I am a new host-June 2021. My Airbnb is in a town without many hotels. It looks like the number of Airbnb's is growing. I stay in Airbnb's all of the time.
Photos? We get rated on our photos? What components of our photos?
When staying at an Airbnb, I look at cleanliness first. I have stayed at places where they didn't change the sheets and others where you knew certain parts of the house were never cleaned. True cleanliness is a major concern at my Airbnb.
Yes, I agree there is too much focus on "special houses." A guest's goal would have to be to stay in a unique place to put importance on that category.
I know many of my guests chose my Airbnb because of the location.
Sleeping arrangements-I see listings for sleeps 4, one bedroom. In addition, I was not able to fully describe the sleeping arrangements in my listing. It sleeps 5 comfortably, but it wouldn't be good for some people because one of the beds is a queen bed.
I find it difficult to rate the guests. I saw the rating form was changed, which was good. Instead of separate comments at the end, it might be easier to list the category and then leave a line for comments about that category. (Cleanliness Rate using stars Comments__________________. Put "Other" at the bottom so it doesn't seem mandatory to complete that line.)
I don't usually have trouble rating hosts.
Thanks.