📅 What is Average Length of Stay (ALoS)?
The average 'length of stay' (ALoS) setting controls how we divide up your calendar into search intervals to get your rankings.
Example:
If your calendar is open for the next 30 days (like the calendar below) and your ALoS is set to 4 nights, we’ll break that availability into 4-night chunks and show your listing's rankings for those date ranges.
⚙️ How ALoS is Set
We offer two options for setting your ALoS:
Auto-detect it for you based on your listing minimum night requirement
Or let you manually select the ALoS value you prefer
🤖 How do we automatically detect your Average Length of Stay?
We look for your highest minimum night requirement over the next 12 months and set your ALoS to 2 nights above that.
This helps ensure we’re searching with valid stay lengths for your listing.
🛠️ When will I want to choose the manual setting?
You may want to manually choose your ALoS if the Auto-detected setting doesn't match how long your guests typically stay at your listing.
Example:
If your listing's Auto-detected ALoS is 9 nights, we’ll divide your calendar into 9-night intervals.
But if your guests usually stay around 4 nights, it makes more sense to see your calendar divided that way. In this case, you should select 4 nights as your ALoS.
This will override the automatic setting, and your calendar will be divided into intervals of up to 4 nights.
⚠️ Important: Auto-update Rule
If your ALoS is shorter than your listing’s minimum night requirement, we may run searches where your listing won’t appear, because the duration doesn’t meet your listing’s requirements.
As a result, you may see 320+/320 as your position because the search length is invalid for your listing.
To prevent this, we auto-update your ALoS when needed.
You can disable this by turning off Auto-updating in your listing’s settings.
📘 Need Help Choosing the Right ALOS?
To choose the best Average Length of Stay (ALOS) for your listing:
Base it on your recent guest behavior — how long guests typically stay at your property. (Airbnb Length of stay insights)
Ensure it’s equal to or higher than your minimum night requirements for upcoming dates, so we use relevant searches.
Using this guideline will help ensure your rankings reflect how guests typically book your listing, giving you more meaningful insights.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at support@rankbreeze.com.