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◆ Short-stay calculator

Run the numbers before you commit.

Name: Zinc Studio
Address: Sydney, AU
Telephone: 02 8303 2431

Work through the costs, income and running expenses, then see your estimated results below.

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A starting point, already filled in.

We’ve included an illustrative single-cabin scenario: $119,000 for the cabin, 50% weekday occupancy, 95% weekend occupancy and self-managed stays on land you already own. Adjust these assumptions to suit your site.

Revenue and operating expense totals are annual. Enter nightly rates and per-stay fees where labelled, and yearly amounts for ongoing expenses. Initial investment is a one-off cost.

All amounts are AUD, excluding GST. Enter costs and revenue on the same excluding-GST basis. This calculator does not calculate tax or GST credits.

01 · Initial investment

$134,500

Cabin purchase$Land$Development / approvals$Utilities / site preparation$Delivery$Furniture & styling$Comfort extras$

02 · Annual income

$84,628 / year

Weekday nightly rate$Weekend nightly rate$Weekday occupancy rate%Weekend occupancy rate%OTA / Airbnb fee%Guest cleaning fee per stay$Average stay lengthnights

03 · Annual expenses

$15,518 / year

Cleaner cost per stay$Utilities, linen, consumables (per year)$Insurance / rates (per year)$Maintenance reserve (per year)$Management fee%

04 · Financing (optional)Include loan repayments in the final cash-flow calculation.

05 · Your estimate

What the numbers look like.

Based on 229 booked nights and approximately 115 stays per year. Results update as you change the inputs.

Occupancy is applied separately to five weekday nights and two weekend nights per week, annualised over 365 days.

Initial investment

$134,500

Annual gross revenue

$84,628

Annual operating costs

$15,518

Annual operating surplus

$69,110

Average operating surplus per month

$5,759

Simple payback

1.9 years

These are illustrative estimates, not guaranteed returns. Local demand, seasonality, site conditions, approvals, tax and finance can change the outcome. Simple payback uses operating surplus before finance and tax.

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