On: 1 million nights booked at Airbnb (YC W09)

[smackfu]

For perspective, a single large Vegas hotel books that many nights each year. (For instance, Mandalay Bay has 3300 rooms.)

[emmett → smackfu]

Mandalay bay does not have 100% occupancy 365 days per year. They probably don't even have 50% occupancy 365 days per year. But yes, it's about the size of a VERY large hotel.

[browser411 → emmett]

Vegas has very high occupancy rates. Even in the down economy, it's around 80%. http://cber.unlv.edu/tour.html

[emmett → browser411]

Wow, impressive! And based on actual data, as opposed to numbers I made up :-)

[jackowayed → emmett]

Wouldn't be surprised if they tweak their thresholds for comping rooms to fill rooms that would otherwise go vacant.

[smackfu → jackowayed]

They also have tweaked pricing to keep rooms filled. The same room at MB is going for $70 on 3/13 (Sunday) vs. $270 on 3/16 (Wed). (To be honest, sophisticated enough that I don't even really understand that. Usually it is the weekends that have the prices jacked.)