Guides for vacation rental owners
Choosing tools and a website can feel confusing. These guides compare the options in plain words, so you can decide with confidence.
Guides5 min readHow much do booking sites cost you a year? A quick way to find out
An owner with $60,000 of bookings, 70% on Airbnb and 30% on Booking.com, pays about $9,210 a year in fees. Here is how to work out yours.
October 23, 2026
Guides5 min readWhat cleaning fee should you charge? A simple way to work it out
A turnover that costs you $83 needs a cleaning fee of about $98.22, because the booking site takes its share of the fee too. Here is the maths.
October 19, 2026
Guides6 min readWhat occupancy does your vacation rental need to break even?
With $2,060 a month of fixed costs and a $150 rate, a rental needs about 54% occupancy to break even. Here is how to find yours, and your lowest safe nightly rate.
October 17, 2026
Guides5 min readWeekly and monthly discounts: how to set them without losing money
A 7-night stay at $150 a night with a 10% weekly discount and a $90 cleaning fee costs the guest $1,075.50. Here is how the price is built, step by step.
October 15, 2026
Guides5 min readHow much will you really keep from one Airbnb stay?
A 3-night stay at $150 a night leaves you $443.63 on Airbnb and $509.48 on your own site. Here is how to work out your own payout, stay by stay.
October 13, 2026
Guides7 min read12 questions to ask before you hire someone to build your rental website
Prices, dates, who owns what, and who fixes it when it breaks. Ask these before you pay anyone, and see how we answer them.
October 9, 2026
Guides6 min readWhat to put on the first page of a rental website: a checklist
Ten things your first page needs to turn a visitor into a booking, in plain words, with the rule about showing your total price.
October 7, 2026
Guides5 min readDo you need a channel manager, or just a website?
They do two different jobs. Here is which one you need first, and why a website pays for itself fastest.
October 3, 2026
Guides6 min readDouble bookings: why they happen and how to stop them
Two guests, one bed, same night. Here is why calendars fall out of step, what it can cost you, and how to fix it.
October 1, 2026
Guides5 min readLodgify alternatives for owners who do not want to build the site themselves
Website tools like Lodgify and Smoobu are cheap, but you do all the work. Here is the other choice: a booking website built and run for you.
September 27, 2026
Guides5 min readHow much does a direct booking website cost in 2026?
Do it yourself, hire a freelancer, or have it done for you: what each way really costs, including your time.
September 21, 2026