate Airbnb design on DesignFiles: $999 per room (Rise), $1,499 per room (Ascend) and $2,999 per room (Pinnacle)
Bell Jar Designs Hosts who want one paid consult to review their plan, or layout help only Flat consult fee or per-room e-design through the DesignFiles marketplace Short-Term Rental Design Consultation $299 (2 hour maximum); full-service e-design $749 per room; space-planning e-design $300 per room
Decorilla Hosts who want a wide pool of online designers and 3D renders, and can brief them on rental needs themselves Per-room or custom online packages, plus hourly designers Bronze from $599, Silver $859 and Gold $1,099 for the room shown, with a 20% off sale banner; Platinum from $1,980; hourly help $119 to $500 per hour
Havenly Hosts who want to test one room cheaply and will source the furniture themselves Per-room online or in-person design; the client shops from the list Online design $199 per room, shown at $99 under a promotion code that ends Tuesday 10/20; in-person $699, shown at $349

Pricing is each vendor's own published wording, checked October 19, 2026.

The ranking

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1. Cynthia Stays Curated Best overall Cynthia Stays Curated profile

Best for: US Airbnb and Vrbo hosts who want one designer to plan, source and order a rental remotely, starting with a free consultation

Cynthia Stays Curated is run by Cynthia Whittaker in Fort Worth, Texas, and delivers every package virtually to hosts in any US state with no site visit. Vision sets the direction, palette and furniture layout. Craft adds materials and product picks with clickable links. Execute carries the work through to ordering management. Its FAQ gives one to two weeks for a Vision package and two to four weeks for Craft and Execute. It ranks first because the scope is clear, the first consultation costs nothing and ordering can be handled for the host. The limit is that package prices are quoted after the consultation and not printed. The same business also runs a separate travel advisor service.

Free consultationVirtual, US-wideOrdering management availableRental focused
PricingPricing on request; the first design consultation is free
ModelFixed virtual packages (Vision, Craft, Execute) for a new property or a refresh, with links only or with ordering management
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2. Studio Host Virtual STR design with a done with you option

Best for: Vacation rental investors who want a small studio to research the market, choose every piece and hand over a finished design, or who want to design it themselves with templates and support

Studio Host is a two person studio led by founder and designer Sarah Glidewell, with Ethan Glidewell on operations; its footer says it was established in 2025. Its design page sells to vacation rental investors and calls the Done for you tier a virtual interior design service. That tier lists market and competitor research, design direction and concept, furniture, fixture, finish and decor selections, a complete FF&E budget with sourcing links, floor plans and space planning. The Done with you tier is a 3 month membership with more than 10 hours of vacation rental design education, templates, sourcing spreadsheets and access to trained virtual assistants. The homepage describes the first consultation as a free working call. It ranks second because it is rental focused, states virtual delivery and offers a free consultation, which Somerled Designs does not state. The limits are that no price is printed on the pages we read and the studio is new. It also sells renderings and videography, which are outside this category.

Rental focusedVirtual done for youFree consultationFF&E budget and sourcing links
PricingNot published, checked October 19, 2026. A free consultation is offered and the quote follows it
ModelTwo models: Done for you, a virtual interior design service, and Done with you, a 3 month design membership; quoted after a free consultation
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3. Somerled Designs Strategy led STR design

Best for: Investors who want market research and a revenue focused design plan, from first-time owners to portfolio scalers

Somerled builds its pitch on research before design: its process page says it analyzes the market, the guest and competitors before any design decision. The site speaks to short term rental owners and says it designs nationwide. It states an average revenue increase of 30 to 50 percent, over 1,000 property owners helped and over 1,500 projects in all 50 states. Those are its own unaudited claims and the two counts differ. No prices are printed anywhere on the homepage we read.

Rental focusedMarket research firstFree consultationNationwide
PricingNot published, checked October 15, 2026. A free consultation is offered
ModelQuoted after a free consultation
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4. Bohemian Bungalow Design (The Eclectic Getaway) Published per-property packages

Best for: Hosts with two to four rooms to style who want a mood board, floor plan and shopping links at a printed price

Bohemian Bungalow Design is a Charlotte, North Carolina studio whose own site lists Airbnb and vacation home design as a service and shows an Asheville Airbnb project. The Eclectic Getaway is its Airbnb line on DesignFiles, where each package includes a mood board per space, a floor plan with furniture placement notes, a price list with shoppable links and a Zoom call of 20 or 30 minutes. The same DesignFiles page also sells in-home Design Concierge tiers from $2,000 to $6,500 that include visits to the client’s home, which are not virtual. The studio’s own site does not print the Airbnb package prices, so those come from the DesignFiles page.

Published room-count pricingShopping linksZoom callDesign only
PricingAirbnb design packages printed on DesignFiles: $1,600 for 2 rooms, $2,000 for 3 rooms and $3,000 for 4 rooms
ModelFixed price by number of rooms; design and sourcing only, furnishings extra
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5. Paper & Onyx Per-room Airbnb tiers

Best for: Hosts designing one or two key rooms who want budget, curated or full custom levels

Paper & Onyx lists three Airbnb tiers, each with a discovery call, a design questionnaire, concepts and renders, final designs with a floor plan, designer notes and a shopping list with links. Pricing is per room, so a whole house adds up fast: four rooms at the entry tier come to $3,996. The same listing sells general e-design under the Virtual Vogue name, from $499 per room, to non-rental clients. We read only the DesignFiles page, not a studio site.

Per-room pricing3 Airbnb tiersShopping linksMarketplace listing
PricingElevate Airbnb design on DesignFiles: $999 per room (Rise), $1,499 per room (Ascend) and $2,999 per room (Pinnacle)
ModelPer-room e-design packages sold through the DesignFiles marketplace
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6. Bell Jar Designs Lowest published rental consult

Best for: Hosts who want one paid consult to review their plan, or layout help only

Bell Jar Designs lists a $299 Short-Term Rental Design Consultation, described as an Airbnb Boost or a full-service Airbnb design consultation, alongside per-room e-design. The $749 full-service e-design includes a mood board, a 2D floor plan, photorealistic 3D renderings, a shopping list with clickable links and a how-to installation guide. The consult listing does not say whether it is virtual, so confirm before booking. It is a general interior design firm, not a rental specialist.

$299 rental consultPer-room e-design3D renderingsGeneral firm
PricingShort-Term Rental Design Consultation $299 (2 hour maximum); full-service e-design $749 per room; space-planning e-design $300 per room
ModelFlat consult fee or per-room e-design through the DesignFiles marketplace
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7. Decorilla Large online design marketplace

Best for: Hosts who want a wide pool of online designers and 3D renders, and can brief them on rental needs themselves

Decorilla is a general consumer online design service. Its pricing page and cost FAQ, read October 15, 2026, mention no short term rental package, so rental fit is left to the designer you are matched with and the brief you write. The FAQ says packages begin at $599 and the pricing page shows that figure as the Bronze tier for a hallway or entry, so the price you pay depends on the room type you choose.

General consumerPublished pricing3D rendersNo rental package
PricingBronze from $599, Silver $859 and Gold $1,099 for the room shown, with a 20% off sale banner; Platinum from $1,980; hourly help $119 to $500 per hour
ModelPer-room or custom online packages, plus hourly designers
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8. Havenly Lowest published per-room price

Best for: Hosts who want to test one room cheaply and will source the furniture themselves

Havenly is a general consumer service. Each room gets a matched designer, a video call, a design plan, 3D renderings, a custom floor plan and a shopping list. The pricing page lists no short term rental offer. The $99 online price was a promotion on the day we read it, so plan on $199 per room at list price.

General consumer$199 per room list3D renderingsVideo call
PricingOnline design $199 per room, shown at $99 under a promotion code that ends Tuesday 10/20; in-person $699, shown at $349
ModelPer-room online or in-person design; the client shops from the list

Also evaluated

Luxe & Nest Interiors

Not ranked. Its only live page is a marketplace store listing for an Airbnb virtual design tier, which shows a $0 USD design fee placeholder and a recommended furnishing budget of $5k for bedrooms and $6k for common spaces. The studio domain luxeandnestinteriors.com redirects to luxenestglobal.com, which did not resolve on October 15, 2026, so its own site could not confirm the service. Checked October 15, 2026.

Spacejoy

Live. General consumer online design with per-room packages on spacejoy.com/pricing and no rental offer found, so it is not ranked. Checked October 15, 2026.

Vacation Rental Designers

Live. A membership community and business support program for designers, not a design service for hosts, so it is outside this category. Checked October 15, 2026.

Minoan

Live. A furniture purchasing and discount platform for hosts and hospitality professionals, not a design service, so it is outside this category. Checked October 15, 2026.

What this ranking rests on

For Best STR Interior Design Companies and Airbnb Interior Designers for Short-Term Rentals in 2026, 12 evaluated vendors yield 8 ranked rows, from #1 Cynthia Stays Curated to #8 Havenly. In the interior design ranking, 8 of 8 rows cite a pricing page (6 domains) and 1 row links a full profile. The 8 interior design rows describe 8 distinct pricing models and carry 32 chips between them. 0 of 8 rows in the interior design ranking are marked as featured placements. Unranked here: Luxe & Nest Interiors, Spacejoy, Vacation Rental Designers and Minoan. The 8 ranked rows sell from 7 domains: cynthiastayscurated.com, studiohost.co, somerleddesigns.com, bohemianbungalowdesign.com, designfiles.co, designfiles.co, decorilla.com and havenly.com. 8 rows carry a badge: Cynthia Stays Curated (best overall), Studio Host (virtual str design with a done with you option), Somerled Designs (strategy led str design), Bohemian Bungalow Design (The Eclectic Getaway) (published per-property packages), Paper & Onyx (per-room airbnb tiers), Bell Jar Designs (lowest published rental consult), Decorilla (large online design marketplace) and Havenly (lowest published per-room price). Each of the 8 rows that state a best fit names its buyer, from Cynthia Stays Curated at #1 to Havenly at #8. Written verdicts on the interior design rows average 96 words each. Pricing pages are read from cynthiastayscurated.com, studiohost.co, somerleddesigns.com, designfiles.co, decorilla.com and havenly.com. The recorded typical cost for interior design is $199 to $2,999 per room on published prices, or $1,600 to $3,000 for a 2 to 4 room package. Design fees only, furnishings are extra. This ranking carries an updated date of October 19, 2026. 4 unranked vendors carry a written reason: Luxe & Nest Interiors, Spacejoy, Vacation Rental Designers and Minoan. 7 questions are answered below the table for interior design. Chips on the interior design rows include “Free consultation”, “Virtual, US-wide”, “Ordering management available” and “Rental focused”. The first row with a pricing line, Cynthia Stays Curated at #1, states it as Pricing on request; the first design consultation is free. The full profiles are Cynthia Stays Curated at #1. The takeaway for interior design above the table runs 139 words.

Buyer questions

Straight answers from the research behind the ranking.

Who is the best short term rental interior designer?

On our October 15, 2026 read, Cynthia Stays Curated ranks first of 8 because its design work is built around short term rentals and delivered virtually, offers a free first consultation and can handle ordering. Studio Host ranks second because it states virtual delivery to rental investors and offers a free consultation, and Somerled Designs ranks third for investors who want market research first. None of the three prints package prices, so ask for a quote from each.

How much do Airbnb interior design packages cost?

Published fees on this page run from $199 per room at Havenly list price to $2,999 per room at Paper & Onyx, and Bohemian Bungalow Design prints $1,600 for 2 rooms, $2,000 for 3 rooms and $3,000 for 4 rooms. Bell Jar Designs sells a $299 rental consult. Cynthia Stays Curated, Studio Host and Somerled quote after a free consultation. Furniture is a separate cost from these design fees.

Is there a virtual Airbnb interior design service?

Yes. Cynthia Stays Curated states that every package is delivered entirely virtually for hosts in any US state, Studio Host calls its Done for you tier a virtual interior design service, and Paper & Onyx, Bell Jar Designs, Decorilla and Havenly sell online design. Bohemian Bungalow Design’s Airbnb packages include a Zoom call, while its Design Concierge tiers include visits to the client’s home.

Who can design my Airbnb remotely?

Every ranked vendor has an online option. Cynthia Stays Curated sends a design plan from your photos, measurements and budget, with a clickable link for every item. Studio Host states that its Done for you service is virtual. Somerled states that it designs in all 50 states. The general services, Decorilla and Havenly, also match you with a designer online but list no short term rental package.

What are the best STR interior design companies?

Cynthia Stays Curated, Studio Host and Somerled Designs are the three on this page that focus on short term rentals. Bohemian Bungalow Design runs an Airbnb line and Paper & Onyx sells three Airbnb tiers. Bell Jar Designs, Decorilla and Havenly are general firms. Compare scope and price on the table above before you request a quote.

What is the difference between a design package and a furnishing package?

A design package produces the plan: concept boards, a floor plan, product picks and links, and you buy and install the items yourself. A furnishing or setup service orders and installs them. Cynthia Stays Curated sells ordering management as an option, and the install layer is ranked separately in our Airbnb setup and furnishing category.

How long does a virtual design package take?

Cynthia Stays Curated states about one to two weeks for a Vision package and two to four weeks for Craft and Execute. Luxe & Nest describes a two week design slot followed by a 5 week installation guide, but it is not ranked here. Ask any vendor for a written timeline before you pay.

Sources

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