@Mark116 @good points. Yes, for sure it's true that guests who aren't cooking cause far less mess in the kitchen area. They also have less of a chance to 'settle in' and overtake the space and are more likely to out and about. However, I also used to have lots of two night stays where the guests did cook and used every amenity they could. Travellers in Europe were often on longer trips but city hopping so they still wanted to cook (to save money I guess) and would often arrive with one or even several loads of dirty laundry they wanted to wash.
@Elaine701 Yes, I always clean the space thoroughly after each stay no matter how clean the guests seem to have been. That means dusting every surface, polishing every mirror, cleaning under the beds etc. etc. And then there is the laundry and making up of beds which, for me at least, was the most time consuming part. It also requires more resources = more money.
I have hosted hundreds of short stays. I actually started with a one night minimum and then quickly switched to two nights when I realised it simply wasn't cost or time effective to have guests stay for just a night. However, it really turned into a full on job, especially as I couldn't find decent cleaners at the time so was doing everything myself. Add to that a job where I frequently had to travel and no co-host, and it just became untenable. I very intentionally switched from that to long term hosting. There are definitely pros and cons to both though.
@Kitty-and-Creek0 Yes, I get the appeal of the one night stay where guests are barely in the space, but you still have to do all the laundry and cleaning anyway. With the prices I charge (my listings are of course only private rooms in my own house), it just wasn't worth it.