Glossary
Length-of-stay discount
A length-of-stay discount lowers the nightly rate when a guest books more nights, most often as a weekly or monthly discount. It trades a lower rate for fewer turnovers and fewer empty nights.
Examples on this page use made-up homes and numbers to show the method. They are not client results.
Example
Imagine a home at $200 a night with a 10% weekly discount:
- 7 nights at $200 = $1,400
- With the discount = $1,260, or $180 a night
You give up $140, but you save one or two cleanings and avoid the risk of unsold nights between shorter stays.
When it helps
- Low season, when filling a week is hard.
- Homes with high cleaning costs, where each turnover eats into profit.
When it hurts
- Peak weeks that would sell at full price anyway. Many hosts switch the discount off for those dates.
- When the discounted rate drops below your break-even. Check it in the calculator.
Put it to work
- Guide: Why your cleaning fee is losing you short stays
- Service: Co-Hosting, where we set and review your rates, minimum stays and gap nights for you, with nothing to pay upfront.
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