Non-Smoking guest suite

Visiting families, tourists, business travellers, and people in town for weddings, hospital stays or sports events.

A nightly rate per stay, plus a cleaning fee. Earnings depend on your area, your season and how many nights you book.

• Clear, friendly communication with guests
• Organized with cleaning and changeovers
• Basic photography and writing for your listing

• Many municipalities and provinces require short-term rental registration or a licence. Some limit rentals to your principal residence, so check locally
• Quebec requires tourist accommodation to be registered, so check with the provincial tourism authority
• Standard home insurance may not cover paying guests, so ask your insurer about short-term rental cover
• Check whether you need to charge GST/HST or a municipal accommodation tax
• Enforcing the no-smoking rule, and smoke alarm and fire safety requirements in your area

Startup costs are typically around $2,000 to $10,000 CAD, depending on furnishings, supplies, safety equipment and listing photos. These are estimates, so budget for your own suite and what it already has.

Monthly revenue is typically around $800 to $3,500, depending on your location, season and how often the suite is booked. Plan for at least 5 hours a week for cleaning, changeovers and guest communication.

Check whether your municipality or province requires short-term rental registration or a licence, and whether rentals are limited to your principal residence. Also check Quebec tourist accommodation registration, home insurance for paying guests, GST/HST or accommodation tax, and fire safety.