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 Sorrento: Capri, the Faraglioni and the Blue Grotto; Sorrento as an Amalfi Coast and Pompeii base; Ferry links to Naples and Positano; Weddings and luxury hotels. Typical guests: American, British and Australian couples and families on 3 to 6 night stays. Where the work starts: Long-season premiums, Capri day-tripper versus overnight positioning and Italian CIN registration and tourist tax.
Short-term rentals around Sorrento compete on location relative to the port and the train more than on size. We set rates by walking time to Piazza Tasso, open Easter and wedding season months ahead, and use longer minimum stays in August when Italian families book whole weeks. On Capri, villas and apartments price against the island's hotels, so we keep rates high, reduce one-night stays to protect turnover costs, and plan the season close well before the ferries thin out in late autumn.
The full service is described on our airbnb pricing strategy page; this page covers how it applies in Sorrento.