Guide

Practical know-how for vacation rental hosts using Smoobu — short, concrete, no marketing fluff.

Vacation rental profitability: what actually stays in your pocket

Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR and net profit done properly — with a free calculator. The costs almost everyone forgets and how to find your break-even occupancy.

Smoobu statistics explained: reading occupancy, ADR and RevPAR

Smoobu shows your bookings — but not the metrics that decide price and profit. With formulas, a live calculator and real screenshots.

Booking pace vs. last year: am I ahead or behind?

Why comparing raw revenue misleads you — and how a cut-off comparison tells you in a minute whether you need to adjust your prices.

Fill gaps in your Smoobu calendar: the 1–3 nights nobody books

Orphan nights between two bookings cost silent revenue. Three levers that work — minimum stay, targeted discount, last-minute — and how to automate them.

Smoobu: how to see unpaid deposits and chase them automatically

Smoobu has no list of unpaid deposits — just a checkbox per booking. How to see every outstanding deposit at a glance, with deadlines, a template and an automatic reminder.

Booking.com commission: what is actually left net?

Why the gross comparison deceives, which costs are missing from the commission — and why "switch the channel off" is usually an expensive mistake. With a worked example.