To remember
A high average price isn’t enough: compare the margin per night and the number of nights needed to cover your costs.
Your numbers, your scenario.
Adjustable assumptions. The proposed fees are not an official rate.
Estimated gross income
€1,800
After entering the charges
€714
Break-even point: 9 nuits réservées.
Indicative estimate, excluding taxes, financing, and unreported expenses. No demand forecast.
How the calculation works
Sold nights = available nights × occupancy rate. Gross revenue = sold nights × average price per night. Margin per night = average price × (1 − fee rate) − variable cost per night. Estimated result = sold nights × margin per night − fixed costs.
The break-even point corresponds to fixed costs divided by profit margin per night. If the margin is zero or negative, adding nights does not cover your costs. If the break-even point exceeds the number of available nights, your assumptions do not allow reaching break-even that month.
Which fees should I enter?
Use your own records for platform or management fees. These vary by your contracts and offer structure: the default percentage is not an official Airbnb rate. Do not count the same commission twice.
The variable cost per night can include linen, consumables, and the variable part of energy. For a cleaning fee charged per stay, divide the cost by your average stay length to get an equivalent per night. This shortcut becomes less accurate if your stay lengths vary significantly.
Fixed costs may include rent, insurance, Internet, and fixed share of utilities. The presented result does not automatically deduct your taxes, depreciation, loan interest, repairs, or local taxes. Add relevant costs for your situation to enable a useful comparison.
Test three scenarios
Create a conservative scenario, a central scenario, and a favorable scenario. Change occupancy rate and average price together when it reflects your market. In low season, keeping the high season price and assuming the same occupancy risks overestimating revenue.
Example method: compare 40%, 60%, and 80% occupancy with your plausible prices for the month studied. These figures are working hypotheses, not market averages. Keep the number of nights actually marketable: nights blocked for personal use are not for sale.
Link calculations to decisions on your listing
If the break-even point is too high, review expenses and pricing before investing in costly decoration. If the margin is comfortable but occupancy is low, check availability, stay restrictions, and presentation quality.
A clearer listing can reduce hesitation, but alone it doesn’t create local demand. Use photos, text, and reviews to explain an offer consistent with the price asked. Then measure the result over comparable periods.
Frequently asked questions
Does the result correspond to the net profit?
No. This is an estimate after only the costs you provide. Taxes, financing, depreciation and exceptional expenses are not automatically calculated.
Which occupancy rate should I choose?
Use your history for a comparable period, then test several hypotheses. The calculator does not provide a market forecast or a revenue promise.
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