When it comes to Google Sheets spreadsheets, Airbnb spreadsheet templates are the thinner corner of the real estate category on Etsy. Most of the real estate spreadsheets on Etsy are about landlords or investors. Airbnb or vacation home hosts carry a different problem from long-term landlords. In this post, let’s see some of the Airbnb spreadsheets to sell on Etsy that have lesser competition.
This is a part of real estate spreadsheets to sell on Etsy series. You can check out other parts – rental property spreadsheets to sell on Etsy, and real estate agent spreadsheets to sell on Etsy.
Why sell Airbnb spreadsheets?
Demand for Airbnb or other vacation home spreadsheets is increasing on Etsy and other marketplaces. It is generally bought by hosts running one to five listings who want a system to track their earning without investing in a full-blown system.
Most of these hosts, start with a DIY version, but many are ready to spend money and let someone else build a product they can just use.
You can also target hosts who haven’t launched yet. They’re still in the prep stage and often overwhelmed with keeping track of everything. Catching them at that stage means you’re the shop they come back to for the income tracker three months later.
Airbnb and vacation rental templates to build
1. Booking calendar with double booking detection
This might be the most useful tool for Airbnb hosts. Include a visual calendar showing booked nights, check-ins and check-outs, with a conditional format that flags overlapping reservations. Add nights booked, occupancy rate and average daily rate calculated from the booking log.
Double booking is the mistake hosts fear most, because it costs a cancellation penalty and a review. A calendar that catches it before confirmation sells on that single feature.
2. Income and expense tracker with platform comparison
Where booking calendar helps them to track booking conflicts, income and expense tracker helps them to maintain their books.Make sure to include capturing platform, dates, nights, gross revenue, platform fee, cleaning fee collected and net payout.
Customize the expense log to make it relevant for hosts and include the relevant expense categories.Also add a platform comparison tab, which helps them to assess how each platform pays.
3. Furnishings and setup budget tracker
Maintaining a property requires lot of work and a tool that helps hosts clearly see what needs change will help in long run. Include a room-by-room checklist covering bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, living space, outdoor and laundry, with budget against actual per item.
As this is part of expenses, include inventory log with purchase date, supplier, cost and warranty. Consumables restock schedule for linens and toiletries with reorder points. Total setup cost against the startup budget.
4. Guest turnover and cleaning checklist
Hosts need to keep a record of guest checkout for post guest cleanup. This helps them to keep track and stay on top of it. Include a room-by-room cleaning checklist, supply restock log per turnover, cleaner schedule with cost per clean, maintenance flag log for issues spotted between guests, and a cost-per-turnover summary.
Hosts who use a cleaning service need a shared checklist they can hand over. Hosts who clean themselves need one so they don’t miss anything. Either way it’s a low-build, low-competition product that bundles naturally with the booking calendar.
5. Tax and bookkeeping organizer
Hosts need to pay taxes as with any other business. This helps them to stay prepared, know their numbers, and file their taxes easily. Include booking income by tax category, expenses by IRS category including platform fees and cleaning, a personal use against rental use day tracker, mileage log for supply runs, year-end summary for accountant handoff.
Pro Tip: Combine all of the above 5 products to make a comprehensive Airbnb spreadsheet tracker that will help hosts to simplify their property and guest management, and it will help you to charge a premium price as compared to single product.
New templates in your shop every month
You’ve got product ideas and a tab list for each one. That’s more than 5 spreadsheets to build for Airbnb or host spreadsheet templates, formula-test and style before anything goes live.
The Savvy Template Hub is the shortcut. Every month, new done-for-you templates land in your account, already built and tested, with commercial use rights included. You rebrand them and list them. No formulas to debug at midnight, no shop going stale because you ran out of build time.
You bring the brand. I’ve already done the spreadsheet part.
FAQ on Airbnb spreadsheets to sell on Etsy
Is the Airbnb template market saturated on Etsy?
Most of the listings on Etsy for Airbnb templates are PDF checklists. There is still chance for you to stand out in spreadsheet/Google Sheets category.
Should I build for one property or several?
You can list both. New hosts with one listing buy the single version, and hosts with three or more buy the multi-property one.
Do I need to be a host to build these?
No. Occupancy rate, ADR and break-even maths are simple and publicly documented. Spend some time to understand your target audience so that you can customize the categories to target them.
What should I charge?
You can charge premium prices for a complete, comprehensive Airbnb planner.
What should I build first?
Start with Airbnb booking calendar. Always check volumes in eRank before you commit to a title. This segment has less search volume than the landlord terms, but the competition drops off sharply, especially in Google Sheets format.
Ready-made option
If you’d rather not build from scratch, the Airbnb Booking Calendar is already done. Visual booking calendar, double booking detection, income and expense tracking with automatic profit calculation, plus nights booked, occupancy and ADR across monthly and annual dashboards. It handles up to 10 properties and works for Vrbo and direct bookings too. It comes with commercial rights, so you rebrand the colours and fonts, add your shop name, and list your version.
Which host template are you starting with? Tell me in the comments.
