About Numa Stays
Numa Stays is a leading operator in the vacation rental sector, offering modern and well-equipped apartments in central locations in several European cities. With an innovative business model based on technology and hospitality, Numa has experienced rapid growth in recent years, expanding to more than 70 cities in 15 European countries.
In Spain, Numa has consolidated its presence through the acquisition of Friendly Rentals in 2021. This company, founded in 2003, was a benchmark in vacation rentals in Barcelona, with a large portfolio of high-quality apartments and an experienced team. The integration of Friendly Rentals into Numa has enabled the company to expand its offering in Spain and leverage the experience and local knowledge of the Friendly Rentals team.
Currently, Numa Stays has a wide presence in major Spanish cities such as Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Seville and Malaga, offering a variety of apartments to suit the needs of different types of travelers, from tourists to professionals on business trips.
The Challenge: From chaos to clarity
Numa Stays was managing entire apartment buildings, which brought with it a growing challenge: the efficient management of supplies and invoices. Angela Watson, regional operations manager for Numa Stays Spain, who has 19 years' experience with the company, describes the previous process as a nightmare, with lost invoices, cumbersome paperwork and a lack of visibility over expenses.
The arrival of Polaroo marked a turning point for Numa. The platform, specialized in supply management for the real estate sector, centralized all relevant information, facilitating access to invoices, contracts and consumption data with just a few clicks.
The Results: Savings, efficiency and sustainability
Polaroo not only simplified day-to-day management, but also generated significant savings. Within the first three months, Numa received a proposal from Polaroo to switch energy suppliers, saving them €18,000 in one year. In addition, the platform facilitated the generation of carbon footprint reports, an increasingly relevant aspect in the sector.
Testimonial by Angela Watson, Business Operations Manager at Numa.
What She values most about Polaroo:
"Polaroo has helped me a lot in terms of expenses, time, mental health.... Before it was a nightmare, we didn't know where the invoices were, we had to be calling suppliers, doing paperwork, we didn't know what we were spending.... Now with Polaroo, with one click I have all the information, all the invoices, I know what I am spending, I can make decisions.... It has been a brutal change.
Cost savings results, improving its forecasts for the year:
"In the first three months we were with Polaroo, they sent us an email saying that we could change companies, and they were going to save us 18,000 euros in the year. The switch was very easy and very fast. Right now most of our buildings have a new supplier, and we are noticing the drop in bills month by month, so the savings are going to be much greater.”
Polaroo, has also impacted its sustainability:.
“Polaroo also helped us with a carbon footprint report for all the buildings we have in Spain. It was very quick, very easy. In other countries this is much more complicated, much more manual, and with Polaroo with one click we had all the detailed information. It has been a brutal and very positive change”.
The Experience with Polaroo: A brutal change.
The collaboration between Numa and Polaroo has been a success story in the vacation rental sector. Polaroo has proven to be an essential tool for Numa, allowing them to save time, money and stress, while improving their sustainability and making more informed decisions.