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Decisions for your rental, not a typical one: linen counts from your actual beds, guest messages filled with your house details, and a software check that starts from the tools you already use.
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Queen bedsLaundry
6Sheet sets3 per bed
12Bath towels3 per guest
6Hand towelsAssumes 1 bathroom per 4 guests
12Washcloths3 per guest
Full list includes kitchen, safety and cleaning, with prices. You set the bathrooms there.
Search answers and tools.
Direct answers first, the math shown, and a tool that does it for your rental.
Every job, one free tool.
Describe your rental once. Every tool reads the same details, and nothing needs an account.
Set up the rental
- Plan my rentalThe full plan: a priced shopping list for every room, plus software and stay costs, from four questions.
- Linen calculatorSheet sets, towels, washcloths and bath mats calculated for your beds, guests and laundry routine.
- Turnover checklistA room-by-room turnover checklist with the linens and restock counts for each room. Tick, print or send.
- Software checkStarts from the tools you already use: whether they're enough, what fits alongside them, and known conflicts flagged.
Talk to guests
- Guest message writer26 ready-to-send messages, from inquiry reply to review request, filled with your check-in, Wi-Fi and rules.
- House manual makerA clean house manual from your house details. Print it, save a PDF or paste it into your listing.
- Wi-Fi sign with QR codeA printable Wi-Fi sign with a QR code guests scan to join. The code is made on your device.
Get the money right
- Airbnb host fee and payout calculatorYour payout after Airbnb's host fee, or the nightly rate to list so you keep the amount you want.
- Cleaning fee calculatorThe cleaning fee that covers your cleaner, laundry and supplies after the platform's cut.
- Break-even rate calculatorThe lowest nightly rate that pays your monthly bills at the occupancy you expect.
- Stay profit calculatorWhat one booking leaves you after fees, cleaning, supplies and a share of fixed costs.
- Airbnb monthly profit calculatorYour month in one view: payout, costs, profit or loss, and the booked nights you need to break even.
- Free Airbnb income and expense spreadsheetA free income and expense spreadsheet: a tab for stays, a tab for months, formulas included.
From first message to fresh sheets.
A ready message for each step of a stay, filled in with your rental's details.
- InquiryA clear reply to pre-booking questions
- 1–2 days beforeCheck-in steps, Wi-Fi and parking
- ArrivalA short house manual guests can scan
- Night before checkoutA light, friendly checkout reminder
- TurnoverRoom-by-room checklist with linen counts
- After checkoutA review request written with Airbnb's review policy in mind
Calculated for your rental
Counts come from your beds, guests and laundry routine, and every planning assumption can be changed. A sheet set that fits 10-inch mattresses won't be suggested for your 14-inch hybrid.
Honest by design
No price means “no price,” never $0. Vendor facts carry their source and date, and “unknown” stays unknown. Rankings never depend on commission.
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All answers- How much does it cost to stock a 2-bedroom Airbnb?Plan about $2,450 to stock a 2-bedroom rental that sleeps 6 (two Queen beds and a Full sofa bed, one bathroom), or about $1,300 for the must-haves alone. That covers linens, towels, kitchen basics, safety gear and cleaning tools at prices we saw on retailer pages on Oct 30, 2026, before tax and shipping. Furniture, mattresses and appliances are not included.
- What do I need in place before my first short-term rental guest?Before your first guest, have beds with mattress protectors and at least three sheet sets each, towels for every guest, kitchen basics, a tested entry method with a backup, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms that meet your local code, and a one-page house manual. Then spend one night there yourself as a test stay.
- What should an Airbnb check-in message say?An Airbnb check-in message should give the address, check-in time, parking, step-by-step entry instructions, the door code, Wi-Fi details, where to find the house manual and how to reach you if something goes wrong. Many hosts send it 24 to 48 hours before arrival, through the platform's messaging, with a fresh code for each stay.
- How much should I charge for an Airbnb cleaning fee?Charge at least what one turnover costs you. Add cleaner pay, laundry, supplies and any other per-stay costs. If your platform takes its fee on the cleaning fee too, gross it up: cost divided by one minus the fee rate. A $108 turnover at a 15.5% fee needs a cleaning fee of about $128.
Your rental, worked out in two minutes.
Beds, guests, laundry. That's all it takes to start.