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What is Short-term rental?

Also known as Sewa jangka pendek

A short-term rental is letting a house, room or bed for a few nights to a few weeks, priced per night. Guests usually book through Airbnb, Booking.com or a direct booking link, and the host handles check-in, cleaning between guests and payment for each booking, unlike a monthly rental, which comes with a tenancy agreement.

Rules on short-term stays differ by state, local authority and building management. Check the conditions with the council and the strata management body before accepting guests.

Related

  • Monthly rentalA monthly rental is the letting of a house, room or bed for a month or longer at a fixed r
  • OTAAn OTA is a third-party booking platform such as Airbnb, Booking.com or Agoda that brings
  • Direct bookingA direct booking is a booking that comes straight from the guest to you, usually through y
  • Cleaning feeA cleaning fee is a one-off charge per booking that a host adds to clean the unit after gu

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