Compare Places to Stay for a Big Group Trip

A muse can sort through hundreds of rental listings for a big group, compare the full price with fees, count the real beds, check for the features your group wants, and hand you a short list with the drawbacks of each place stated plainly.

What it does

Booking for ten people is a different job from booking for two. The headline price hides cleaning and service fees, a listing that sleeps ten might mean two people on a sofa, and the one feature your group cares about might not be there at all. A muse can do the slow filtering for you. It compares prices including fees, checks for the features you name, counts the actual beds, and summarizes the drawbacks of each option that makes the cut. You get a short list you can share with the group, with the tradeoffs written out, instead of thirty open tabs and a long message thread where nobody can tell which place is which.

How to use it

1. Tell the muse the basics first: where you are going, the dates, how many people, and how many nights.
2. List the things that are not optional, in plain words: "We need real beds for everyone, not sofas. We want a hot tub and a grill. No place more than this total price, fees included."
3. Say: "Search the listings, remove anything that misses a must-have, and show me the best few with the full price, the bed count, and the main drawback of each."
4. Send that short list to your group and let people react to real options instead of starting from zero.
5. When the group picks one, check the listing yourself and book it, or approve the booking the muse has prepared.

What you need

• A muse account
• Your dates, group size, and total budget
• A short list of must-have features, written before you search

What to watch for

• Count beds yourself on the final pick. Photos and listing text can disagree, and a group trip goes wrong fast when two people have nowhere proper to sleep.
• Compare the full total every time. A cheaper nightly rate can lose once fees are added.
• Listings change and book up while a group is deciding. If your group takes days to agree, ask the muse to check the short list again before anyone pays.
• The muse does the filtering, you and your group make the final call.