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Notes de terrain pour hôtes de location courte durée
Une synchronisation de calendriers qui fonctionne vraiment, une automatisation du ménage qui ne fait pas double emploi sur la femme de ménage, et une checklist RGPD qui tient sur une page. Écrit par des gens qui louent eux-mêmes, pas par des sites d’affiliation.
Maintenance reserve for short-term rentals: the per-night number most hosts get wrong
Most hosts set aside 1–2% of gross for repairs. Real depreciation runs 5–8%. A worked spreadsheet of three breakdowns shows what the per-night reserve actually needs to be.
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When do Airbnb and Booking.com actually pay you? Payout timing
Airbnb pays ~24h after check-in; Booking.com pays weeks later. A worked timeline of when money really lands, the first-payout trap, and the cash-flow gap.
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RevPAR for short-term rentals: the metric occupancy hides
Occupancy and ADR each tell half the story. RevPAR — revenue per available night — reconciles them. Worked math for three listings that look nothing alike.
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Airbnb Superhost: the four thresholds and what the badge is worth
The four quarterly metrics that win the Superhost badge, the search-rank lift it actually gives you, and when chasing it stops being worth the response-rate cognitive load.
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Airbnb host-only fee vs split-fee: the breakeven math
When 15% host-only beats 3% + ~14% split, the conversion uplift hosts actually see, and the worked spreadsheet across budget, mid-tier, and luxury listings.
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Airbnb extra guest fee: the per-person pricing math
What an extra guest actually costs you per night, the three pricing models hosts use, and the spreadsheet that shows when a per-guest fee funds your linen budget vs when it spooks the booking.
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Airbnb instant book vs request to book: the conversion math
What Airbnb's instant book actually costs you in bookings, the four guest signals where request-to-book pays for itself, and the spreadsheet to decide.
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Airbnb co-host commission math: what 20% really costs you
A worked breakdown of co-host pay models for short-term rental hosts. Percent-of-gross vs percent-of-net vs per-task, real dollar math at 5, 10, and 20 stays per month, and the threshold where the co-host pays for themselves.
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Guest registration laws for short-term rentals: a country-by-country guide
What guest data EU short-term rental hosts must collect and report to authorities — Spain, Italy, France, Portugal, Germany — with deadlines and retention rules.
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Airbnb cleaning fee vs all-in pricing: which one books more nights
A worked breakdown of Airbnb's total-price display and the cleaning-fee dilemma — what happens when you bundle the fee into the nightly rate, how CTR moves at each split, and the break-even where absorbing the fee starts to cost money.
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Same-day booking math: when the last-minute reservation is a trap
When a same-day Airbnb or Booking.com reservation is worth accepting and when it costs you a 3-star review. Cleaning slack, review-score drag, and the 3-hour rule that beats "always say yes."
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Dynamic pricing for short-term rentals: PriceLabs, Wheelhouse, Beyond
A worked comparison of PriceLabs, Wheelhouse, and Beyond Pricing for short-term rental hosts — fees, lift, break-even at 1, 3, and 8 listings, and the three settings that decide whether the tool earns its keep.
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