Airbnb Calendar Automatic Limitation

[Andre Galaviz]

Hey all, I am wondering if anyone can shed some light on something I just noticed this month when a booking fell through. 

We have our listing in Lakewood, CO set for 30-day minimum stay and do MTR bookings on Airbnb and Furnished Finder. We are not pursuing a license on this property to do STR because we plan on moving within the year (hopefully within months!) and Lakewood allows STR licenses on primary residence only.

Last year, I had a 14-day gap that I filled with a 7-day booking. I was able to switch the listing from 30-day minimum, to 7-day minimum and I got a quick 7-day booking. This was done BEFORE the city had a process to permit STRs. Fast forward to this month, and I had a chance to book 32 days, but the guest dragged her feet on booking and the days dwindled down below 30 days and the Airbnb system wouldn't let me change the minimum stay. It would show that it changed it, but then the setting would change back. 

I assume this is now a default that Airbnb has set that requires you to have a license, or you are automatically defaulted to 30-day stays. 
Does anyone know how this works? I also tried to send a "Special Offer," but I was never able to confirm the guest got it because she backed out.

Thanks in advance for any shared insights!

~Andre

[John Underwood]

The easy button if you were already in talks with a potential guest is to manually enter the reservation.

You could also change the minimum but make it clear in the first part of listing description that you only do a minimum of 30 days.

Beyond that I would call Airbnb and see if they can fix it or explain the problem.