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I wouldn’t trust that a twin bed is going to discourage him from wanting to stay. After all he has a roof over his head and a listening ear.
You sound pretty wish washy, and I am sure he can sense that. This guy is not leaving on his own. You need to tell him it’s over. Ride it out but don’t extend.
This could easily turn into a squatter/overstay scenario, especially if he reaches 30 days.
We’ve got a series of concurrent bookings next week, so unless someone is willing to share a bed with this guy, he’s got a find a new place to stay. Checkout is Mon. We have no bookings again until Thurs, but I might block Mon-Wed and tell him we got new bookings, although we get new bookings almost weekly, so it’s a risk of losing guests - there aren’t many places to stay where we live which is why we’re so busy.
@Maggieroni & @konacoconutz, we’ve been dinged by a couple timed by guests who stayed in that room who were somehow surprised that is was a twin bed in a small room which I clearly describe as such. We can’t please everyone, but it is nice twin bed. Even I’ve slept in it when I’ve come home a bit too late and don’t want to wake the spouse.
Are you saying that a 33% occupancy rate is busy?
@anon67190644, I stand corrected, we seem to be averaging a 40% occupancy rate. But if that’s not “busy,” you try having strangers sleep in home nearly half the month, and flipping bedrooms 2-6 times a weekend. We’re not a hotel, but when you go from 0 to nearly 15 nights a month hosting people, you certainly feel busy. Not to mention we have a real day jobs.
And considering where we live, I didn’t think anyone would use Airbnb way out here.
I don’t consider a 40% occupancy rate to be busy. Per my stats page, I have an 86% occupancy rate. I allow one night stays so I do a lot of turnovers.
I guess it’s all relative.
im 45% and feel busy and burned out.
I have a unit 2 doors down from where I live. It is an entire 1600 sq ft condo so many of my guests are 3-6 weeks.
HOWEVER I do go through periods of short term rentals only: The STR occupancy rate was/is about 45%. Those months wear me out with the cleaning & prep. Plus I work outside of the home.
I can’t imagine handling an 85% STR occupancy rate. I think I would be totally bald from tearing my hair out, heavily dependent upon my favorite local wine store, and look like a raccoon thanks to the dark circles around my eyes (sleep deprived).
I would definitely not renew hia stay but not sure about kicking him out.
I don’t think you feel in danger with him, it’s just he annoys you.
Much like the GF I suspect
Why are you flipping beds up to 6 times a weekend??? You must have a lot of rooms. I suggest you increase your minimum to at least 2 nights so you are not doing so many changeovers for less than 40% occupancy
I’ve had 100% occupancy rate for 3+ months (2-5 night stays), and it is said even that’s not busy enough! 
Don’t kick him out, but when the time comes for your other guests to arrive, tell him he can’t stay any longer. No need to engage in conversations with him that make you feel uncomfortable.
You come first. This is your home. State firmly that his checkout time is X. If he whines, delays, or starts making accusations or calling you names, make the call to Airbnb.
Personally, I’d ask a friend to come over, too.
Is he still there? Any update?
Worried for you - tell us how you are!!!
I’m totally fine at 40%+ occupancy rate. Considering our busy lives, hosting is just one of many things we do. We travel ourselves, so 100% occupancy is just not feasible. We also rent to a local college professor 2 nights a week offline, so those dates don’t get added. And we have family and friends who visit, so we need to block dates for own personal needs - this is our home, after all. Plus, sometimes we just need a break or have other plans.
When we first started, I was seriously like, “Who the hell comes to this town?!” I was very surprised. I even turn people away because date ranges they request are unavailable (they inquire with one night asking if more are available). I’ve made exceptions for returning guests to stay when we’re not home, even giving a key to one who made 5 separate bookings.
For something that’s almost a hobby, hosting nearly half the month is pretty good, at least in my opinion. Especially since I had know idea much of an unmet need there is for hospitality in our area. There is literally one hotel in my city, and it’s a resort hotel, and about 6 other Airbnb hosts, most of whom don’t take this very seriously. Consider this opening line for one host, “So why exactly are you traveling to Fitchburg, Massachusetts? This makes us immediately suspicious of you. But, if you have a seemingly legit reason for visiting, you can stay here.” They also charge twice as much, have zero reviews and have been on Airbnb for 4 years.
In one year, I think we’ve done pretty well.
I think my occupancy rate according to Airbnb has never been higher than 60-ish% and I also feel quite busy.
Meanwhile, what happened with the unstable guest?
We’ve discussed having a nightly minimum, but I think we’d lose a lot of potential bookings. We are not a vacation destination, and most of guests are traveling through and need a place to stay. We have 2 guestrooms, and some weekends we get up to 5 bookings. One is a twin bed and that’s easy to flip. The larger room is a queen with the option to use the futon. We’ve been very lucky to have very guests, and some even strip the bed for us. I wish Airbnb offered more data on frequency and demographic information.
We’re fine. He left a few days early. We refunded the rest of the nights. We even got a new booking from someone else once those dates became available.