You booked an Atlanta short-term rental instead of a hotel for the space, the kitchen, and the neighborhood — but a rental doesn't come with the extras a longer or family trip needs. Flying a travel crib and a car seat across the country is a hassle (and airlines charge for it). Buying a fan or a projector you'll use once makes no sense. The easy answer for the bulky, awkward, once-per-trip stuff is to rent it and have it delivered to where you're staying.
Through Stellar Gear we drop equipment at your Atlanta Airbnb, VRBO, or short-term rental and pick it up when you check out — so you travel light and skip the store run on arrival. Here's what guests ask for most, and how to think about each.
1. Baby and family gear you don't want to fly with
Traveling with little ones is the number-one reason guests ask. Instead of gate-checking gear and hoping it survives, arrive to clean, ready-to-use essentials: a pack-n-play travel crib for safe sleep, a high chair for mealtimes, and a convertible car seat for rideshares and rental cars. If you need all three, ask for them together.
Everything is sanitized between rentals, and car seats are inspected and within their service dates — the details that matter when it's for your kid.
2. Sleeping a few more people
If your group grew after you booked — visiting family, friends crashing for a weekend — you don't need a bigger rental, just another bed. A queen air mattress with fresh bedding sleeps two more comfortably and packs away during the day, so a 2-bedroom stretches to fit the whole crew.
3. Staying comfortable in the Atlanta heat
Atlanta summers are hot and humid, and a full rental warms up fast — especially bedrooms far from the thermostat. A tower or box fan keeps sleeping areas comfortable overnight without cranking the AC for the whole house. It's a small thing that makes a stuffy back bedroom livable.
4. Movie nights, game days, and get-togethers
One of the best parts of renting a whole place is hosting in it. A projector, a screen, extra seating, and a rolling cooler turn the living room or patio into the best seat in the house for the big game, a movie night, or a backyard get-together. It works indoors or outside after dark, and it beats buying a projector you'd use once.
5. Landing kit for international visitors
Coming from overseas? US outlets won't fit your plugs, and mobile roaming drains fast with a group online. An arrival kit — plug adapters, a fast multi-port USB-C charger, and a power strip — gets every device charged from the moment you walk in.
How renting works
Reach out with your dates and your Atlanta rental address and tell us what you need. We confirm what's available and email you a secure payment link — nothing is charged until you approve it. After payment we deliver to your rental across metro Atlanta and collect everything at checkout. Higher-value items carry a refundable deposit hold that's released once the gear comes back in good condition.
When to ask
Inventory is limited and the popular items move fastest around big Atlanta weekends and events. If you already know your dates, ask early so your gear is waiting when you arrive.
Hosts: offer this to your own guests
If you're on the other side of this — a host fielding the same crib-and-high-chair questions every month — you can offer all of it without buying or storing a thing. Your guests rent directly from us and we handle delivery and pickup. See how Stellar Gear works for hosts.
In town for a specific event? See our World Cup guest gear guide. Hosting guests rather than visiting? Our Atlanta host's guide covers getting your property guest-ready.