Become superhost after one year and PLUS airbnb

Mateja23
Level 1
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Become superhost after one year and PLUS airbnb

Dear Airbnb team, 

 

while I'm cacking my apartment, after one year of operating on your platform, I want to become a superhost. I have the best ratings from the first guest who was in November 2019 until today. Covid did the worst he could but I try and I have all sorts of discounts even for monthly and weekly. In October should have 30 nights of an ambush but the subscribers canceled too late and I am without points for an overnight stay and comment. Please reconsider because we would be struggling and we are with heart and soul with tourists and our apartments. My apartment is really an example for PLUS Airbnb, I also clean it myself, receive guests, and offer them everything to feel at home. I am asking for an allocation and a new activation so that I can compete with smaller, less well-equipped apartments in the center of Ljubljana. Thank you very much for understanding. It counts for the best.

I wonder what the benefits are if you accept me into the PLUS Airbnb family. Thank you and best regards to the Airbnb team.

 

Nasvidenje from Slovenia, Mateja

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Emiel1
Level 10
Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

@Mateja23 

I think achieving Superhost status will be your best target, as the Airbnb PLUS program is probably going to be discontinued (?) :

https://shorttermrentalz.com/news/airbnb-plus-abandoned/

 

Whats the difference between Airbnb Plus and Superhost

 

Happy Hosting,

Emiel

@Mateja23   "Superhost" status is determined by an algorithm set to register precisely the parameters shown to you in your dashboard. Neither you nor anyone working for Airbnb controls whether you accomplish it, but the fact is, it's utterly hollow as an aspiration because it has no benefits beyond a little $100 coupon once a year and a few orange pixels on your profile. 

 

The "PLUS" program is being phased out completely, but it was merely a way of Airbnb trying to break into the luxury market by treating hosts' properties like inventory they could fully control, but at the hosts' expense. By most accounts, it was a terrible idea.

 

You have a nice flat in a lovely city, and all your guests so far have reviewed it very well. These are perfectly fine things to aspire to continuing and building on while "cacking" (???) your apartment. Maybe at some point the algorithm will call you a "Superhost," which may be a nice ego boost but little else - it means nothing at all to most guests, who choose where to stay based on their budget, preferred location, and amenities  - not on all these stupid bells and whistles!  If your competitors are "less well-equipped" than you, surely a discerning guest will recognize that when browsing listings, so there's no need to get on your knees for a thumb on the scale.

Sarah977
Level 10
Sayulita, Mexico

Also, don't you think there are maybe 50,000 hosts who didn't quite achieve Superhost status? Do you really think Airbnb is going to make some special exception for you? @Mateja23