I just received an inquiry about a regular booking for Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday from a business traveler who travels here every week. I offered her a 10% discount but after doing so I began to wonder if by always being unavailable Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday, would it affect my higher price weekends or would I be better off staying available for people wanting to book for a whole week or more? We are just coming off a very lucrative two month booking and immediately scored a full week so it got me worried. We are in San Antonio, TX which is a very popular summer travel spot and it is a free standing one bedroom with full kitchen near downtown. Thoughts?
Completely depends on your market. I would kill for weekday bookers. During my peak season I require 4 night minimum stays over weekends because everyone wants to hog all the Friday and Saturday night stays for 2 nights. If I find that people still aren’t booking then I will set the minimum night stay lower. So you really have to study and experience your own market to learn what you can command or if you are losing out.
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I’d take a regular booking for mid week even with a discount. Won’t block weekends. You can set an end date for April, May. I loved my visit to San Antonio, many years ago. Congrats
For me, the question would be whether I would want to have a turnover every single Thursday vs. possibly less frequently. I’m wondering why you gave a discount during your high season.
You just answer your own question. You just did a lucrative two-month booking which you couldn’t have done, nor the full week.
How long have you been hosting? Analyze your past bookings.