We started with Airbnb when we moved to southern Spain in 2016 and listed our own home. We’d only built the house 6 years previously so there wasn’t a huge amount to do.
Initially the listing was for 6 then we changed to 8 then 10 but settled on 8. 10 was too much and bordered on party territory but 8 attracts small groups and families which works for us. ‘21 and ‘22 were best and busiest for us (lockdowns excluded) and gave us the time and the money to make updates and improvements.
2016
Started
2017
Bedroom 1 painted
2018
New bed
New kitchen accessories
Painted stairs and halls
Towels
Bedding
Pillows
2019
New concertina Velux blinds in 2 bedrooms
Sofabed in upstairs lounge
Started hosting pooches
New bedroom lamps
2020
New cherrywood 8 seater Dining table
Swapped hall and stairs lighting to led units
New chairs in kitchen
New towels
New bed
Painted Master bedroom
New bedroom curtains
LED fairy lights outside
New BBQ
2021
New stone patio
Changed small seldom used Dining Room into downstairs bedroom
New bedding, throws and cushions
New rugs
Painted
New Roman blinds in 2 bedrooms
65” TV in upstairs lounge
New crockery, cutlery and glasses
New shower head bathroom 2
New tap in Bathroom 1
New shower head in Bathroom 3
Painted fences and exterior walls
Added LED outside lighting
New shower unit in downstairs bathroom
2022
New artificial grass
New tap in Bathroom 2
Painted vestibule
50” TV in kitchen/family room
New bedding, mattress protectors, pillow protectors
Replaced all door handles
Resanded lockblock
New shower head
New kitchen tap
New glassware
Gin balloons