Expert Guidance- Boutique Level Care.
We're a professional, owner-operated team in BC using full-service design, AI-powered pricing, and proven systems to maximize your revenue—and our goal is simple: we pay for ourselves by outperforming what you'd earn on your own. Click the link below to gain hyper-local market data and your property details to forecast what you could earn in as little as 5 minutes.
ONLY ACCEPTING 6 NEW PROPERTIES EVERY QUARTER
SUPERHOST ACROSS EVERY PROPERTY
ALL OF BC COVERAGE WITH LOCAL EXPERTISE
Hello. Meet the People behind your properties success.
The retreat story
Retreat Vacation Rentals is a husband-and-wife-led team, founded in 2021.
We started Retreat because we saw a real gap in the market. Homeowners with beautiful properties wanted to generate meaningful income from short-term rentals—but they were either burning out trying to manage everything themselves, or working with services that just weren't set up to deliver the expertise, systems, and care they deserved.
We knew there was a better way. Short-term rental success requires full-time focus, the right tools, and deep expertise across pricing, design, marketing, compliance, and hospitality. It's not a side gig—it's a business. And homeowners paying for professional management should get professional results and a real partnership.
So we built Retreat to be both. We merged our education, experience, and passions to create a business we genuinely love to operate—and one that delivers the performance and personal attention our clients deserve.
Together, we treat every property in our portfolio like our own investment. We use data, design, and proven systems to maximize revenue, protect your asset, and deliver the kind of guest experience that builds your reputation and your income.
You get us. Every owner we work with has a direct line to Dan and Lina, and we personally oversee every property in our portfolio, supported by our dedicated team.
Lina Calero BAH, MSW
Decorator & Guest Experience Lead
Lina leads the creative and guest experience side of Retreat. With proven expertise in interior decorating and a Master's degree in Social Work, she's equally obsessed with how spaces feel and how people feel in them.
That combination shows up in everything from room layouts and finishes to guest communication and conflict resolution. Lina oversees our design work, cleaning service and guest experience standards, and supports our team to deliver the warm, professional service that turns first-time visitors into repeat guests and glowing reviews.
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When she's not transforming properties or ensuring seamless guest stays, Lina is often learning piano, reading or busy being a mom, shuttling our kids to gymnastics and guitar lessons.
Daniel Calero, BComm, B.Eng Strategy, Numbers and Buildings
Dan brings a rare mix of formal training and real-world experience to every property we manage. He has a formal education in Business (strategy & marketing), Real Estate, Property Management, and Civil Engineering, and spent several years working in commercial and residential design, construction, and asset management.
This background means he understands properties inside and out—from investment potential and risk management to long-term maintenance planning. His focus at Retreat is simple: help owners protect their investment while getting the most out of it.
​When he's not buried in market data or refining systems, Dan is usually playing board games or learning guitar with our two daughters, or out on a trail with our yellow lab, Jasper.
Quality over quality- always
We limit ourselves to 6 new properties per quarter—not because we can't handle more, but because we won't. Every property in our portfolio gets our full attention.We let our results do the talking: Superhost status across every property. A 52% average gross revenue increase. We earn your trust through performance, not just words.
Your Property Is Your Investment
We never forget that your vacation rental is one of your most valuable assets. We treat every home in our care with the same respect and attention we'd give our own.
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Transparency Builds Trust
We include our comprehensive Host Success Blueprint course with every management plan—not to upsell you, but because we believe informed clients make the best partners.
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Relationships, Not Transactions
When you call Retreat, you talk to us. Not a call center. Not a chatbot. We're building long-term relationships with property owners who share our values.
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Why we do what we do.
We started Retreat because we saw a gap in the market—and in the industry. On one side, you had big corporate management companies treating properties like commodities. On the other side, you had DIY owners burning themselves out. Retreat is that better way.
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We bring the professional systems, technology, and expertise of a top-tier management company—but with the personal attention and care of a small, family-run business. Because your property deserves both.
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Unlike our competitors we pride ourselves in being local experts who are accessible and invested in your properties success.
