An Airbnb long-term stay needs more than extra towels. A guest staying for a month needs to understand laundry, waste collection, supplies, maintenance access, and the everyday routines that a weekend visitor can ignore.
Build a longer-stay section in your welcome book before accepting the reservation. Make it specific to your property, and ensure the listing, messages, and guide describe the same arrangements. This guide focuses on the guest's day-to-day experience, rather than pricing or rental-law advice.
Prepare the home for everyday living
Test the home as if you were staying for several weeks. Can someone store groceries, cook a full meal, hang clothes, and work comfortably if you advertise a workspace? A decorative kitchen with two mugs feels different after twenty breakfasts.
- Check cookware, food-storage space, and the tableware needed for the booked group.
- Confirm where guests can store clothing and suitcases.
- Test the advertised Wi-Fi and explain how to connect.
- Provide clear laundry instructions and drying information.
- Explain bin collection days, recycling, and where full bags go.
- Check the equipment guests will use repeatedly, including heating and cooling.
Airbnb's monthly-stay guidance covers stays of 28 nights or longer and recommends adapting the guest manual and local guide. Its guidance also highlights sufficient essentials, kitchen equipment, laundry, and reliable Wi-Fi.
Explain supplies and cleaning before arrival
Guests should know what you provide throughout the stay. State how essential supplies are replenished, where replacements are stored, and whom to contact when something runs low. Do not introduce a reduced supply arrangement after a guest has booked based on a different promise.
If you offer mid-stay cleaning, explain its scope, timing, and any disclosed charge before booking. Arrange access with the guest in advance. A longer reservation does not make an occupied home available for unannounced housekeeping visits.
A longer-stay welcome section you can copy
Settling in at [property]
For groceries, we suggest [verified store and route]. Laundry instructions are [page/location], and drying space is [location]. Waste collection is [verified schedule]; please use [bin arrangement].We provide [accurate supplies and replenishment arrangement]. If anything runs low, contact [person/method]. Cleaning during your stay is [agreed arrangement]. We will confirm any visit with you beforehand.
For maintenance or questions, message us through [method]. Please report leaks, access problems, or equipment faults promptly so we can arrange help.
Recommend ordinary local services
A guest living in the area needs different recommendations from a sightseeing visitor. Add a supermarket, pharmacy, laundry service if relevant, transport information, and a few reliable meal options. Verify the locations and links rather than guessing from a map.
Use our local recommendation template to explain why each place is useful. Leave out changing opening hours unless you can maintain them, or link directly to the business's current information.
Give equipment its own clear instructions
Explain how to operate the installed washer, dishwasher, heating, and coffee machine. Include the controls guests will see, supply locations, and normal shutdown steps. Our appliance-instructions template keeps those notes concise.
Check the wider requirements separately
Monthly bookings can involve different cancellation, payment, and local occupancy requirements. Confirm the current platform rules and applicable local requirements before offering them. A guest guide helps explain daily living; it does not determine a guest's legal status or replace required agreements.
Should you check in with a monthly guest?
Yes, agree a useful contact pattern. Ask whether the home is working well after the guest has settled in, then respect their preferred level of contact. Keep maintenance help available throughout the reservation.
Give longer-stay guests a clear home routine. Build a welcome-book preview and add the verified details that make your property easy to live in.