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Minimum stay
Minimum stay is the shortest number of nights a guest may book. It can be set globally or varied by date, so peak weekends carry longer minimums and quiet midweek periods carry shorter ones. It shapes both the volume and the profile of bookings received.
Why Minimum stay matters for your revenue
Minimums that are too long block short high-value stays; minimums that are too short fragment the calendar into unsellable single nights and multiply cleaning costs. Varying them by date is usually worth more than changing the nightly rate.
Related terms
- Gap nightA gap night is an unsold night sitting between two confirmed bookings. It is usually created by minimum-stay rules that prevent a guest from booking the short window, rather than by an absence of demand for that date.
- Orphan nightAn orphan night is a single unsold night, or a very short unsold window, isolated by surrounding bookings and by minimum-stay settings. It is a specific form of gap night where the remaining window is shorter than the listing will accept.
- Length-of-stay discountA length-of-stay discount reduces the effective nightly rate when a guest books beyond a threshold, typically weekly or monthly. The discount trades headline rate for guaranteed occupancy and fewer turnovers across the booked period.
- TurnoverTurnover is the full process of preparing a property between one guest's departure and the next arrival: cleaning, linen change, restocking consumables, inspection and reporting any damage or maintenance need.
Revenue Management at Pinnacle Path
Minimum stay sits inside our revenue management work. See how we apply it market by market.