Moving a flat between short-term and long-term stays

Our earlier piece asked which suits your apartment better, short-term or long-term stays. For a lot of owners the practical answer is both, at different times of the year.

A pattern that works for many flats is seasonal: short-term stays through the busy months, then a tenant for the quieter stretch. The switch has to be planned around bookings that already exist, so start with the calendar.

Going from short-term to long-term takes longest. Open bookings have to finish or move, the listing comes off every channel at once, and a flat furnished for guests usually needs more storage and less decoration before someone can live in it.

Going back is quicker, but not instant. After a long tenancy the flat needs a deep clean, fresh linen, often a coat of paint and new photographs, and the listing takes a few weeks to win back its place in search.

At wehost both run from one calendar, so a lease blocks its months on every channel and short-term stays fill the rest. Tell us the months you have in mind and we will show you what each option looks like.