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Do most people use variable or fixed minimum stays?
Our townhouse is 2 hours away and we clean it ourselves, so I just want to see what others do.
I don't know how you intend to manage your Airbnb 2 hours away and clean by yourself... wouldn't it be cheaper to hire someone to clean than to drive for 4 hours for each turnover? It depends on the type of your unit and the location and season but you should try 1 week min if possible.
we have 2 nights minimum. Unfortunately, our city is oversaturated with STRs and it is a transit destination so we can't afford longer min stay. The majority of hosts in our area have 1-night minimum.
Sometimes if we have a 1-night gap between bookings and we have time, we allow 1-nighters but with our cleaning fee added we are obviously too expensive.
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I have hired a local woman to help with cleaning. The drive is too much to do each time..
Thanks for your helpful suggestions.
@Patrick1345 Ya sounds like hiring a cleaner would be a good idea!
My unit is in my basement and we allow one night stays (and I LOVE the one nighters!!!) LOL. But I could see why that would not be a great option for you if you had to drive that far.
You could always try a 3 night minimum and see how you find it with the cleaning. And then you will know if you want to hire a cleaner or not.
Best of luck! 🐵
Thanks for the comment. I did hire a cleaner for quick turnovers to help a bit .
I don't have a minimum or maximum. I am 1.5 hours away and I clean it myself, and I don't want a restriction so I come up in more searches. It's far and takes time, but it's not the worst. I recommend making the cleaning fee higher to encouraging longer stays, but a guest wants what they want. I started my cleaning fee as $50, but raised it to $100 and got more 2-3 day bookings. I do eventually need to hire some help, but it's nerve wracking for me to let anyone else do it right now.
I have the cleaning fee at $150 and lower per night fees. It seems to help. I did hire someone to do some cleaning, but I like knowing exactly how I left it when I clean.
We have a 2 night minimum. It can take up to 2 hours to turn over the apartment. Longer if guests sleep on top of our comforters and we have 3 more loads of wash to do. We live on site and it can be a lot of up and down the stairs for us especially if we forget something. When guests stay 3 days or more it feels like heaven not to have to clean for that 1 extra day. No cleaning fee here either.
2 night minimum because I don't want to be a maid too often. I believe the 2 night minimum can also weed out problem guests who might destroy the place, run their drug dealing operation for a night, etc. Sure those 1 nighters would fill up the unbooked nights, but I'm not shooting for 95% occupancy. Just earning a little extra income.