Daily rate versus 2 day stays

[Nancy2451]

I notice that some hosts have a one day rental rate and then a 2 or more daily rate.  How do I have a rate for night stays, and another for 2 or more night stays?  

[Emiel1]

@Nancy2451 

 You can set a discount for longer stays (2 nights, 3 nights etc...).

Go to your calender , choose rates , goto section discounts, select "more discounts"

BTW

If using a cleaning fee, you can also set a specail cleaning fee for short stays (1 or 2 nights)

[Wendy-May0]

@Nancy2451 This is a very effective strategy to encourage longer stays while still accepting single-night bookings at a premium. It's often called a minimum night stay discount or a single-night surcharge.

On Airbnb, you achieve this using the Length-of-Stay Discounts feature within your pricing settings.

Here is the straightforward method:

1. Set Your Base Rate: Your standard daily rate (say, £100) should be set for the longest stay length you want to encourage (e.g., 7+ nights).

2. Apply a Surcharge for 1 Night: Go into your pricing settings and look for the 'Length-of-Stay discounts' section. You need to apply a negative discount (a surcharge) for a 1-night stay.

   • Example: If your base rate is £100, and you want the 1-night rate to be £120, you would set a +20% premium for 1-night stays.

3. Apply a Standard Rate for 2-6 Nights: If you want the 2-night rate to be the standard £100, you would then set the 2-night discount to 0% (or leave it blank, depending on the interface).

By applying the premium only to the 1-night stays, you effectively price those shorter bookings higher, making the 2-night stay (which is at your standard rate) much more appealing and financially logical for the guest.

This is a great way to manage turnover costs, as a single-night stay incurs the same cleaning and management overhead as a 2-night stay, but the surcharge helps cover that extra work.

Feel free to ask me any questions about calculating the right surcharge percentage to cover your cleaning fee and management time. Are you looking to completely discourage 1-night stays, or just make them more profitable?

[Gernide0 · Accepted solution]

Hi @Nancy2451 ! 👋

Airbnb doesn’t let you set two separate nightly rates (one for 1-night stays and another for 2+ nights), but you can create the same effect using the tools we already have:

✅ 1. Set a higher base price for 1-night stays

Go to Calendar → “Edit nights” → “Custom price” and set a slightly higher nightly rate for any dates where you allow single-night bookings.

✅ 2. Add a discount for 2+ night stays

Under Pricing → Discounts, you can create:

• a 2-night discount

• a weekly discount

• a monthly discount

This automatically lowers the price for longer stays without you needing two different base rates.

Most hosts do it this way — higher price for 1 night, incentive for 2+ nights — and it keeps your listing competitive while covering cleaning costs.

Hope that helps good luck. 🍀