Creating a Promotional Offer for my Listing that Includes Only 1BR and 1.5BA

Ari46834
Level 3
New York, NY

Creating a Promotional Offer for my Listing that Includes Only 1BR and 1.5BA

So here is an issue I am having currently: due to seasonality my two-story, 3BR 2.5BA house really only attracts 1-2 guests per night during the winter and that's ONLY when I reduce the price significantly. I was doing half the cleaning myself to save money but it's unsustainable. If I were to hire my full staff for each cleaning during these winter promotional bookings (at their normal rate) I would lose money each night. 

 

Here's what I was thinking: I want to create a promotion where a maximum of 4 guests can stay in the largest bedroom (1 king size bed and one twin day bed and a rolling bed + sofa bed downstairs in the living room). I would lock the smaller 2 bedrooms and the other full bath. So in essence, the whole house would still be accessible (kitchen, living room, backyard, etc.), but only the master bedroom, en suite bathroom, and half bath would be available. 

 

Can I do this, within the terms of the agreements for Airbnb Hosts, or should I just make another listing for 1BR 1.5BA? I would be transparent with the rules of the promotional nights, of course.

 

Any ideas or constructive criticisms would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks!

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Mike-And-Jane0
Top Contributor
England, United Kingdom

@Ari46834 the sensible way to do this is to make another listing, link the calendars and then in high season block the 1 bed option. Use the duplicate function to create the new listing and then edit it checking ALL the sections as you go.

I didn't realize you can link the calendars! That's a game-changer. Yes, I think this makes the most sense since Airbnb has horrible price differentiation options. Thanks for this info. 

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