guest long term stay

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Scott299
Level 1
Fresno, CA

guest long term stay

If a guest wants to stay for 3 months does the guest get charged for the whole stay at the beginning or is it broken up in three payments

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@Scott299, it is broken up into 3 payments.

They pay for the first month up front. Then each month they pay for the next month.

 

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@Scott299, it is broken up into 3 payments.

They pay for the first month up front. Then each month they pay for the next month.

 

Thank you

Delene0
Level 2
Hickory, NC

I am new to Airbnb, I have not even had a guest yet but I have a request for a long term stay 10-12 weeks with a cat. The site calculated her cost as 1270.00 which seems excessive. What do people charge for a long term stay and should I charge a pet deposit? How do I set that charge up?

Thanks in advance for your help

Delene

Alexandra482
Level 1
Bunessan, United Kingdom

I am coming to the end of  hosting two ladies for a months stay. They are very nice people but having two strangers in your home for such a long time is a real strain and one I will not repeat. Usually guests would have breakfast then be out for the day, come back to freshen up then go out for their evening meal. But when long stay people want to use your kitchen to prepare meals I found it really uncomfortable to have to talk to them about the difference between b&b & self catering holiday homes.  In the end I felt I didn't want to come back to my own house after work as theres ladies actually have spent most of their time in the house sleeping!!!! I did give a discount  for their stay. I was happy with the amount recieved but when you work out how much a cottage would cost for a month the guests did very well out of their stay too. Good luck

Quincy
Community Manager
Community Manager
London, United Kingdom

Hi @Alexandra482,

 

Thanks for sharing your experiences with long-term guests.

 

I've had only 1 long-term guest who stayed with me for 1 month. Everything went well as he just started with his new job which happened to be around the corner of my house. The only small problem was cooking as we would be back home at the same time and my kitchen was a little bit small for us to cook at the same time :-). 

 

It was a great experience and I learned a lot from it. 

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Eve117
Level 2
Charlottesville, VA

I specialize in long-term stays.  I have a separate entrance and interact with guests should they have questions.  My experience has been wonderful.  I have met incredible people.  I generally rent to single people, as my house is too small for couples long term. I would not recommend a long-term stay for a room within my home.    

I have been renting my cottage out for short stays but want to rent is out for 5 weeks while I am away traveling. How do I set this up please. As it is separate from the house I feel ok about it.  Thanks. S

we have had a request from a traveling nurse for a three month stay. It is an attractive idea, since it is Jan-March, which are the slowest months. My husband felt that we should break it into three month long stays with a day in between to protect us from California tenant laws....so we made that suggestion and suggested a special offer for a break on the total.

 

My questions-

On a special offer, will cleaning fee still be addedby the system, or should I include?

Will service fee for Air BNB be a different percentage if she books three separate times as opposed to one 3 month booking?

Leigh Ann, how did this work out for you? We recently received a similar request for a 3-month stay from a traveling nurse, her husband and their three year-old for our 1 bedroom apartment attached to our house. My husband and I are on the fence. We’ve been reading the mixed reviews and the possible loss of superhost status which we’re about to attain. 

Colletta0
Level 2
Townsville, Australia

I am only new to Airbnb and have had my 1st guest 2 weeks, 2nd guest 5 weeks and now I’ve had someone enquire about a 3month stay.  We have a rental shortage in my town. My Airbnb  is a separate residence and entry to main house.

Considerations are -  Cons

1. no bond/ as owner you cannot inspect while they are in residence

2. Payments are only made on a month to month basis. What happens if they fail to pay the 2nd and subsequent months and cannot be evicted?

3. cleaning fees have to be higher than short stay fees as will require more intensive 

cleaning. 
4.  For short term stays I stock continental bfast, snacks, fresh fruit, fresh farm produce e.g eggs bananas, toilet paper, shampoo/ conditioner, liquid bath soap, laundry powder and fabric softener  as well as a range of cleaning products. What do you do for long stays?
5. Reduced weekly fees at summertime when air/cons  are likely to be running non stop.

Pros

1. Guaranteed income for the period.

TIA.  Appreciate any advice you may have.😊

Huma0
Level 10
London, United Kingdom

@Colletta0 

 

I specialise in long term stays. I cannot answer all your questions as laws will vary from location to location and I don't know about tenant's rights where you are. I have also never had a long term guest not make the monthly payments, but it certainly is a risk and yes, I think the Airbnb security deposit is fairly meaningless.

 

RE cleaning, I don't charge a cleaning fee, just incorporate it into my nightly rate, so it doesn't cost me any more to host long term than short term. Also, some short stay guests leave a lot more mess to clean up than some long term ones. It just depends on the individual. I offer to clean guests rooms (I host private rooms in my own home) for a fee during their stay. This is optional. They can choose to do it themselves and I provide extra bedlinen and towels so they can change and wash these when convenient if they don't want to pay me to do it. However, I have learnt to stress that they must actually keep the place clean and wash bedlinen/towels if they are here for a long time. I provide cleaning products.

 

I provide the same supplies as I would for short term stays. The guests do get a long term discount, but it's not huge, so I don't feel that I should reduce what is on offer. The only thing I ask them to buy themselves is laundry detergent/softener. I also find that long term guests almost always buy their own toiletries, so I actually go through less of these than with a series of short stays. 

 

Your situation is a bit different though as I don't provide breakfast, only tea, coffee, sugar, honey, hot chocolate, some cereals, salt, pepper, oil, spices etc. Again, I find that most long term guests hardly use these, except maybe the salt, pepper and sometimes oil or tea, but a lot of them even buy their own oil or teas and leave them here for the next guests. All in all, I need far fewer supplies than when I was hosting short term. The only thing I don't buy less of is toilet paper!