I build your pricing strategy with you, live, in your own account.You share your screen and I build your Scottsdale strategy inside PriceLabs or Wheelhouse, explaining every setting. One-time sessions priced by listing count from $125; or run it with Revenuenaire Dynamic Pricing from $17.99 per listing per month.
Alaa Elhadi, an independent revenue management consultant, provides Airbnb pricing strategy for Airbnb hosts, vacation rental owners and property managers in Scottsdale, United States, one to one, remotely and in Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7). In Scottsdale, I price January to March as the peak and June to September as the quiet time, and I build the work around that calendar. PriceLabs and Wheelhouse strategy sessions are one-time and priced by listing count: $125 for up to 2 listings, $250 for 3 to 6, $370 for 7 to 10 and $480 for 11 to 15, with larger portfolios priced per listing. Revenuenaire Dynamic Pricing software is from $17.99 per listing per month.
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An Airbnb pricing strategy is the set of rules that decide what each night is worth: base, minimum and maximum prices, seasons, events, minimum stays, gap nights, last-minute pricing, length-of-stay discounts and channel markups. The tool applies the rules; the strategy is what makes the tool worth having. Smart Pricing is not a strategy, because it optimizes for Airbnb's fill rate and knows nothing about your events or other channels.
What I plan around in Scottsdale: MLB Spring Training in February and March; WM Phoenix Open in early February; Snowbird season from January to April; Golf and pool-home demand. Guests I price for: Golf groups, snowbirds staying 2 to 8 weeks, and bachelorette groups in Old Town Scottsdale. Where I start: A steep winter-to-summer seasonal spread, monthly snowbird rate cards, and event premiums that begin 90 days out for pool homes.
I set up PriceLabs or Wheelhouse with Barrett-Jackson, the Phoenix Open, the Arabian Horse Show and Spring Training as date premiums, monthly snowbird pricing and a summer floor tied to your costs. Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com then follow the same rules for every month.
The service in general is described on my airbnb pricing strategy page; this page covers how I apply it in Scottsdale.
I set the base from a real comp set, a minimum that protects your margin and a maximum that stops you underselling a peak night, listing by listing.
I build seasonal profiles and event premiums from the local calendar, so rates move before demand does and not after.
Minimum stays, gap and orphan nights and length-of-stay discounts are set to fill the calendar without discounting the whole month.
I configure OTA markups so your net rate is the same on Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo, and leave time to ask anything about pricing.
“Scottsdale has one of the steepest seasonal curves I work with. A pool home can earn several times more per night in February than in July, and snowbirds booking 4 to 8 weeks bring a different kind of revenue from golf groups and bachelorettes. The strategy is about protecting winter from being cut into short, low-value stays, while giving summer a floor that still covers costs.”
Alaa Elhadi, revenue management consultant. Cornell certified, 18 years in hotel and short-term rental revenue.
Barrett-Jackson at WestWorld, the WM Phoenix Open, the Arabian Horse Show and Cactus League games stack up, so I price each event week individually and protect weekends for groups.
Spring Training ends, but golf and pool weather stay strong; I keep weekend rates near peak and begin offering midweek specials for late-season visitors.
Heat returns, snowbirds leave and I shorten minimums, offering weekly stays and promoting pools and shade to Arizona and California drive-in guests.
Extreme heat brings local staycations and resort-style weekends; I price weekends for Phoenix residents and keep weekday floors that cover cooling and pool costs.
Cooler weather returns, NASCAR at Phoenix Raceway brings a November spike and holidays lift late December, so I raise weekend rates and open monthly snowbird stays from January.
Price January to April as the main season, with WM Phoenix Open, Spring Training and Barrett-Jackson as their own higher bands.
Offer monthly snowbird rates from November onwards, but only for dates that are unlikely to sell as higher-value short stays.
Protect Old Town weekends with 2-night minimums and group pricing, and keep them separate from quieter residential homes.
Set a summer floor based on real costs, including higher power bills for pools and air conditioning, and pair it with weekly discounts.
Start event pricing about 90 days before Spring Training and the Phoenix Open instead of reacting in the final weeks.
You rely on Smart Pricing
You want a strategy that considers events, gaps and every channel.
You have a tool on defaults
PriceLabs or Wheelhouse is connected but the rules were never set up.
Your pace trails the market
Bookings arrive late or prices look low in peak weeks.
You want to run it yourself
You prefer to price on your own once the strategy is right.
Choose the package for your listing count and a slot in your time zone. Payment is taken securely at booking.
Share the listing links and tool access so I can review competitors and settings before the call.
On Zoom I set seasons, events, stay rules and markups with you on screen, and explain why each setting is there.
Step 4
A revisit session re-tunes the strategy against your results, from $75.
One-time sessions priced by listing count from $125. Wheelhouse follows the same schedule and revisits start from $75. Revenuenaire Dynamic Pricing software is from $17.99 per listing per month.
| Option | What you get | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | Up to 2 listings, 45-minute session | $125 |
| Growth | 3 to 6 listings, 60-minute session | $250 |
| Portfolio | 7 to 10 listings, 90-minute session | $370 |
| Scale | 11 to 15 listings, 90-minute session | $480 |
| Pro | 16 to 21 listings, 120-minute session | $615 |
| Enterprise | 22 or more listings, 120-minute session | $635 |
Real feedback from PriceLabs pricing strategy sessions with Alaa.
Alaa is a consummate professional! Patient, thorough, efficient and effective in communicating. He not only made savvy adjustments to my dynamic pricing strategy, but also helped me to understand the reasoning behind his methods, granting me a better understanding of the PriceLabs platform. Strong work!
Airbnb host
Alaa was fantastic, going through each of the properties I had and gave great advice and actioned a great game plan. Would highly recommend for anyone looking to enhance their pricing strategy on PriceLabs. Alaa's experience goes beyond this which makes it very beneficial to have this holistic approach.
Property manager
Alaa helped me optimize my PriceLabs settings for my Airbnb listing and was very helpful and patient with answering any questions I had. He was also able to clearly explain why he made the changes he made, and it was obvious that he had a lot of experience in this field. I will definitely be back!
Airbnb host
For Airbnb pricing strategy, the first changes are base and minimum prices and the seasonal profile, since those drive most of the revenue in Scottsdale. Start event pricing about 90 days before Spring Training and the Phoenix Open instead of reacting in the final weeks. Next: offer monthly snowbird rates from November onwards, but only for dates that are unlikely to sell as higher-value short stays.
Busiest in Scottsdale: January to April, with Spring Training, the Waste Management Phoenix Open and Barrett-Jackson driving the highest rates. January to March: Barrett-Jackson at WestWorld, the WM Phoenix Open, the Arabian Horse Show and Cactus League games stack up, so I price each event week individually and protect weekends for groups. April: Spring Training ends, but golf and pool weather stay strong; I keep weekend rates near peak and begin offering midweek specials for late-season visitors. For Airbnb pricing strategy, the strategy I build sets seasonal profiles, event premiums and minimum-stay rules around these windows before they open for booking.
For Airbnb pricing strategy, for the quiet months I set the minimum price, last-minute and gap-night rules and length-of-stay discounts so nights fill without dropping below your floor. Quietest in Scottsdale: June to September when daytime temperatures exceed 40°C (105°F). October to December: Cooler weather returns, NASCAR at Phoenix Raceway brings a November spike and holidays lift late December, so I raise weekend rates and open monthly snowbird stays from January. May: Heat returns, snowbirds leave and I shorten minimums, offering weekly stays and promoting pools and shade to Arizona and California drive-in guests.
Selling a whole February to one snowbird at a monthly rate that is lower than what the event weeks alone would earn and summer prices dropped below running costs because the calendar looks empty. I look for these first when I review Airbnb pricing strategy in Scottsdale, and fixing them is usually the quickest gain.
For Airbnb pricing strategy, i set base prices and comp sets per area, with a separate profile where two parts of Scottsdale behave differently. North Scottsdale and DC Ranch: Golf communities near TPC Scottsdale and WestWorld; I price for golf groups and event visitors, with the Phoenix Open and Barrett-Jackson at the top. Old Town Scottsdale and Arcadia and Tempe get their own treatment.
Snowbird season from January to April, Golf and pool-home demand and MLB Spring Training in February and March are the dates I price first for Airbnb pricing strategy in Scottsdale. April: Spring Training ends, but golf and pool weather stay strong; I keep weekend rates near peak and begin offering midweek specials for late-season visitors.
For Airbnb pricing strategy in Scottsdale, each channel gets its own markup, so the net rate you receive is the same wherever the booking comes from. Scottsdale sells mostly through Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com. April: Spring Training ends, but golf and pool weather stay strong; I keep weekend rates near peak and begin offering midweek specials for late-season visitors.
How the pool is heated, shaded and described, since winter guests expect heated pools and summer guests want shade and cooling, and both affect pricing. For Airbnb pricing strategy, i check this before touching a single rate, because a base price built on the wrong assumption makes every rule worse.
PriceLabs and Wheelhouse strategy sessions are one-time and priced by listing count: $125 for up to 2 listings, $250 for 3 to 6, $370 for 7 to 10 and $480 for 11 to 15, with larger portfolios priced per listing. Revenuenaire Dynamic Pricing software is from $17.99 per listing per month. The scope of Airbnb pricing strategy is the same in every market, but the plan is not: in Scottsdale I would start from January to March: Barrett-Jackson at WestWorld, the WM Phoenix Open, the Arabian Horse Show and Cactus League games stack up, so I price each event week individually and protect weekends for groups. To start, open the chat or email me with your property type and size in Scottsdale.
Results depend on the property, the starting point and the season, so I do not promise a number. In Scottsdale the first gains from Airbnb pricing strategy usually come from the change with the clearest local signal: start event pricing about 90 days before Spring Training and the Phoenix Open instead of reacting in the final weeks. I review progress against your own occupancy, ADR and RevPAR, not a market average.
Yes. Airbnb Pricing Expert in Scottsdale is delivered remotely and scheduled in Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7), and 100+ properties in and around Scottsdale have been optimized, including in areas such as North Scottsdale and DC Ranch. I build it live with you on Zoom in your time zone, inside PriceLabs, Wheelhouse or Revenuenaire Dynamic Pricing. Start in the chat or by email and tell me what you run in Scottsdale.
The other services I offer in Scottsdale, for hotels and for Airbnb and short-term rentals. Each has its own page for this market.
Back to the revenue management consultant page for Scottsdale, or read the general page for airbnb pricing strategy.
If you also run properties outside Scottsdale, I work in these markets too, and each page is written for that market's own seasons, areas and rules.
Tell me what you run in Scottsdale and what you need. I reply in Mountain Standard Time, confirm the scope and the price, and start only when you say so.
