Our Amazon STR Shopping List: What to buy and how to get even deeper savings

We’ve partnered with Amazon Business to help you bridge gaps in your procurement with affordable, quick-shipping essentials.

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Furnishing and maintaining vacation rental properties can demand significant time and financial investment. That’s why having a reliable solution for sourcing hard-to-find and last-minute items is essential to keeping operations running smoothly.

We’ve partnered with Amazon Business to help you bridge these gaps in your procurement with affordable, quick-shipping essentials.

This guide will walk you through how to make the most of the partnership as well as our favorite Amazon products for your properties.

The HostGPO + Amazon Business partnership

With our Amazon Business partnership, HostGPO members save up to 40% on thousands of business and essential products. This is even deeper discounts than regular Amazon Business memberships. Members also get 50% off paid Business Prime memberships.

Learn how to connect your HostGPO account with Amazon Business.

What is Amazon Business Prime?

Amazon Business Prime is designed for businesses that frequently place orders and need to track expenses and manage purchases across multiple users or locations.

There are 5 tiers of Amazon Business Prime

  • Amazon Business Duo: This free single-user plan helps you separate personal and business purchases. It includes fast business shipping, consolidated delivery, and basic analytics.
  • Amazon Business Essentials: Adds key features like Spend Visibility dashboards and Guided Buying. ($179/year; up to 3 users)
  • Amazon Business Small: Includes Essentials features plus extended invoice payment terms, enhanced spend analytics, and expert onboarding tools. ($499/year; up to 10 users)
  • Amazon Business Medium: Offers even more robust analytics and up to 45-day invoice terms for larger teams. ($1,299/year; up to 200 users)
  • Amazon Business Enterprise: 60-day invoice terms, full Guided Buying controls (prefer, restrict, block), and access to Amazon’s Business Professional Services. ($10,099/year; unlimited users)

Yes, you can still use Amazon Prime without a Business Prime membership, but you’re missing out on price breaks, multiple users, and better spend visibility. Plus, as a HostGPO member, you get 50% off your Business Prime membership.

Our Amazon favorite products for STRs

While we don’t recommend Amazon as your primary source for all procurement needs, it is a valuable solution for specific items or when you need things on short notice. We’ve curated and categorized key product recommendations to simplify your selection and expedite ordering.

Below are some of our recommended products with comparisons highlighting the savings HostGPO members receive versus standard Amazon Business Prime pricing.

You can also access our full Amazon product recommendation lists, curated specifically for vacation rental operations. While not every item on these lists qualifies for additional HostGPO savings, each one has been carefully selected for sourcing through Amazon to support your property needs.

Not yet linked your HostGPO account with Amazon Business?

Not yet a HostGPO member? Start your free 3-month trial.

Join HostGPO for the best deals for your rental.
Amazon Blog Banner

Our Amazon STR Shopping List: What to buy and how to get even deeper savings

We’ve partnered with Amazon Business to help you bridge gaps in your procurement with affordable, quick-shipping essentials.

Furnishing and maintaining vacation rental properties can demand significant time and financial investment. That’s why having a reliable solution for sourcing hard-to-find and last-minute items is essential to keeping operations running smoothly.

We’ve partnered with Amazon Business to help you bridge these gaps in your procurement with affordable, quick-shipping essentials.

This guide will walk you through how to make the most of the partnership as well as our favorite Amazon products for your properties.

The HostGPO + Amazon Business partnership

With our Amazon Business partnership, HostGPO members save up to 40% on thousands of business and essential products. This is even deeper discounts than regular Amazon Business memberships. Members also get 50% off paid Business Prime memberships.

Learn how to connect your HostGPO account with Amazon Business.

What is Amazon Business Prime?

Amazon Business Prime is designed for businesses that frequently place orders and need to track expenses and manage purchases across multiple users or locations.

There are 5 tiers of Amazon Business Prime

  • Amazon Business Duo: This free single-user plan helps you separate personal and business purchases. It includes fast business shipping, consolidated delivery, and basic analytics.
  • Amazon Business Essentials: Adds key features like Spend Visibility dashboards and Guided Buying. ($179/year; up to 3 users)
  • Amazon Business Small: Includes Essentials features plus extended invoice payment terms, enhanced spend analytics, and expert onboarding tools. ($499/year; up to 10 users)
  • Amazon Business Medium: Offers even more robust analytics and up to 45-day invoice terms for larger teams. ($1,299/year; up to 200 users)
  • Amazon Business Enterprise: 60-day invoice terms, full Guided Buying controls (prefer, restrict, block), and access to Amazon’s Business Professional Services. ($10,099/year; unlimited users)

Yes, you can still use Amazon Prime without a Business Prime membership, but you’re missing out on price breaks, multiple users, and better spend visibility. Plus, as a HostGPO member, you get 50% off your Business Prime membership.

Our Amazon favorite products for STRs

While we don’t recommend Amazon as your primary source for all procurement needs, it is a valuable solution for specific items or when you need things on short notice. We’ve curated and categorized key product recommendations to simplify your selection and expedite ordering.

Below are some of our recommended products with comparisons highlighting the savings HostGPO members receive versus standard Amazon Business Prime pricing.

You can also access our full Amazon product recommendation lists, curated specifically for vacation rental operations. While not every item on these lists qualifies for additional HostGPO savings, each one has been carefully selected for sourcing through Amazon to support your property needs.

Not yet linked your HostGPO account with Amazon Business?

Not yet a HostGPO member? Start your free 3-month trial.

Join HostGPO for the best deals for your rental.
Join HostGPO for the best deals for your rental.
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