1 night
Below targetNet per booking€84.80
Net per night€84.80
Net margin35.3%
GATAVIA · STAY ECONOMICS
Filling an empty night can actually make you less money.
A short booking can look better than an empty gap, but cleaning, laundry, check-in, channel fees and your time may wipe out the margin.
The problem most hosts never calculate
×Taking a one-night booking because something feels better than nothing and barely making money.
×Copying competitors’ minimum stays instead of using your own economics.
×Celebrating more bookings without pricing the extra cleaning, laundry, messages and check-ins they create.
The answer you actually need
Gatavia separates per-booking costs from per-night costs and finds three thresholds: break-even, your minimum target margin and your minimum acceptable net per booking.
Revenue and channel
What each new booking costs you
When a booking is worth taking
GATAVIA ANSWER
Your economically sensible minimum stay
2nights
From 2 nights, the booking meets both conditions: 52% margin and €208.00 net per stay.
To stop losing money1 night
To reach your minimum margin1 night
To reach your minimum booking net2 nights
The recommendation is the first stay length that meets both the minimum margin and minimum booking net you set.
2 nights
Meets targetNet per booking€208.00
Net per night€104.00
Net margin52%
3 nights
Meets targetNet per booking€331.20
Net per night€110.40
Net margin59.1%
4 nights
Meets targetNet per booking€454.40
Net per night€113.60
Net margin63.1%
5 nights
Meets targetNet per booking€577.60
Net per night€115.52
Net margin65.6%
7 nights
Meets targetNet per booking€824.00
Net per night€117.71
Net margin68.7%
10 nights
Meets targetNet per booking€1,193.60
Net per night€119.36
Net margin71%
14 nights
Meets targetNet per booking€1,686.40
Net per night€120.46
Net margin72.7%
The hidden cost of fragmenting occupied nights
Annual occupied nights stay exactly the same. Only average stay length changes, isolating the impact of extra cleaning, check-ins and turnovers.
Average stay
Turnovers/year
Simulated annual net
Annual turnover cost
Guest revenue
1 night
180.0
€15,264.00
€19,080.00
€43,200.00
2 nights
90.0
€18,720.00
€9,540.00
€36,000.00
3 nights
60.0
€19,872.00
€6,360.00
€33,600.00
4 nights
45.0
€20,448.00
€4,770.00
€32,400.00
5 nights
36.0
€20,793.60
€3,816.00
€31,680.00
7 nights
25.7
€21,188.57
€2,725.71
€30,857.14
10 nights
18.0
€21,484.80
€1,908.00
€30,240.00
14 nights
12.9
€21,682.29
€1,362.86
€29,828.57
What we are measuring
Booking net = accommodation + cleaning charged + extras − channel fee − payment processing − manager − actual cleaning − laundry − supplies − check-in − value of owner time − variable nightly costs. Annual analysis keeps occupied nights constant to isolate turnover economics.
Turnover cost€106.00
Night costs€12.00
Channel + payment15.5%
Manager0%
Minimum stay profitability FAQ
How do I know what minimum stay to set?
There is no universal number. It depends on ADR, cleaning, laundry, channel fees, nightly costs and the minimum return you require from each booking.
Can a one-night booking be profitable?
Yes, but it may still be below the margin or minimum booking net you require for the turnover it creates.
Does charging a cleaning fee change the result?
Yes. Cleaning revenue can offset turnover cost, although channel fees may also apply to it depending on your terms.
Why can longer stays improve annual profit with the same occupied nights?
Because they reduce turnover count and therefore cleaning, laundry, consumables, check-ins and management time.
Is a longer minimum stay always better?
No. It may hurt occupancy or prevent gap filling. This calculator isolates stay economics; demand still matters.
Does this calculator replace Gatavia Check?
No. It focuses on booking duration economics while Gatavia Check evaluates the property more broadly.