Microstay

Microstays are residency periods in a hotel room of less than a full night stay, choosing the check-in time and length of the stay in hours.^[1][2] Although such short stays have not been commonly offered by mainstream hotels in the Western hospitality industry,^[3] doing so emerged as a trend in the World Travel Market Global Trends Report 2013.^[4][5] Bookings for less than a full night stay became more popular^[when?] in Europe as a way to increase revenue by offering greater flexibility.^[1][6] By offering microstays, hotels can take advantage of their available inventory and sometimes sell the same room twice in a day.^[7][8]

See also

• ByHours and Dayuse.com – Two microstay booking services
• Day room (hotel) – Hotel bookings for brief stays especially for daytime use or layovers near airports and cruise ship ports
• Love hotel – Hotels catering to microstay clients for sexual encounters