Many of our interchanges with the general public one another come with a perceived set of expectations. The restaurant owner trusts its patrons will pay their bill after the meal. The grocery store owner assumes customers queue up to pay instead of simply walking out to the parking lot. And the Airbnb host trusts that […]
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People enter our lives and teach us lessons, help us grow, and offer little reminders to appreciate everything we have in this world. One of my guests offered exactly that. His three-week stay at my home offered a chance to learn about his life. He had traveled quite the difficult path and how through this
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Current situation This post discusses my 5 favorite things about hosting an Airbnb. However, at the time of this article the world is in the grips of dealing with Covid-19. Everyone’s reality has been turned upside down. This is definitely true for those of us who are hosts. As soon as the severity of this
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Discussed in the post “How to Clean your Airbnb“, as a host continuously cleaning and washing linens is something you must learn to expect. While guests are staying at your home you must keep things in Tip-Top shape. After each guest checks out you must go through the list and ensure no traces of the
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One of my own policies I’ve developed over time that I try to abide by includes only accepting bookings from guests who own their own profiles. What do I mean by this? Well, every once and while booking requests appear from someone wanting to reserve your accommodation for someone else. It has just been my
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As spoken about in “Step 3 – Get Ready for Guests!” After you receive a booking, you will finally be given access to the person’s full name that they have on file along with a picture (if you require it). That’s pretty much all the info you receive about them. If the guest has stayed
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People will check in to your home for all various reasons. Usually you can categorize the reason according to one of two categories – business or pleasure. Depending on what city your home share is in as well as the location of the part of town you offer a room for rent in, this can
Whether you are a fan or not, online dating has become part of the mainstream when it comes to finding a date. Most apps are pretty similar, but they all offer something a little different so at the time of this guest’s arrival I was using a few of them. Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge. This
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So you’ve done all your research and you’ve determined your area is a good fit for Airbnb home shares. You’ve completed Step1 – Creating Your Listing, Step2 – Set the Scene and Step 3 – Get Ready for Guests! of the account and listing set up process. You’ve prepped your place and bought all the
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