Change minimum stay requirement for specific days to fill voids in calendar?

[Rob175]

Hello hosts!  I am a new host, currently hosting my first guests.   I have a question about the minimum stay settings.  My calendar quickly filled up for about 5 weeks upon making my listing active with a 3 night minimum stay requirement.  However, I have a couple gaps between my reservations of 1 to 2 days.

I would like to maintain a general minimum of a 3 night stay, however, I would like to allow single night stays ONLY for specific days located between longer bookings.   Is there a way I can allow single night stays ONLY for specific dates on my calendar to fill gaps?  I haven't managed to find such a setting.

Thanks in advance! 

[Steve143 · Accepted solution]

Hello @Rob175,

You can do that as follows.

On a computer go to your calendar and click on "manage settings" in the top right hand corner.

Then click on "Availability" and then on the "Edit" button in the "Trip length" section.

You may have to scroll down to see the "Add a requirement for seasons or weekends" link. Click on that.

Then from the "during" drop down box select "Specific dates" and enter the date range for your gap. Then set the minimum to 1.

Select "Save". If you want to set a minium for another date range click on "Add another requirement" and proceed as above.

Select "Save" again when you've set the minumum for all gaps.

You can delete the requirement by clicking on the "X" in the "During x-y guests stay ..." line.

It can also be done on the Android app by going to your calendar, selecting the wheel icon in the top right and then tapping on "calendar settings", "trip lenght" and "Add a seasonal requirement".

Steve.

[Rob175]

@Steve143, Thank you for your help, I was successful in offering my gap days for one night stays.  The newbie is very greatful for your help!

[Keith-and-Randy0]

This was so helpful.  thank you very much.  I would have never found this on my own.

[Christine615]

Thank you for this information!

[Dan30]

Thank you, thank you!  Airbnb staff didn't know the answer.  Great!

[Debbie18]

Thank you Steve for an excellent explanation - I have updated all my "gaps" and I didn't know anything about the option.

Thanks also to Rob for asking the question.

Debbie

[Ionagh0]

Thank you 🙂

[Gayle44]

This thread helped me also.thanks!

[Karen1434]

I'm not sure if anything changed or it's user error, but I'm in my calendar and do not see "manage settings". Any ideas to help me? Thank you.

[Thomas746]

Go to your calander, select the nights in question, to the right will pop up a rules window.  Scroll down and you'll see how many rules it has.  Edit the rule that covers days and choose 1.  

[Bryce51]

Is this function still available? I cannot find "rules" there anywhere. Thanks. 

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@Thomas746 wrote:

Go to your calander, select the nights in question, to the right will pop up a rules window.  Scroll down and you'll see how many rules it has.  Edit the rule that covers days and choose 1.  

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I see the rules but, changing the minimum stay length isn't allowed here. Any other suggestions? Thanks. 

[Lorna23]

Thanks for the info, so very helpful. Now just because I'm away for a week, I won't miss any monthly booking that might be coming my way.

[Connie287]

HI

I don't see it either.  I was able to change my prices for Holiday Rates, but I'd like to change the min number of days for those as well.  The box doesn't have anything about this - just about smart pricing, etc

[Ljupco1]

Thank you for your help my friend,good job