Art Basel Miami Beach 2026 Airbnb Pricing for Hosts

Set the dates first

The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau places the 2026 fair on December 4 to 6 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, so a host should mark those nights as the core booking window. December 4 falls on a Friday. Nights just before and after the fair can pick up early arrivals and late departures, so decide how to price those shoulder nights separately.

Use custom prices for the peak nights

Airbnb lets a host set a custom price for any single night. Open your calendar, click a date, and enter a specific nightly rate. Airbnb says a custom price overrides your default nightly price and any Smart Pricing. Set a custom price for December 4, 5, and 6 first. A host who wants to keep $100 per night after the service fee must charge about $118.34. A host who wants to keep $115 must charge about $136.09. The math comes from the 15.5% single service fee: the host keeps 84.5% of the nightly price. Divide your target earnings by 0.845 to find the guest-facing rate.

Add a rule-set for the whole week

A rule-set raises prices for a group of dates without editing every night by hand. Airbnb says that once you apply a rule-set to a listing, it overrides any existing pricing and availability settings for those dates, so use it only on nights where you have not set a custom price, such as the shoulder nights around the fair. Airbnb also says Smart Pricing overrides rule-sets, so turn Smart Pricing off before you apply one.

Protect peak nights with minimum-night rules

Minimum-night rules by check-in day stop short stays from blocking your best dates. Set a 3-night minimum for any guest who wants to check in on Thursday, December 3. Set a 2-night minimum for check-ins on Friday, December 4. A Saturday check-in on December 5 can keep a 1-night minimum if you want to fill a leftover night. These rules push guests to book longer stays that cover the fair days. Airbnb's pricing strategy guide says you can set a minimum night stay based on the day of check-in, so other check-in days stay flexible.

Early bird and last-minute discounts

Airbnb's pricing strategy guide says an early bird discount can apply from 1 to 24 months before arrival, and a last-minute discount can apply from 1 to 28 days before arrival. Airbnb lets you apply discounts to specific dates, so you can limit either one to the shoulder nights and keep December 4 to 6 at full price. Check your calendar a week before the fair to see if any night still needs a guest.

Fee math every host should know

Airbnb's single service fee paid by hosts is 15.5%, so you keep 84.5% of the nightly price before other costs. Airbnb's service fee example shows that a $100 nightly price earns $84.50 and a $115 nightly price earns $97. Order matters when you stack tools: in Airbnb's rule-set example, a $100 nightly rate with a 10% rule-set increase becomes $110, and a 20% early bird discount then brings it to $88. Run your fair week prices through the same order before you save them.

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Put the plan in order

Start early. Open your Airbnb calendar and set custom prices for December 4, 5, and 6. If you want to raise the shoulder nights too, apply a rule-set to those nights only, with Smart Pricing off. Set minimum-night rules for December 3 and 4 check-ins. Add an early bird discount to the shoulder nights if you want earlier bookings. Check your calendar two weeks before the fair and decide whether a last-minute discount makes sense for any night that is still open.

When to get daily help

Managing pricing during a high-demand week takes time. A host who lists multiple properties or has a full-time job may miss a price change. A service that manages pricing daily can watch the calendar and adjust rates while the host focuses on guests. Revande Performance manages Airbnb pricing daily for a flat fee per listing.

If you want help applying this guide to your operation, See Revande daily pricing.