Former COVID settings & Calendar settings

[Valerie926]

So I'm trying to find the former COVID settings - where you had to say if you were leaving a day in-between, and your cleaning protocols.  I'm trying to turn off the day in-between & can't find it.  Are they just gone now?  Customer service is stumped at the moment.  The reason I'm asking is because on the calendar if I  block off dates, ie March 19-21, it shows not available the NIGHT of the 21st, which is not what I want.  Is this just a calendar glitch?  And I should only block off the NIGHTS it is not available ie March 19 & 20?  Or is this a hold over from that night in-between setting?  Air BnB calendar settings are not great compared to VRBO calendars, which are much more clear and easer to use.

[Mike-And-Jane0 · Accepted solution]

@Valerie926 Airbnb works on nights not days. If you block 19-21 March then that is blocking 3 nights.

Hope this makes sense

[Valerie926]

Thank you!  I did figure it out yesterday, but it's confusing since I assumed it worked the same as VRBO - you would block off March 19-21, rather than with Air Bnb you put in March 19-20.  Been hosting for 2 years now and just figured this out 😞

[Deb216]

@Valerie926 ,

I believe you are looking for this:

Go to your listing's calendar.

Select: Settings/Availability Settings.

Select: Preparation Time.

Then select: 1 night before and after.

Have a great day!

[Deb216]

The Resource Center has more info.

[Valerie926]

Thanks Deb216, but I was looking for Settings that no longer exist.  Mike-and-JaneO had the correct answer.

[Valerie926]

Mike and Jane-0 had it correct.  I did find that calendar setting you suggested though, and I had "none" for preparation, but I do have "one" for advance notice.  I was thinking it was in the former COVID protocols that you could check whether you allowed a day in between, and I thought maybe that was affecting my calendar.  Apparently that section (COVID) is completely gone now.

[Helen744]

@Valerie926  Yes Valerie , if you have a two night stay on Airbnb they will automatically appear to block the 22nd also but this is only a checkout  ,not possible ,not a checkin. Hopefully guests who put in the date of the 21 to the 23 frinstance ,will see this.... H

[Valerie926]

Thanks Helen744.  It was me blocking off dates, not a guest making a reservation.  Someone did answer the question below - it's just different than how VRBO does their calendar.