Why the supplement exists at all
Retreat pricing is built on double occupancy because hotel pricing is. A room costs the host the same whether one person or two sleep in it, so a solo guest occupying it alone represents lost revenue, and the supplement recovers it. That logic is sound for a hotel and wrong for a retreat, because around 40% of retreat guests arrive alone. Pricing the largest single segment of your guests as an exception is a habit, not a necessity.
What a supplement typically costs
| Advertised week (shared) | Typical supplement | What you actually pay |
|---|---|---|
| $1,200 | 30–50% | $1,560–1,800 |
| $2,000 | 30–60% | $2,600–3,200 |
| $3,000 | 40–60% | $4,200–4,800 |
The three questions to ask before you book anywhere
- Is the advertised price the price I will pay as one person? If the answer needs a paragraph, the answer is no.
- If I do not pay the supplement, who am I sharing with, and can I see the room? Being placed with a stranger you have never met is a decision, not a default.
- Is the supplement refunded if you later fill the second bed? Some good hosts do this. Almost nobody advertises it.
How Sola prices instead
Every price on this site is per person, for one person, in a room of their own. No supplement, no shared-room default, no discovery at checkout. It is also a condition of being listed on our marketplace: a host must either offer single rooms with no supplement or state the supplement clearly on the listing page itself.