The Secret to Consistently Attracting Your Ideal Airbnb Guests

What if you were guaranteed to attract your ideal guest—someone just like you? Someone who respects your space, who respects your privacy, who enjoys and takes pleasure in your surroundings. Someone you might even be friends with. I’ve implemented the following strategies with a 100% success rate for over a year. Here are my best tips for attracting the kind of guests you want in your space.

How to Welcome Yourself Home: The Traveling Host’s Guide

When I come back from long trips, I often struggle with this feeling of emptiness; usually I stay in Airbnbs too, so I sometimes feel like I’m stepping into yet another one. I want to eliminate this as soon as possible. It usually only takes a night or another day maximum. But, doing these things helps speed up the process of slowing down, and soaking in the loveliness of being home.

Guest Perspective: Please, Put Some Soul Into Your Airbnb Listing

I’m staying in a well-designed, inexpensive, clean, modern Airbnb in Florida. So, why should I have any reason to not give it 5 stars? I have five huge reasons that all add up to: it lacks soul. What is the difference between a place that has soul and a place that does not? How can you touch it? You can’t. It has to be felt. The best way I can describe it: A place that has soul exhibits a divine series of touches, accents and actions that bring about the feeling that you are having a human connection, although you’re not physically having one. Here are five things that, totaled, equal a void for me.

Don’t Block Off Your Calendar Even When You Think You Should: Here’s Why

If you’re an Airbnb host and you rent out your entire place, you might think that if you know you’re not going to be flying out of town during a certain weekend, you should block that weekend as unavailable on your calendar. I’m here to tell you that in most cases, you shouldn’t block it out. What should you do instead? Price your place accordingly so you can take that beautiful weekend getaway at a moment’s notice. Read on for why!

The Other Review: The #1 Simple Fix to Heighten Airbnb Ranking and Guest Interest

If you’re like most hosts, most of the time you do leave a guest a review. But—are you leaving guest reviews the right way? By adding 2-3 consistent words to each guest review, you can generate more traffic back to your listing, thereby increasing your search result standing within Airbnb and the likelihood that people will serendipitously find and book your place.