If you own an apartment in Zurich, this is the question: rent it long-term for guaranteed income, or host it on Airbnb for potentially more? The honest answer — and we manage both strategies — is that Airbnb usually wins for furnished, well-located apartments, long-term renting often wins for unfurnished flats in quiet areas, and

Zurich is one of Europe’s strongest short-term rental markets — but what can you actually earn with Airbnb here in 2026? The short answer: the average Zurich listing earns roughly CHF 1,900 per month at about CHF 200 per night and 43% occupancy, while well-located, well-managed apartments earn two to three times that. Here are

Zurich is one of Europe’s best short-term rental markets — so if your apartment here is underperforming on Airbnb, the market isn’t the problem. After taking over dozens of struggling listings, we see the same seven mistakes again and again. Check your listing against this list; most owners find at least three. 1. Flat pricing

You can absolutely run a Zurich Airbnb yourself — many owners do, well. This post is for the others: the owner answering guest messages in meetings, spending Saturdays on laundry, watching a January of empty nights and wondering if it has to be this way. Here’s what a professional host actually changes, and an honest

What separates a top-performing Airbnb in Zurich from the hundreds of average ones? Not luck, and usually not even location — it’s a series of deliberate upgrades, most of them affordable. Here’s the path from ordinary listing to top tier, ranked by impact per franc. Start with the guest you want Zurich’s best-paying guests are

Should you hire a professional Airbnb host in Zurich, or keep doing it yourself? After a year of hosting other people’s apartments across the city and lake, here are the five reasons owners actually give when they hand over the keys — not the marketing version. 1. The 11 pm messages stop Guests message at