What's the lowest you can actually charge?
Not a market-rate suggestion, a floor: the nightly rate that covers your costs and hits your target profit once cleaning, fixed costs, and platform fees are all in. Anything below this line is a night you're paying to host.
Mortgage or rent share, utilities, insurance, any subscriptions, whatever runs whether or not the place is booked.
How many separate guest stays, not nights, since cleaning is billed per stay.
A realistic occupancy assumption, not the full month, unless you're genuinely booked solid.
Airbnb's host fee is typically around 3%; Booking.com commission often runs 15–18%. Check your own dashboard.
minimum nightly rate to list at
A floor based on the numbers you enter, not a market-rate recommendation and not financial advice — your actual demand, seasonality, and competition still decide what you can get above it.
Beyond the floor
The rate itself still needs to move
This number is a floor, not a strategy — the rate you actually charge should still flex with season, day of week, and how far out someone's booking. Hosts Assist's built-in rate calculator and history keep that adjustment attached to your real numbers instead of a one-off spreadsheet calculation.
Questions
About this calculator
What's the difference between this and the savings calculator?
This one works out a nightly rate: the floor that covers your costs and target profit. The savings calculator is different — it estimates how many hours of admin time Hosts Assist could save you and what that's worth against its price.
Does this calculate Airbnb or Booking.com fees automatically?
No, you enter your own platform fee percentage since it varies by platform and account. Airbnb's host fee is typically around 3%, and Booking.com commission is often 15–18%, but check your own dashboard for the exact figure.
Should I actually charge the rate this shows?
Not necessarily as a target, just as a floor. It's the point below which a booked night is costing you money. What you actually charge should still move with season, demand, and competition, above that floor.
Curious what it looks like for real?
Tell us how many properties you're managing and we'll walk you through it.
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