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So I decided to allow same day turnovers again on my smaller cabin which is easier to clean and flip and all of a sudden I am booked 14 days in a row, 4 different guests with no days in between. I still require a days notice to book so no last minute surprises.
Looks like it will be a busy rest of the year!
RR
I changed to no days between but I add the days I want as blocked between bookings manually. I have more control that way.
Decided to keep the buffer day, so no same day turnovers for us this summer.
Weāve got a four day minimum for July and August, and most bookings are for around a week, so weāre not losing much.
Itās just so much more relaxing, especially as it was 41C here today, with more to come over the next few days 
JF
We have kept the buffer day, too. It turns out to be especially important now, as my husband has four broken ribs from an over-the-handlebars bike accident, and Iām recovering from surgery with another surgery coming up next week. Changing beds is an adventure in teamwork.
I assume you donāt use Instant Book?
So basically, this is a humble brag thread?
I am tiring of your smartass remarks @rexbanner
It is relevant, many of us scaled back and added days between bookings since covid. I am just relaying my experience since I changed back.
No need to respond btw
RR
no IB here
Gosh I hope you feel better soon!
My hub has had serious health issues too, and I have been holding down our fort mostly alone, so the bookings buffer was good. I may put it back, but I wanted more flexibility.
For a brief time today I thought of not blocking days before and after a guest, butā¦
Iām following the spread of the delta variant which is ramping up and since Iām the cleaner, although fully vaccinated, I donāt want to take a chance.
Covid is not over, itās seriously getting out of control again.
Superior hosts donāt need to be humble.
I definitely throw out my excellent stats every chance I get.
Luvinā this.
May I join you in the stats exposeā? Mine are not perfect but considering the challenges of the past 18 months and some of the craziness currently in my rental area, Iām happy.
We are of a similar mind. My summer booked with all but two reservations having a day between. To allow a couple of Un-bookable available days to be booked (3night min), I removed it. Now Iāve put it back.
Last time I did that I was trying to show a friendās grandkid how to jump a log at age 61. It sure took a lot longer for my ribs to heal than it did just 10 years earlier. I still ride trails, but I donāt jump logs any more.
Virgilās accident wasnāt nearly as dramatic. He was riding slowly (walking page) up a very gradual curb cut to a sidewalk (which is the bike path at that point). There were no obstacles (not even gravel or sand) and no other bike or person involved.
He doesnāt know what caused his handlebars to swing forcefully to the side, badly injuring his groin and sending him flying over the handlebars. He landed on his head (helmet, thank goodness) on the sidewalk. He isnāt aware of landing on his chest or back. He didnāt feel the pain of broken ribs until three days later. At age 69, he expects healing will take at least two months.
We eliminated our buffer day also and booking is wild. We allow one day booking and have many of them. I forgot that I would be away one long weekend. So now Iāve stuck my husband with three same day turnovers - I better bring him something excellent when I return.
love youā¦
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Good news and bodes well for many of us. Are you still doing IB? If so, are you also doing any of the āadditional IB requirementsā (ID, etc, etc) - or just wide-open IB?
I opened back up on Dec 1 and dropped āthe day between staysā early on. I have a six day minimum but drop that to five day, even four days to fill the voids. IB with a 1 dayās notice. Average stay has been 6.5 nights for the same time period.
Iāve managed a 88% occupancy since February. The longest continuous stretch of booked nights was 21 in June.
Humbly submitted,
Skai
OK Iāll play the humble brag . Even with covid and snoozing ABB last year, we have been completely booked all but maybe 10 days. This was accomplished by using Craigās list and Furnished Finder. Iām really spoiled now that I maybe clean every two months or so. We did get two longer term bookings from ABB this year so far.
All great guests as well.