Amenity revenue impact
Also called revenue boost by amenity, amenity revenue lift, amenity premium. Last reviewed Oct 21, 2026 by Jeremy Werden
Amenity revenue impact is BNBCalc's estimate of how much more a short-term rental with a given amenity, such as a pool or hot tub, earns than a similar listing without it in the same market. BNBCalc Markets shows it on market pages with enough listings, as a percentage lift and a dollar amount per year.
Dollars per year = the market's annual revenue per listing × the percentage lift
Which amenities increase Airbnb revenue the most?
It changes from market to market, which is why BNBCalc estimates it for each one. In Broken Bow, OK, the sample market anyone can open in full, the Amenity revenue impact table on October 21, 2026 put a pool first at +44%, followed by a sauna at +21% and a hot tub at +17%. In Austin, TX, a pool led the list too, but at +18%. So the same amenity can be worth a lot more in a cabin market than in a city, and the only way to know for yours is to open its market page.
BNBCalc checks air conditioning, barbecue, beachfront, bicycles, EV charger, gym, heating, hot tub, internet, lake access, parking, pets allowed, pool, sauna, ski-in/ski-out, TV, washing machine and waterfront. Air conditioning and washing machines only appear for European markets, and heating doesn't appear for US markets. Without a Markets plan, you'll see the first amenity's figures, while the rest of the table is masked.
How does BNBCalc estimate an amenity's revenue impact?
BNBCalc compares the potential revenue of the market's listings that have an amenity with the ones that don't, while accounting for the other ways they differ:
- bedrooms, bathrooms, beds and how many guests they sleep;
- where they are and their property type;
- their reviews and rating;
- how many nights they're open, and their other amenities.
So a pool home isn't credited for also being bigger or better reviewed. Two guardrails sit on top of that. An amenity only appears when its estimated effect is positive. And every market's estimate is pulled toward a benchmark from other markets (a state-adjusted US figure for US markets, an international one elsewhere), more strongly when the market has less data, so where a market has too few listings with or without an amenity, the table shows the benchmark instead. Some smaller markets don't have the table yet.
The dollar figure is simpler: it's the market's Annual revenue (actual) for Average earners, at the bedroom count picked in that section, × the percentage. If that revenue is $60,000 and a hot tub shows +10%, the table reads $6,000/yr. With a Markets plan, the line above the table also says how many comparable listings fed the estimate.
How should I read an amenity's revenue impact?
Read it as what listings with the amenity earn, not as a promise of what adding one would earn you. Even after all those adjustments, a pool home can differ in ways the data can't see, like a better view or newer finishes. So before you budget for a hot tub, check that the yearly figure covers what it costs to buy, run and maintain, and compare it with the comps near your address.
Some amenities can't be added at all, like waterfront or lake access, and for those the figure tells you more about which homes to shop for than what to install.