Airbnb Month To Month Rentals (2025)

FAQs

Is Airbnb cheaper by the month? ›

On average, the nightly rate for a seven-night Airbnb stay turns out to be 32% cheaper than the nightly rate for a one-night stay. Stick around for a month to bring your nightly rate even lower — a 46% discount for committing to 30 days versus just one.

Payments for stays longer than 28 nights or longer work in a different way. Airbnb automatically collects from guests 1 month upfront and at the beginning of each 30 day period. Learn more about payouts for monthly stays. Stays longer than 28 nights and longer are subject to your chosen long-term cancellation policy.

Airbnb doesn't allow properties to be rented out for more than 90 nights per year. If your limit for bookings is reached, Airbnb will automatically close your property until the end of the calendar year. In addition to 90 consecutive days, the 90-day limit also applies to 90 days spread throughout the year.

Discounted monthly pricing and deferred payments

Guests staying for 28 nights or longer are able to pay for their stay on a monthly basis.

When you book a stay of 28 days or longer on Airbnb, it is considered a long-term stay. The great thing about renting on Airbnb for at least one month is that you get an added monthly discount – I've seen discounts up to 50% off the normal price.

Step 2: Click on the "Pricing" tab from the top menu. Step 3: In the "Discounts" section, choose "Edit". Step 4: Below the weekly and monthy discount boxes, you will see a sentence stating, "You can also set a custom price for a specific week or month.". The "week" and "month" are links which will open a popup screen.

Monthly stays

For reservations of 28 nights or more, you'll be charged for the first month upon confirmation. After that, you'll be charged the remainder in monthly instalments. You can review the dates of your monthly payments during checkout.

Search for monthly stays by setting your check in and check out dates to include at least 28 nights. The results will show you the monthly rates for the available places, along with any discounts if applied. You can search for places with popular amenities for long stays on the monthly stays page or the sublets page.

For example, in California, Illinois, and New York, a residential tenancy may be created after 30 consecutive days of occupancy. Someone who stays with you for fewer than 30 days generally does not have the rights of a tenant unless there is a written agreement to the contrary, but every state is different.

If you have permission to host beyond the 90-day limit, you are able to request that Airbnb do not apply the 90-day rule to your property and they will remove the limit accordingly.

Is Airbnb income taxable? ›

Under US tax law, income earned from real property (such as an Airbnb listing) in the US is subject to US tax reporting even when it's earned by non-US tax residents. Accordingly, Airbnb requires every Host with US listing(s) to provide Form W-9/Form W-8.

In a given year, an Airbnb host marks their property as available for booking for 300 days, while keeping the property for personal use and maintenance for the remaining 65 days. In this year, guests book the rental for a total of 260 nights. The vacation rental has an occupancy rate of 86.7%.

Airbnb squatters are guests who refuse to leave once their check-out date comes around. Sometimes known as “illegal occupiers”, these Airbnb guests choose not to vacate the Airbnb rental property for various reasons.

How much does Airbnb charge hosts? Airbnb charges hosts a service fee for each booking. What percentage Airbnb takes can vary, but it's typically around 3% for most hosts. However, Airbnb's commission can go up to 14% or more for hosts who have a Super Strict cancellation policy.

It is possible to score last-minute deals on Airbnb listings, as both dynamically priced and statically priced homes may drop prices a few days ahead of time to prevent a property from sitting empty.

So, is booking an Airbnb last minute cheaper? We recommend a middle path: Booking neither many months in advance nor a few days before check-in, but somewhere in between. This offers the lowest typical rates, according to our data. Keep in mind that this rule of thumb won't apply in every situation.

For hosts in North America, the peak season is between May and September. The rest of the year is classified as 'off-season', but with pockets of busy periods. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year are all big holidays and they just so happen to be in the off-season.