Entire place vs entire guest suite

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Entire place vs entire guest suite

What's the difference? As a guest, I assumed "entire place" means the unit takes over the entire address, while "entire guest suite" means a portion of the address but physically separated from the main side.

 

I am having this concern because a host has divided a single-family house into 5 parts, 4 of "private room" and 1 of "entire place". The "entire place" side has is physically separated from those "private room"s, but everything is under the same roof. Did the host classified their rental units correctly?

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Till-and-Jutta0
Host Advisory Board Alumni
Stuttgart, Germany

According Airbnb’s definition there exist three main accomodation types

  • Entire place
  • Private room
  • Shared room

 https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/317/select-your-home-type

At an entire place the host can live as well at the same address, under the same roof.

 

An “entire guest suite” is a description only, and IMHO can’t be faced to “entire place”.

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ok, thank you much!

@Terry652 You are most welcome. Another useful strategy that I use for anything that is crucial for the guest to understand and which could be a deal-breaker is to mention it in my first message to guests when they request to book, in such a way as to ascertain as well whether they have thoroughly read the listing info. 

 

In my case, it's that my place is a 20 minute walk to town and the beach (and almost none of my guests arrive by car).  So unless the guest's initial message makes it clear that they have read all the info, or they have 20 great reviews, which means they are seasoned Airbnbers who pay attention to what they are booking, I write something like, " Hi XX, thank you for your request. I would be happy to welcome you. Before I accept,  I'm just checking that you realize it's a 20 minute walk to the centro and the beach from my place?"

 

That info is not one of the first things in my description, they would have to do more than skim to know that. So if they answer  "Oh yes, I'm aware of that. I love to walk, no problem", I know they have read that info and likely the rest.

 

If their answer is "Oh- is it a safe walk, or a lot of hills to climb?" I know they haven't been attentive (I also state in the listing that it's a pretty flat walk with no big hills), so I would dialogue with them further before accepting to make sure it'll be a good fit for them and me.