Hi @Janice-And-Jonathan0,!
Welcome! You have a beautiful home! Here’s a few suggestions:
1) I agree with the others that you need to fix the number of bedrooms, types of beds included in each bedroom (there is a king and queen in listed in each bedroom?) or you will face potential negative reviews.
2) Pics 5 & 9 appear to be the same picture.
3) For your write up, I suggest the following:
Welcome to Paradise! Location! Location! Location! Your Village, Cason Hammock, is located just across the road from Sawgrass Grove Town Center, McGrady's Pub, The Marketplace, Clifton Cove Putting Course and Ezell Recreation. You'll have nightly, live entertainment at Sawgrass and the three other squares in The Villages.
Relax on the patio, with a drink of your choice in hand, explore the various nearby beaches, take the golf cart to the pub/marketplace, unwind in our Florida themed rooms (The 3rd bedroom is a game room with many activities!) or take a stroll on the x acres of the Villages. Explore the many amenities that feel like you’re living in a 5 star resort!
4) On the section where you’ll be: this is where you would list how many acres of trails/paths they can explore and other attractions.
-List the closest beach names, with the distance, as well as how long it takes to walk or drive to each.
-List the closest grocery store with distance and time to get there
-List local attractions of interest with distance and time to get there
-This area doesn’t have a character limit so you could add some other things such as;
parking - garaged or street (it would be a plus is there was a covered garage) I saw parking on premises and on street but it didn’t say is there was garage use available (this is totally up to you as some hosts do allow it and others don’t).
-You may want to elaborate on the potential for dangerous animals here, something like: There are over x acres in the villages so there may be a potential to encounter a dangerous animal that belongs to another visitor or homeowner or local wildlife. The pet policy is all pets should be leashed unless in designated off leash parking areas. We also have some ponds and being Florida, we have local alligators or crocodiles that could be in the water. Please use caution when walking near large areas of water or waterways.
5) I would show some pics of the amenities: the marketplace, the pub, a few beach pics, a couple of golf course pics, a sunset or sunrise pic, maybe a drone shot of your property (if available).
6) I would detail how many cars are allowed to park on the property (if there is a limit) and if there needs to be a visitor pass or anything.
7) I would make sure to include a pic of the bathtub with flowers, towels or LED candles for ambient lighting. Some people really love baths for a relaxing vacation.
😎 What is the ac usually set at, what do you ask them to keep it at? Maybe something like please don’t leave the ac on if you have the doors or windows open would be nice in the house manual. Do you have a house manual? I didn’t see it or I could have missed it.
9) You may want to consider having security cameras on the outside of your premises just in case. It can help deter potential parties, as well as people who may sneak in extra people not on the reservation (which by law you usually need all names of all occupants for short term rental insurance; aircover also requires all guests be listed on the reservation or they may deny an aircover damage claim). Also since you have so many beautiful furnishings, it could potentially deter people from taking things that are not theirs. I don’t like to think that way but I have read stories of guests taking objects from their hosts (more than just all the drinks/snacks/toilettries, extras of paper towels and tp; actual furniture or other objects were taken). So I guess the rule would be don’t put anything sentimental or valuable that you wouldn’t want to lose in your rental.
10) You can do a speed test through Airbnb for the speed of your wifi. You could also do an independent one and list it in your listing for those who like to stream or need to work from home.
Hope this helps!
