Hello,
To recap:
(1) my "cabin" listing is not returned in the cabin category search in "Margaretville, NY", unless I am ZOOMED in on Margaretville. It used to always show in search by area. Now your search engine returns cabins miles outside of Margaretville.
(2) the title I gave my listing is removed in the category ("cabin") search- the title mentions my amenity (barrel sauna). Guests would not otherwise know the property has a sauna.
(3) you have "chosen" a photo to display which is not the one I want, which shows my sauna.
(4) your site omits "sauna" as an amenity, while it includes "hot tub". Why isn't "sauna" listed as an amenity? I put one on my property at considerable cost.
(5) Your platform has taken listing control from hosts, and made it more complicated and confusing for guests to plan trips, by forcing them to pick travel dates instead of picking available dates on the calendar. That should be changed back.
The site changes were not helpful to either guests or hosts. Hosts should control what guests SEE in their listing. Guests should have transparency in booking- to see available dates on the calendar before making a choice. I expect my business to decline, now that my property is harder to find, and information about my sauna is buried in undisplayed photos. The site was just fine the way it was.
Finally, it seems like Airbnb is focusing on offbeat 'experience' listings at the expense of the majority of conventional properties.