Airbnb Classes Online UK — Free Self-Paced Lessons in Five Stages
Last updated: April 2026
A free online Airbnb class series — structured into five stages from "I've never done this" to "I run multiple properties without thinking about it daily".
Seventy-plus video lessons, around six hours total, built into a clear class-by-class progression that takes you from foundations through to passive operation.
This page is the class-by-class framing of Stayful's Free Airbnb Academy — same content, organised by learning stage rather than by topic module.
It's for people who think in terms of structured classes and want a clear sense of what they'll learn next at every step.
Stayful's online Airbnb classes are a free self-paced video series — 70+ lessons grouped into five learning stages from foundations through to passive operation.
Around six hours total, fully online, accessible anywhere in the UK with an email address.
Built by founders running a UK Airbnb portfolio and a 70-property management company — with all the templates and contracts they actually use.
70+
Video lessons
11
Modules
~6h
Total run time
£0
Cost · No card
Zac Harrison
Co-founder · Lead instructor
Started in 2019 at 21 with limited capital. Scaled to a 30+ property R2R portfolio across the UK alongside an Airbnb-focused interior design business.
Martyn Butler
Co-founder · Stayful CEO
Started in 2020 without traditional buy-to-let capital. Built through R2R, then founded Stayful — a UK-wide management company with 70+ properties.
The five learning stages — what you cover and in what order
The class series is structured in five stages, each building on the one before.
If you're brand new, start at Stage 1.
If you already have a property running and you're trying to fix one specific problem, jump to whichever stage covers it — every class is independently watchable.
- What rent-to-rent is and how Airbnb operators actually make money
- Setting up your UK company, accounts and insurance from scratch
- Reading supply and demand in a local market and finding a property USP
- Running the numbers on a deal, understanding seasonality and start-up costs
- Scripts and tonality for agent and landlord outreach, including how to close
- Funding routes — government, secured/unsecured loans, JV partnerships, credit
- What to check in a contract and your own company let agreement
- What you actually need in the property and where to source it
- How to vet a management company before you sign with one
- The 3 steps to a passive operation — CRM, accounts software, monthly P&L
- Mindset for the long term, recommended reading and what to do next
Plus a templates and resources library — business plan, deal analyser, P&L, JV agreement, company let agreement and the agent/landlord scripts.
How "online and self-paced" actually works in this class series
The class platform is fully online — no scheduled cohort, no fixed start date, no live classroom.
You sign up, get access immediately, and pick whichever stage you need.
- Watch on any device, anywhere — desktop, laptop, tablet or phone with a standard internet connection
- Pause and resume freely — the platform remembers where you stopped and the material doesn't expire
- Classes sized for evenings — most individual lessons are 3–8 minutes, the longest single class is around 12 minutes
- Watch in the order that suits you — start at the foundations or jump to the stage you actually need
- No quizzes, no completion timer, no homework — it's a structured video library, not a graded course
- Templates download as files — keep them locally, edit them in Word, Excel or Google Docs
- UK host community on Facebook — accessible from the standard Facebook app, free to join, active daily
- Lifetime access — log back in any time, the material doesn't get pulled or paywalled later
Free vs paid Mastery Academy — which suits you
The free class series gives you the structured curriculum and the templates.
The paid Mastery Academy adds live mastermind classes, a private operator network and direct deal-review access — for operators acquiring properties actively rather than just learning.
| What you get | Free Classes | Mastery Academy (paid) |
|---|---|---|
| Full 70+ lesson library | Included | Included |
| Five-stage learning progression | Included | Included |
| Working templates and contracts | Included | Included |
| UK host community access | Included | Included |
| Weekly live mastermind classes | — | Included |
| Direct deal-review with founders | — | Included |
| Private operator WhatsApp network | — | Included |
| Exclusive R2R lead access | — | Included |
| Cost | £0 — no card | £29.99/month or £299.99/year |
How these classes differ from typical Airbnb learning content online
Most "Airbnb classes" online fall into one of three buckets: short YouTube playlists, generic Udemy courses, or in-person paid weekend workshops.
Each has trade-offs. The honest comparison below is on the criteria that matter to a UK-based learner.
| What matters to a UK learner | Stayful Free Classes | YouTube playlist | Generic Udemy course | In-person UK workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free | Free | £10 – £150 | £100 – £500 |
| Structured progression | Yes | No | Sometimes | Yes |
| Self-paced | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| UK-specific (90-night, Scotland, FHL) | Yes | Rarely | Rarely | Sometimes |
| Real working templates included | Yes | No | Sometimes | Sometimes |
| Active community | Yes | Comments only | Limited | Event peers |
| Built by working operators | Yes | Sometimes | Sometimes | Sometimes |
| Lifetime access | Yes | Yes | Usually | No |
| Live coaching access | Paid tier only | No | No | Yes |
| Formal CPD certificate | No | No | Sometimes | Sometimes |
The honest summary: if you specifically want a CPD-accredited certificate or want the energy of an in-person event, the paid options are the right fit.
If you want structured, UK-specific class content with working templates and an active community at no cost, this is the closest you'll get.
Who teaches these classes — and why that matters
Most Airbnb classes online are taught by full-time course creators who have hosted a property at some point.
The instructors here are still actively running the businesses they teach.
Zac Harrison
Co-founder · Lead instructor
Zac started his Airbnb journey in late 2019 at 21, with limited capital and no property of his own.
By 2022 he had built a portfolio of 30+ rent-to-rent Airbnb properties across the UK, alongside an interior design business specifically focused on setting up short-let properties for other operators.
He delivers most of the curriculum classes and runs the deal-review sessions for paid Mastery Academy members.
Martyn Butler
Co-founder · Stayful CEO
Martyn started in 2020 with the ambition to get into property without the deposits required for traditional buy-to-let.
He moved through the rent-to-rent model, then self-managed his properties for several years before founding Stayful as a management business.
Stayful now manages 70+ properties across the UK on behalf of landlords — the management-side experience that informs the later stages of the class series.
Who these classes are for — and who they aren't
You want to learn Airbnb operation in a structured way, class by class — not by piecing together random YouTube videos.
You want UK-specific content covering the legal and tax rules that actually apply here.
You want to learn online at your own pace, anywhere in the UK.
You're comfortable starting in the free tier and only paying once there's a clear reason to.
You own a property and want a hands-off arrangement — Stayful's management service is built for that.
You want in-person classroom training — these classes are video-only.
You need a formally CPD-accredited certificate — these classes aren't accredited.
You want one-on-one mentoring as part of the free tier — coaching sits inside the paid Mastery Academy.
Common questions about online Airbnb classes
They're genuinely free.
You sign up with an email address — no card required, no countdown, no auto-billing.
The free tier gives you all 70+ lessons across the five stages and the templates.
The paid Mastery Academy adds live mastermind classes and operator network access — but the free classes are a complete learning path on their own.
No.
The five stages are designed to build on each other if you're new — but every class is independently watchable.
If you already have a property running and you're trying to fix one specific issue, jump straight to the relevant stage. Most experienced operators start in Stage 3 or 5.
Most individual classes are 3 to 8 minutes long.
The longest single class is around 12 minutes.
The format is deliberately short so you can fit one class into a coffee break and still get something usable from it — rather than sitting through a 90-minute lecture.
The class series is online-only.
A small number of UK property training organisations run weekend in-person Airbnb workshops, typically priced between £100 and £500 per session.
For most learners, online wins on cost, flexibility and accessibility — and the operator community on Facebook handles the peer-to-peer side that in-person events traditionally provided.
The Stayful Facebook community is where free-tier learners get most of their questions answered — by other operators going through the same material and by the founders directly.
For specific deal-review or one-on-one help, that sits inside the paid Mastery Academy where the founders work through real numbers with members.
The free tier doesn't include direct one-on-one tutoring, but the community is active enough that most questions get useful answers within hours.
Yes — the templates are part of the free tier.
You get the business plan template, the deal analyser, the P&L template, the setup-costs template, the agent and landlord scripts, the company let agreement and the JV agreement template.
They download as standard files — Word, Excel or Google Docs — so you can edit and adapt them to your own operation.
Yes.
The early classes are written for someone running their first property — listing setup, pricing, guest communication, reviews — and the foundations apply equally whether you're at one property or twenty.
The scaling-specific content sits in Stages 3 and 5 and you can skip it if it's not relevant to your situation.
The free classes cover the same operational ground as most paid UK Airbnb courses — listing, pricing, guest comms, reviews, scaling and tax.
What paid courses typically add is one of three things: live coaching access, a CPD-accredited certificate, or in-person workshop attendance.
If you specifically need any of those, a paid option is the better fit. If you don't, the free classes are likely to give you everything a paid course does at no cost.
Sign up to the Free Classes below
Free, no card, full access to all 70+ lessons across the five stages.
Takes about 30 seconds — sign up sits directly below this block.
The One Stop Shop Airbnb Training Academy
Our Airbnb Mastery Academy has 2 parts
The academy - 11 modules, 6 hours of video content learning everything you need to start, systemise & scale an Airbnb business in 2024.
The Community - On going support from the founders of Stayful through our FB group and consultation calls who have created a 7 figure Airbnb business so you can limit mistakes made along the way and know you are making the right decisions to grow your business.
