Owners Faqs
Below is a list of FAQ's directed towards owners. If you have a specific question, please don't hesitate to reach out to MINNēSTAY and we can answer it for you!
General Questions
What Are the Occupancy and Rate Expectations for the Unit?
We like to set clear expectations with each owner prior to us taking over when it comes to occupancy and rates.
- The prime rental market in MN is between June and September. During this time, you can expect to see the highest nightly rates and occupancy.
- Shoulder months (October/November and April/May) have moderately high occupancy with slightly lower rates than in the summer.
- During the holiday season, Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Years, you can expect to see rates almost as high as our prime summer rates.
- The slowest occupancy months are January, February, & March. We make it clear during our meeting that you will most likely see low occupancy and overall lower nightly rate.
- February and March are the BEST months for summer bookings. Close to 50% of our summer reservations happen in these months.
How Do You Price the Units?
We use a Dynamic Pricing tool to help optimize daily pricing for each unit. Together with our local knowledge of the market, we will price each unit accordingly and maximize pricing for each booking.
How Can I Help Optimize My Listing?
There are a handful of things you can do to optimize your listings on the various platforms.
- Favorite your listings
- Click in and around on them often.
- Send the link to your circle
How Do You Market My Unit?
- Your rental will appear on MINNēSTAY's website, along with Expedia, Vrbo, Airbnb, Booking.com, FlipKey, TripAdvisor, and about 30 other travel platforms. We professionally curate each listing to ensure the most visibility in all searches.
- Other marketing efforts include Google AdWords, social media targeted and retargeted advertising, email campaigns, etc. There is a full marketing piece available at request.
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