About
Quintess Collection was founded in 2005 and has been providing vacation rentals through their membership platform over the past 20 years. Quintess Collection combines thoughtful curation, professional management, and world-class hospitality to offer a more personal, elevated way to experience the world.
Quintess Collection has access to the largest private network of Vacation Travel Clubs members in the United States with 300,000+ travelers with annual dues that must be spent on vacation rentals. Their typical guest is 55+, retired and enjoying the fruits of their labor with the annual spend 4 times larger than an average traveler.
All properties are only accessible through password-protected websites.
Minimum requirements to connect
- Minimum number of properties: 5
Integration model
| Sync type | PULL |
| Static data sync | Static data is pulled by The Quintess Collection regularly, but the exact intervals are not known. |
| Availability, Rates & Inventory sync | ARI is pulled by The Quintess Collection once every 24 hours. |
| Instant bookings | Yes |
| Booking requests | Yes (property manager is informed via email |
| Quote requests | Yes (pricing) |
| Reservation sync | PUSH |
| Reservation modifications |
Reservation modifications via Rentals United are synchronized with The Quintess Collection. Modifications (both from guest and host) made via The Quintess Collection will be synchronised to Rentals United. |
| Reservation cancellations | Cancellations (from guest) should be made only according to the terms published on the property manager's website and will be synchronized to Rentals United. |
| Cancellation penalties | Property manager is not charged any penalties for cancellations. |
Additional info
| Accepted locations | Worldwide |
| Target guests | Leisure travels, luxury travelers, business travelers, value driving travelers, spontaneous travelers, willing to travel off season for deals, families, loyalty program members |
| Origin of the guests | Private network members from B2B partnerships with loyalty based travel clubs. 300,000+ private network members mainly based in Americas and United-Kingdom. |
| Long stays (more than 30 days) | No |
| Channel website | www.pmg-properties.whimtravels.com |
| Affiliate channels | N/A |
Inventory type
| Pick & Choose | Yes. Quintess Collection reviews internally the properties to ensure minimum standards. Exceptions made for properties in desired destinations. |
| Multi-units | Yes. The Quintess Collection accepts multiple units. A multi-unit property will be listed as one listing that can be booked multiple times. The guest will not see the number of available units. |
| Luxury inventory | Yes |
Channel performance
| Top location |
Top 5 USA: California, Florida, Tennessee, Hawaii, Colorado Top 5 international: Spain, Italy, France, UK, Mexico |
| Top inventory type | 2-4 bedroom homes in solid urban and resort locations |
| Top performance season | Winter and summer |
| Key amenities |
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| Best practices | N/A |
Charges & Payments
| Merchant of Record (MOR) | Yes |
| Charging party | The Quintess Collection charges the guest and remits the payment to the host according to the agreed terms |
| Credit card details | N/A |
Commission
| Commission | Dependent on the contract |
| Commission charging | Commission is charged on the room rate only |
| Commission application |
The Quintess Collection works on both net rates and commission. So it is possible to both mark up the net rates or subtract the commission from the room rate. Preferred model: Quintess Collection prefers commissions. |
| Negotiable commission | Yes |
Contract & Onboarding
| Average onboarding time | Under 1 week |
Contact & Support
| Support email for property managers | |
| Response time | 48 hours |