Yes, you can offer both short and long‑term pricing on the same property in WPRentals and let guests book by dates. You set one base rate per night or per hour, then add weekly or monthly discounts and custom price periods so longer stays cost less per night. When guests enter their dates, the theme checks the stay length and applies the right total automatically. Guests never have to pick a separate short‑stay or long‑stay plan.
How does WPRentals handle different stay lengths on a single property?
One listing can price both short and long stays using length‑based discounts and booking rules.
WPRentals lets you pick, per listing, if pricing is based on nights or hours, and that choice drives all later math. Once you set that base mode, the theme uses the main rate as a starting point, then adds weekly and monthly discounts when the booking spans 7 or 30 nights or more. This means you are not cloning listings just to change rate style, so your catalog stays cleaner.
On each property page in WPRentals you can set weekly and monthly discounts that activate when the stay is long enough. For example, you might keep the base nightly rate at 120, but apply a 15% discount for 7+ nights and 30% for 30+ nights. The theme recalculates the full stay cost using those rules, so a 2‑night guest sees regular pricing while a 40‑night guest sees clear long‑stay savings.
The theme also lets you create custom price periods for special seasons or events, like a summer high season or a conference week. Those custom periods can raise or lower the base rate just for those dates, and the weekly or monthly discounts still sit on top when the stay is long enough. With this mix you can protect revenue on busy 3‑night weekends but still reward someone who books 30+ nights that include those dates.
Minimum and maximum stay controls in each listing let you define what short and long mean for that unit. You might say minimum 2 nights, maximum 14 nights for a city studio that you do not want tied up for months. Or minimum 7 nights, maximum 180 nights for a serviced apartment you are happy to let for half a year. WPRentals checks those limits before it prices the stay, so guests only see valid options.
Can guests actually choose between short‑stay and long‑stay prices at booking time?
Guests select dates and see the correct short or long‑stay total automatically, without picking a pricing plan.
On every property page the booking form in WPRentals starts with check‑in, check‑out, and guest count. There is no confusing tariff picker. When someone taps a short range like two or three nights, the theme quotes the normal nightly rate plus any weekend or seasonal adjustment from your custom periods. If they span several weeks or months, the system quietly applies the weekly or monthly discounts you set and shows the new long‑stay total.
The price box updates in real time with a breakdown that can include base rate, applied discounts, cleaning fees, security deposit, city tax, and extra‑guest fees. Because WPRentals recalculates on every date change, guests can test ranges and see how a 5‑night visit compares to a 10‑night one. At first this seems like a small touch. It is not, because that instant feedback cuts many basic pricing emails.
You can also run the property in request booking mode instead of instant booking if you want to review long stays first. In that mode, WPRentals still calculates the full suggested short‑term or long‑term total so both sides see a clear quote, but the reservation shows as a request until you approve it. For corporate or multi‑month inquiries, that setup is handy, since the theme gives a solid starting price while you decide whether to negotiate.
| Guest choice step | What they do | How pricing behaves |
|---|---|---|
| Short stay | Select a few nights 3–5 | Base nightly rate plus weekend or seasonal rules |
| Mid or long stay | Select extended dates 14–90 nights | Weekly or monthly discounts apply to the total |
| Very long inquiry | Submit request for multi‑month range | You review and confirm with adjusted terms |
This behavior means your guests never think in terms like Plan A or Plan B and instead just pick needed dates. WPRentals turns that choice into the right short‑ or long‑stay price, while still giving you room to step in on very long bookings.
How do I configure one WPRentals listing for both short and long stays?
One carefully set listing can cover weekend breaks, weekly visits, and multi‑month stays on a single calendar.
The first step is to open the listing price settings in WPRentals and set a clear base nightly rate, minimum nights, and maximum nights. That trio defines the window of stays you want, such as a 2‑night minimum for a downtown loft or a 30‑night minimum for a corporate apartment. You can then add different weekend pricing if Fridays and Saturdays are more valuable, plus one‑time fees like cleaning or city tax so short breaks and long visits both show full totals.
In the same listing screen, WPRentals gives you weekly and monthly discount fields and price per night for 7+ or 30+ nights controls. You might set a 10% weekly discount and 25% monthly discount so that a 35‑night booking feels like a real long‑stay deal without cutting revenue too far. Extra‑guest fees and security deposits can also be set here, which matters when longer visits mean more wear and more risk.
To keep both short and long stays working across the year, you can define custom price periods for seasons, events, or slow months. In WPRentals that might be a high season period where the base rate is higher but long‑stay discounts still apply, and a low season period where the base rate drops while the monthly discount stays the same. That way your 3‑night summer guests pay a fair premium while a 60‑night winter corporate guest sees a strong monthly figure.
- Set your base nightly rate and clear min and max nights for the property.
- Add weekly and monthly discounts that match your long‑stay pricing goals.
- Define seasonal price periods for high‑demand short‑term dates if needed.
- Test common short and long date ranges in the front‑end form to check totals.
What are best practices for using WPRentals for long‑term and corporate bookings?
Long‑term pricing works best when you pair automatic totals with flexible approval and payment rules.
For multi‑month bookings, you rarely want to charge one huge sum on a card, so WPRentals lets you use percentage or fixed deposits per booking. A common pattern is to set the deposit to cover about one month’s rent, then handle later months by bank transfer or manual invoicing. Running long stays in request booking mode is also smart, because it lets you vet the guest, confirm company details, and adjust terms before you approve.
The theme automatically creates an invoice for each booking, which helps when a company needs paperwork for purchase orders or approval. For some corporate clients you might treat the on‑site price as a clear quote, then issue monthly invoices offline rather than using recurring online charges. I should say, WPRentals (short for WordPress Rentals) does the heavy lifting on the initial quote and reservation, while you keep ongoing billing in the format your business clients expect.
How can I show long‑stay value clearly while still promoting short stays?
Clear messaging plus automatic discounts make longer stays feel like a smart upgrade instead of a mystery deal.
Inside each listing you can use the description and custom fields to add notes like Monthly from 2,400. Or Ideal for 1–6 month stays so guests know long options exist. WPRentals backs that up by showing a detailed cost breakdown where weekly or monthly discounts appear as their own line, so visitors see the exact amount saved when they extend dates.
Short‑stay guests still see a fair nightly rate, but anyone testing longer ranges quickly notices the better per‑night value. You can also tailor photos and text to different use cases, like showing a desk and quiet corner for remote workers alongside fun shots for a weekend break. With WPRentals search settings you can promote Long stay friendly or Corporate ready categories so people who care about longer visits can filter for them.
Now, this part gets a bit messy in real life. Owners often forget to line up their message, their photos, and their prices. Then they wonder why long stays do not show up. WPRentals can help, but it will not guess your strategy. Taken together, those signals turn long stays into a clear, planned product on the same property, not a side thing you explain over email.
FAQ
Can I create separate “short‑term” and “long‑term” tariffs the guest manually picks from?
No, guests do not pick between two labeled tariffs; the system prices everything from dates and stay length.
WPRentals is built so each property has one pricing setup that reacts to how many nights are chosen, using weekly and monthly discounts plus custom date rules. If you tried to fake two separate plans on one unit, you would end up confusing both your settings and your guests. Instead, configure smart discounts and stay limits, then let the date picker decide whether the booking is treated as short or long term.
What happens with weekly or monthly discounts if a stay crosses different seasons or custom price periods?
The system adds up each night at its correct seasonal rate, then applies your long‑stay discount rules over the total.
In WPRentals, custom price periods control the base rate per night on specific dates, while weekly and monthly discounts look at the full length of the stay. A booking that spans 10 summer nights and 20 off‑season nights will see the higher and lower nightly prices where they belong. If it passes your 30‑night threshold, the monthly discount is then applied across that mixed total so you keep seasonal control and still reward the long stay.
Is it safe to handle very long bookings like 6‑month stays through the site, and how should I take payments?
Yes, you can handle long bookings, but you should combine deposits, offline payments, and a proper written agreement.
WPRentals has no hard limit that stops a 6‑month or even 12‑month date range, and your long‑stay discounts still apply on those spans. For stays that large, most owners set a sensible deposit percentage and then collect later months by bank transfer or invoice instead of one huge card charge. It is also wise to pair the online booking with a full lease or corporate contract, signed with an e‑signature tool that fits your legal needs.
Can I use WooCommerce with WPRentals for long‑stay or corporate workflows?
Yes, WooCommerce is optional but helpful when you need extra payment gateways or special checkout behavior.
If WPRentals built‑in PayPal and Stripe payments cover your needs, you do not have to install WooCommerce at all. When you do need advanced tax handling, local gateways, purchase‑order style methods, or custom checkout fields, you can route bookings through WooCommerce while WPRentals still controls availability and pricing logic. That mix is handy for corporate stays, because you can add fields like company name or PO number at checkout without rebuilding the booking engine.
