Where has the scenic views amenity gone?

[Verna57]

Hi!

Do you know if it is still possible to add scenic views to your listing - and how?

Thank you in advance!

[Karen4131]

Hi @Verna57 

You can go to https://elevate.translated.com/categories

and apply for the category “Amazing view”. Make sure to have photos that document the view.

Best regards 

Karen

[Verna57]

Ah! Thank you very much. Airbnb has old instructions on their website and I wasn’t aware of this turn.

[Joelle43 · Accepted solution]

Hello @Verna57 

If your question is where can you show in your description that your listing has a city view/garden view etc  then follow these steps so that it is added to the list of amenities:

==>Go onto your Listing

==>Under Listing Editor

==>Select Location

==>Scroll all the way down until you see Scenic Views

==>Select from the list the type of scenery your property offers

Best of luck

Joëlle

[Karen4131]

Hi @Verna57 and @Joelle43 

Can you enlighten me a bit? Is there also a filter that guests can select to display listings with a "Scenic Views"? 

I can only find these options under Filtera > Amenities > Location:

If there isn't one, then users are limited to the categories if they want a good view. Or am I mistaken? Can you help me figure this out? 🙂

Best regards

Karen

[Joelle43]

Hello @Karen4131 

Yes you're correct - guests have very few filters to tick unfortunately when they make a search and scenic views is not one of them.  

Listings have doubled or even tripled in the last two years and yet guests have to sort through 15 pages of listings that for the most part don't correspond to what they're looking for as the choice of filters is so small.   Airbnb have the lowest number of filters of all the platforms and make a search experience frustrating for the guest on Airbnb.  You get offered listings that aren't even in the town you've entered!

So as you say, the only way guests can search for a scenic view is by searching using that category but if you're a host with a great view you also have to hope that your listing has been selected by the algorithm and has put you in that category in the first place.  Personally I never use the categories in my searches for a place to stay on Airbnb as I know that being put in the right category is a hit and miss affair

Hope I've answered your questions😉

Joëlle

[Karen4131]

Thank you for the clarification @Joelle43 

The challenge is also that not all hosts are aware that they can apply to have a category assigned.

I have personally applied and been granted a few categories, but this means that one of my neighbor's listings becomes invisible when one of these categories is selected, even though they have the same location.

This is misleading and a general challenge. - And perhaps a subject for feedback to Airbnb with a suggestion to make the category application more visible when a listing is created or edited. I'll take this forward through the proper channels.

Thanks, in any case, for engaging in this.

Best regards 

Karen