Encouraging guests to book longer stays could help you achieve higher occupancy with lower guest turnover and a more predictable income.
Enabling monthly stays
Many guests at Airbnb book stays of 28 nights and longer. Review your availability settings to make sure guests can find your listing when searching for monthly stays.
Setting up weekly and monthly discounts
Many guests who are booking longer stays actively look for listings with weekly or monthly discounts. Weekly and monthly discounts are highlighted to guests in search results as well as on the price breakdown on your listing page.
When you set a monthly discount, you can find out if that matches the income you expect with a single, longer booking.
You can also set your monthly discount to the same percentage as your expected vacancy. For instance:
If on average you book 24 days per month, you have an average 20% vacancy.
In that case, a 20% discount for monthly stays helps you earn a similar amount, with a single stay.
Once you’ve set a monthly discount, guests will see the average monthly rate for their dates in their search results when searching for stays of 28 nights or more, as well as on the price breakdown on your listing page.
Besides enabling monthly stays and setting up weekly and monthly discounts, here are some other ways you can help make sure you are optimized to accept more stays.
Additional reservation preferences
Review the additional settings in CalendarAvailability, including:
Advance notice: how soon can guests book
Preparation time: minimum time between bookings
Availability window: how far into the future can guests book.
Add a guidebook geared towards monthly stays
Have a favorite spot to buy groceries in your neighborhood? Is there a great local gym or a dog park in your neighborhood? You can add those tips to your guidebook.
Add some improvements to your listing
Make sure you have the essential amenities for monthly stays. Guests looking for monthly stays typically look for listings that provide a well-equipped kitchen, laundry, stable and strong wifi, as well as the essentials required for any Airbnb listing.
Additionally, you should make sure that your House Manual includes the instructions for day-to-day living (such as how trash disposal works, any particular instructions for taking care of the space and plants, etc).
Be available and support your guests during a monthly stay
During a monthly stay, the guest may require your assistance and reach out to you via the Airbnb app. You can provide detailed instructions for monthly stays as a separate section of your House Rules
If you're sharing the space with your guest, you should also set expectations about your interactions. You can define this in the Guest interaction section of the Title & description settings of your listing.
In addition to 90 consecutive days, the 90-day limit also applies to 90 days spread throughout the year. This is known as the “90-night rule” as it applies to short periods rather than long-term lets. Similar to the '90-Day- Airbnb Rule', the Deregulation Act 2015 also applies to Landlords of Airbnb listings.
Payments for stays longer than 28 nights or longer work in a different way. Airbnb automatically collects from guests 1 month upfront and at the beginning of each 30 day period. Learn more about payouts for monthly stays. Stays longer than 28 nights and longer are subject to your chosen long-term cancellation policy.
Airbnb takes listing quality metrics into account while ranking your property. This includes property details, picture quality, guest reviews and ratings, provided amenities, etc. The better you stand on these metrics, the higher you will rank.
How to get around the Airbnb 90-day rule? There is no way to avoid or bypass the 90-day Airbnb rule. By using Smarthost to rent out your property, you have access to listing on multiple platforms.
The rule restricts property owners from renting out their entire home or apartment for more than 90 days in a calendar year without requiring planning permission. This limitation does not apply to shared spaces or individual rooms within a property.
On average, the nightly rate for a seven-night Airbnb stay turns out to be 32% cheaper than the nightly rate for a one-night stay. Stick around for a month to bring your nightly rate even lower — a 46% discount for committing to 30 days versus just one. Some cities offer even bigger discounts for long-term stays.
Airbnb is a valuable resource for many types of travelers, but it can be especially valuable for those looking for long-term stays. Booking a monthly rental on Airbnb can save significant amounts of money over shorter-term bookings, but it may still cost more than using a local resource.
Longer stays often mean higher occupancy, lower turnover, and less work for you. To attract guests who prefer a longer stay, you can offer discounts on a weekly (7 or more nights) or monthly (28 or more nights) basis.
Their total price includes your nightly price, any additional fees you set (for cleaning, extra guests or pets), Airbnb service fees and taxes. Competitive pricing can help your listing stand out and rank higher in search results.
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