An Airbnb pricing strategy is the set of rules that decide what each night is worth: base, minimum and maximum prices, seasonal profiles, event premiums, minimum stays, gap-night and last-minute rules, length-of-stay discounts and per-channel markups. A pricing tool applies the rules; the strategy is what makes the tool useful. Airbnb Smart Pricing is not a strategy: it optimizes for Airbnb's fill rate, ignores other channels and has no event or gap-night logic.
Demand drivers in Monterey: Monterey Car Week and Concours d'Elegance; Pebble Beach golf events; Big Sur and 17-Mile Drive tourism; Monterey Bay Aquarium and Cannery Row. Typical guests: Bay Area couples on 2 to 3 night stays and international travellers driving Highway 1. Where the work starts: Event-week premiums with minimum stays, weekend pricing, and county STR permit compliance.
Short-term rental revenue management in this region depends on permitted locations and event weeks. Where short stays are allowed, we set long minimums for Car Week and the Pro-Am, use weekend minimums in summer and autumn and maintain midweek discounts to fill gaps. Where only 30-day stays are permitted, monthly pricing and corporate placements during events can still capture value.
The full service is described on our airbnb pricing strategy page; this page covers how it applies in Monterey.