Guest mode access

1. A method for security and automation systems, comprising:

receiving a reservation request for a reservation at a single-family home from a guest;

receiving, based at least in part on the reservation request, input from a home manager of a security and automation system located at the single-family home, wherein the input comprises an authentication of availability at the single-family home for the reservation request based at least in part on calendar information and a configuration of the security and automation system for guest access;

approving the reservation request based at least in part on the received authentication of availability; and

automatically communicating a temporary guest code to the guest triggered by the approving, wherein manually inputting the temporary guest code at a mounted component of the security and automation system located at the single-family home grants access to the single-family home and access to operate at least one component of the security and automation system, and updates a status of the security and automation system from an armed state to a disarmed state, wherein the armed state is associated with triggering an alarm.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reservation request comprises a duration of time for which the guest is approved to access the single-family home.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

determining that the duration of time for which the guest is approved to access the single-family home has ended; and

automatically deactivating the temporary guest code based at least in part on the determining.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

providing an alert to an administrator based at least in part on the deactivating.

5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

receiving a reservation extension request from the guest;

approving the reservation extension request; and

reactivating the temporary guest code or communicating a new temporary guest code to the guest based at least in part on the approving.

6. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

updating a status of the security and automation system based at least in part on the deactivating.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein updating the status of the security and automation system further comprises:

updating the security system to an armed state.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein approving the reservation request comprises any of receiving a payment from the guest, or receiving approval from an administrator, or a combination thereof.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting an input of the temporary guest code at the single-family home; and

providing an alert to an administrator based at least in part on the detecting.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the temporary guest code is further inputted as any of a spoken command, or a gesture, or a wireless signal associated with a device carried by the guest, or an input at a user interface associated with the single-family home, or a combination thereof.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one component of the security and automation system comprises any of a motion sensor, or a video and/or audio monitor, or a plurality of lights, or an HVAC system, or a control panel, or a combination thereof.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the temporary guest code comprises any of a numeric or alphanumeric word, or code, or phrase, or a combination thereof.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein communicating the temporary guest code to the guest further comprises:

communicating the temporary guest code to an email address associated with the guest, or to cellphone associated with the guest as a push notification or text message, or to a dedicated application on a computing device associated with the guest, or a combination thereof.

14. An apparatus for security and automation systems, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:

receive a reservation request for a reservation at a single-family home from a guest;

receive, based at least in part on the reservation request, input from a home manager of a security and automation system located at the single-family home, wherein the input comprises an authentication of availability at the single-family home for the reservation request based at least in part on calendar information and a configuration of the security and automation system for guest access;

approve the reservation request based at least in part on the received authentication of availability; and

automatically communicate a temporary guest code to the guest triggered by the approving, wherein manually inputting the temporary guest code at a mounted component of the security and automation system grants access to the single-family home and access to operate at least one component of the security and automation system, and updates a status of the security and automation system from an armed state to a disarmed state, wherein the armed state is associated with triggering an alarm.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the reservation request comprises a duration of time for which the guest is approved to access the single-family home.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , the instructions further executable to:

determine that the duration of time for which the guest is approved to access the single-family home has ended; and

automatically deactivating the temporary guest code based at least in part on the determining.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , the instructions further executable to:

provide an alert to an administrator based at least in part on the deactivating.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 , the instructions further executable to:

receive a reservation extension request from the guest;

approve the reservation extension request; and

reactivate the temporary guest code or communicating a new temporary guest code to the guest based at least in part on the approving.

19. The apparatus of claim 16 , the instructions further executable to:

update a status of the security and automation system based at least in part on the deactivating.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code, the code executable by a processor to:

receive a reservation request for a reservation at a single-family home from a guest;

receive, based at least in part on the reservation request, input from a home manager of a security and automation system located at the single-family home, wherein the input comprises an authentication of availability at the single-family home for the reservation request based at least in part on calendar information and a configuration of the security and automation system for guest access;

approve the reservation request based at least in part on the received authentication of availability; and

automatically communicate a temporary guest code to the guest triggered by the approving, wherein manually inputting the temporary guest code at a mounted component of the security and automation system grants access to the single-family home and access to operate at least one component of the security and automation system, and updates a status of the security and automation system from an armed state to a disarmed state, wherein the armed state is associated with triggering an alarm.

21. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving at least one of a pre-recorded message or instructions from the home owner; and

communicating the at least one of the pre-recorded message or the instructions to the guest upon check-in.