Blackhawk Lodge
Revenue that grows every year you own it.
Owners increase revenue on average 13% to 36% in our first year of management.
We came to this as owners. Since 2019 we’ve built, bought and managed more than thirty cabins in the Smoky Mountains, and the program we built for our own homes now manages yours.
13% to 36% more revenue, first yearLocal team within the hour40%+ more at sale4.8 Airbnb rating since 2019
Start here
Most owners who call us are in one of two places.
You already have a manager
Revenue has sat flat for two seasons. The statement needs an accountant to decode, and your last three emails are still waiting on a reply. A cabin in this market should be doing better, and so should the people running it.
See what changes when you switch →You’re running it yourself
You built this and it worked. Then the pricing got away from you and the cleaner stopped picking up on Sundays. We take the whole operation on, so the cabin earns more and your evenings belong to you again.
See what we take on →How the revenue happens
No single change moves the number. The whole program does.
Six parts, built and tested on our own cabins first, working together every night of the year. Take any one away and the others earn less. Run all six and the number climbs, and keeps climbing the following year.
01
Pricing
Proprietary strategies, adjusted nightly against live demand. When the market moves, your rate moves with it, up and down, without anyone having to remember to check.
02
Guest experience
Fast answers, a spotless house every arrival, a local team at the door within the hour. That is where five star reviews come from, and reviews are what the booking sites rank.
03
Add ons
Early arrival, late departure and the extras guests actually buy, offered at the right moment and priced to be taken. Revenue per stay goes up without adding a single night.
04
Presentation
Photography, the listing itself, and the aesthetic changes that make a guest choose your cabin over the one next door. Most of what a cabin earns is decided before anyone books.
05
The right upgrades
When a feature is missing that guests at your size and price expect, we tell you what it is and what it should earn back. Casalta Elevate, our in-house projects team, does the work.
06
Numbers you can read
A simple fee structure. A monthly statement that makes sense without help. A live owner portal, and a call from us before any real decision, so the choice stays yours.
Year over year, that is what compounds.
13% to 36%Average first year revenue increase, owners under the program
“Before Casalta I was chasing my manager for answers. Now I get a clear statement every month and a call when a decision needs to be made. Revenue at my cabin is up 13% and the home is in better shape than when I handed it over.”
Thomas M., owner, Big Chief Lodge
“Casalta manages my cabins for me, and revenue is up on every one of them since they took over. They have boots on the ground, so cleanings get inspected in person and small problems get caught before a guest finds them. I have used other managers in this market and none of them ran a home this closely.”
Matt M., owner
And when you sell
40%+
Average gain over purchase price, homes we managed that sold, 2023 to 2026
The same record is what buyers pay for.
Over the last three years in this market, the ten homes we managed that sold went for over 40% more than their owners paid. A buyer reading clean books and strong reviews is underwriting income they can see. The program builds that record whether you ever sell or not.
10Homes we managed that sold
2023 to 2026Sales in the greater Smoky Mountains
“Casalta raised the revenue on my cabin by 28% in one year. When I decided to sell, that rental history is what buyers paid for. The home sold for more than I expected and more than similar cabins around it were getting.”
Mark R., former owner
Who we are
We were owners first.
Since 2019 we’ve built, bought and managed more than thirty cabins across the Smoky Mountains, our own and our partners’. Every part of the program was tested on our own homes first, with our own money on the line, and the results speak for themselves: guests rate those homes 4.8 on Airbnb, and the ones that sold went for over 40% more than their owners paid. Today we open that same program to a small number of outside owners.
Homes we manage or have managed
Every home here went through the same program, fitted to the house: interior design and furnishings, new guest features and gathering spaces inside and out, professional photography and listing copy, pricing adjusted every night, guest services and paid add ons, and a local team inspecting every clean. Owners increase revenue on average 13% to 36% in our first year of management, and the homes we managed that sold went for over 40% more than their owners paid.
Big Star Lodge
Laughing Fox
Mighty Frog Lodge
Splash Mountain Lodge
Big Chief Lodge
Big Foot Lodge
Rogers Way
Black Fox
Casalta Elevate
The upgrade piece of the program.
Every home has a short list of changes that would earn back more than they cost. For one cabin it’s how the main living space reads in the listing photos. For another it’s a feature guests at that size and price expect and can’t find. We walk your home, study how it competes for the bookings it should be winning, and name the aesthetic and feature gaps with the highest return for that specific property. Then the rest of the program takes over: the right guest services and add ons around it, and pricing that captures what the change is worth. Design and delivery stay in-house, one team, start to finish.
“I live 8 hours away and can't check on my cabin myself. With Casalta I don't need to. They have local people who are at the home within the hour when something comes up, and I hear about it with a fix and a price.”
Steve T., owner, Dolly's LodgeGetting started
Switching is simpler than most owners expect.
1
We read your agreement with you
Send us your current contract and we’ll go through it together. You’ll know the notice period and the date you can act on it. We’ll ask you to honor it in full, because a clean handover protects your bookings and your reviews.
2
We handle the transfer
Listings, calendars, rates, locks, cleaners, vendors and tax accounts all move over to us. You approve the plan and sign two documents. Everything after that is our job.
3
Booked stays are looked after
We work out with your current manager how the stays already booked are handled, so guests still get their trip and you don’t lose the income.
How the switch works, step by step
“We bought a cabin Casalta was already managing, and keeping them on was the easiest decision we made. They already knew the home inside and out, there was no gap in bookings, and the numbers matched what we were shown.”
Brad S. and Julie S., owners, Big Foot Lodge
Straight answers
What owners ask us.
How much more will my cabin earn?
Owners increase revenue on average 13% to 36% in our first year of management. Where yours lands depends on the home, and we won’t guess on a website. Request the free revenue analysis and we’ll show you what it’s earning now against what comparable cabins do under our program, and where the gap is. That number is yours to keep either way.
How is your fee structured?
It’s a simple structure that’s easy to understand, and you’ll have it in writing before you sign. The right number depends on your home and the work it needs, so we’d rather give it to you on a call with your figures in front of us.
How many homes do you take on?
Deliberately few. We’ve managed more than thirty cabins since 2019, our own and our partners’, and we add outside owners a handful at a time so every home gets the attention ours always have.
Can I still use it myself?
Of course. Block any dates you like in the owner portal. Before you do, we’ll tell you what that week would likely earn, so you decide with the number in front of you.
What happens when I decide to sell?
You sell a home with a record behind it. The homes we’ve managed that sold in the last three years went for over 40% more than their owners paid. We hand the buyer clean books and a well kept home, and most buyers ask us to stay on.
What if it isn’t working out?
Tell us early. We’d want to hear why and have the chance to fix it. If it still isn’t right for you, the agreement is easy to terminate, and the terms are written in plain language so you know exactly how that works from the day you sign.
Who answers when a guest has a problem at 11pm?
Someone on our local team who knows your house and can be at the door within the hour. Your phone stays quiet.
Next
Find out what your cabin should be earning.
Before we talk, we study your listing and a year of your calendar, and we come with specifics about your home. Bring your questions. We’ll bring the numbers.
Start here
Request a free revenue analysis
Tell us where the home is and how it is managed today. We’ll send back a written read on what it could earn under the program and where the gaps are.
Or
Book a call
Pick a time that suits you and the confirmation arrives straight away. Twenty minutes, by phone or video.
Book a callBrokers and developers
When a client needs a manager, send them to us. We answer quickly, and your client gets straight numbers from homes we manage or have managed.
“When my buyers ask who should manage their cabin, I send them to Casalta. My clients get straight numbers and a manager who picks up the phone, and that makes me look good too.”
Gennifer M., broker
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