I totally agree with you, this new rating system is asking everyone to be a critic, instead of a tourist, as a photographer i know if you show someone a photo at first they will love it, then if you say can you spot the mistake, they will look really and find lots of things they might think is wrong, its too dark, too light, too sharp, too many people in it, too few people in it. etc etc. stop asking people to criticise, rather just ask them what they reall enjoyed, if something was really wrong they will say. like with a photo ask them if they like it, you'll get an honest responce, but ask them to spot the mistake !!! and they will find lots, even if its perfect. now we are left with a choice, to get perfect reviews we will have to have top class linen ,silver cutlery, champagne on ice, 64 inch lcd hd tv, gold taps, etc,etc. and as a result, next year in order to maintain my superhost status i will double my price, as nowwhere does it ask the guests to take into account the price they paid, yes it asks them about value for money but most guests passing through have booked several places varieing in price from high to low but cannot remember at the time of reviewing which was which as they paid on booking a month or two ago, so yes airbnb seems to have lost its direction as a home space rental system and gone towards being an accomodation appraisel and criticing system, but it has helped a lot of people get started, so thanks for that, but asking people to come and spot whats wrong with your home is not very nice at the best of times, after all its your home not a hotel. so maybe its time too move on to VRBO, or Booking .com or another platform, one that reminds people that they are saving by staying in someones home and not having to book into a five star hotel, and they hopefully will have the benifit of a host who cares and looks after them tells them all the great places to go etc. all that being said some advice is useful, but isnt it funny how people will write it down in a review after they have gone, but not tell you to your face, i even had a guest that i took off the beaten track to show them a beach that has a couple of small luxury cottages to rent, all be it at ten times the price of my place, and there review said, my place was nice but not as nice as the places they saw at the beach. should i stop taking people to nice places or what, apples should be compared to apples not avocadoes.