Preventing weekend to weekend bookings

[David8879]

How you prevent "Friday check in - stay the week - Monday Check out" bookings? (cream of two weekends gone)

I can't come up with sound "no checkins/checkouts on certain days" strategy 

[Helen3]

Have a look at the Airbnb Help Website - lots of useful FAQs around running your Airbnb including how you can set rules for your calendar. @David8879 

[Pat271]

I don’t understand the issue. Can’t you just price the weekends to be more “creamy”?

[M199]

@David8879 

Are you using Smart Pricing?  If so, maybe you want to turn it off if it doesn't suit your needs and set your own rates manually.

[Kia272]

@David8879 Someone's paying to stay at your property. Why does it matter what days? I can't imagine two "creamy" weekends making up for a long stay like that. Besides, there's no turnover and no cleaning. Don't let the almighty dollar rule your life. 

[David8879]

Let me try again

Someone books 

check in Fr Aug 5th 

check out Mon 15th

next guest books:

check in Fri 19th

check out 29th

Do you think anyone would be interested in weekdays from 15th to 19th? That is a loss of revenue right there

If you still do not see the problem ....well...

[Kia272]

@David8879  Well, golly gee. I guess I'm a little bit slow. That was a real complicated scenario. I ain't sure I can process that. 

But, I'm thinkin' that the only real problem here is an unrealistic expectation that your AirBnB will be booked 24/7/365.

"firstly to compensate for lost revenue in the "leftover days" no normal tourist will be interested in I have to jack up weekend price by at least 100%."

And I'm also thinkin' that the other problem here might be one of the 7 deadly sins, which I believe is GREED. 

But what would little old me know........I'm headed back to my job as the village idiot. They sure did miss me! 

[Pat271]

Exactly😂

[David8879]

@M199 no way! no "smart" pricing. No instant book. not giving up control of my property to anyone or anything 🙂

@Pat271 firstly to compensate for lost revenue in the "leftover days" no normal tourist will be interested in I have to jack up weekend price by at least 100%.

I do not want to milk people who will book one week to compensate for smarty pa\nts who will book weekend to weekend inclusive 

[David8879]

Thanks G-d for the "mute" option

Spoke too fast - that does not work LOL

[Wendy117]

@David8879  if your property is in an area where week day bookings are rare all i can suggest is to set your maximum number of nights to 7.

I myself would hate to do that as i would miss out on lovely long bookings as @Kia272  says, a long booking is a lot less work. But then in my area there are people arriving for stays any day of the week so i do get week day bookings.  I have a 4 day minimum set.

[Dimitar27]

You can limit the maximum stay, but really, I can't see any issue here. If you are in a tourist area , two weekends will be a pretty normal reservation.

Be careful with the calendar and limitations if your target is to have more returning guests.

[David8879]

@Wendy117 setting days to 7 does not solve it

@Kia272 firstly - not helpful, secondly - quite offensive, thirdly - if you start any business without goal to maximize profits - you should not be in business. With all due respect

Overall folks - don't tell me that something can't be done, that adds no value to discussion - tell me how to get it done.

[Wendy117]

@David8879  Good luck David in getting someone to 'tell you how to get it done'. 

If the issue was "How you prevent "Friday check in - stay the week - Monday Check out" bookings?  =  10 days which was all your initial question asked then obviously if you limit to 7 days you wont get anyone taking 2 weekends -  @Dimitar27  also suggested the solution was to limit the maximum stay.  

Try to be a bit nicer to fellow hosts who are trying to help.  

[Kelly149]

I’ve got to say @David8879  i don’t get the question. So, what do you WANT guests to book?