New Hosts: How Do You Feel About Starting Your Hosting Adventure?

[Rebecca]

We’re thrilled to have you on board as part of our vibrant Hosting community 🎉

Embarking on a Hosting journey is an exciting experience for new Hosts. As you prepare to welcome your first guests into your homes and create new experiences, a range of emotions and expectations emerge. 

How do you feel about opening your doors to guests for the first time, and what are you most excited to learn or improve upon during your Hosting journey? 🤩

We’re here to support you every step of the way with resources, guidance and a community of experienced Hosts. Tell us what kind of support you’re looking for and what goals you’re aiming to achieve as a new Host. 👇 

Looking forward to seeing your replies, 

Rebecca 🦋 

[Rose2552]

Hi, Beki!

Thank you for reaching out and offering the opportunity to join your forum. It helps knowing there are so many resources, including other hosts, available to new Airbnb hosts. I am very excited to start hosting guest stays, but I am also seriously nervous. With one week to go before my first guest checks in, my fingers are crossed that all goes as I've planned in my head. Lol. I think I've checked all the boxes to ensure my guests have a wonderful experience but I am also looking forward to the feedback I will receive to improve the experience.

As others have said, any advice is welcome!

With warm regards and smiles,

Rose

[Paula]

Hello @Rose2552, this sounds very exciting. Please keep us updated on how everything goes with these guests 😊

A great suggestion for new Hosts is to initiate a 👉critique my listing' thread, where our seasoned Hosts can provide insights on improvements to enhance your chances of receiving more bookings.

Regards,

[Tamara927]

Good morning Rebecca!  Thank you for asking.  So far it has been an wonderful experience.  We have had 5 guest stay with all 5 star reviews.  I had no idea what to expect from guest but it has been very pleasant and easy. With some of the reviews from guest I have requested to change categories to Luxe.  Hoping this works out too!  

Thank you for asking!

[Paula]

Hello @Tamara927, what an impressive start! Congratulations! 😊

Please keep us updated on the progress of your request to change categories to Luxe.

Best regards,

[Ashok67]

Hello

Yes, this is a great time to being a host. It is an upward learning curve, but the rewards are wonderful! I look forwards to learning and sharing with the community.

[Paula]

Hello @Ashok67, we're thrilled to welcome you to our community! 👋

How has your hosting journey been progressing? Are there any specific questions you would like to ask our seasoned hosts?

Looking forward to hearing from you 😊

[Fariba19]

Hi Rebecca, 

Thank you for your warm welcome. I am new to hosting on Airbnb, and like others, I would love to have my calendar fully booked. I’m learning step by step, and I welcome your suggestions.

kind regards, 

Farebaa

[Paula]

Hello @Fariba19, welcome to Airbnb and the Community Center!

In our community, you are going to find many tools that will furnish you with exceptional insights for your hosting journey. I invite you to delve into our Guides section, where you will  informative articles wrote by our seasoned Hosts.

I hope this is helpful.

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Google Translation added by Community Manager:  Thank you for inviting me to a great community cafe. I would like to continue hosting, but I am worried that I cannot invite that many guests due to the conditions in our country these days.

[Babatunde9]

Hi Rebecca,

Thanks for the welcome message. It was nice to join the community of experience hosts.

I hope I can leverage on your experience and expertise to improve on my hosting experience too.

I will like you guys to have a look at my listing and critique or suggest new ideas to attract guests to the property.

It's being a wonderful experience so far, met with good people and some not respecting the property, I know that's part of the business. how do you deal with guest that defy the house rule, damage items and disrespect your property.

Lastly, how do you avoid potential guest that comes to do party in the property without disclosing same during booking, which is clearly against the house rule.

Many thanks,

Babatunde

[Rebecca]

Hi @Babatunde9 👋

That's wonderful that you'd love the Hosts to critique your listing. If you head to ✨ Ask about your listing and create a post. I'm sure some of your experienced Hosts will be along soon! 

Don't forget to include a link to your listing and a photo to attract more attention! 😉

[Aude1927]

Bonjour Rébecca,

Merci beaucoup pour votre message de bienvenue. 

J'ai hâte de progresser encore dans l'accueil de mes voyageurs en mettant en place ma propre conciergerie après 6 ans d'expérience en tant que hôte.

Au plaisir d'échanger avec les membres de la communauté

Aude

Google Translation added by Community Manager: 

Hello Rebecca,

Thank you very much for your welcome message.

I look forward to making further progress in welcoming my guests by setting up my own concierge service after 6 years of experience as a host.

Looking forward to interacting with members of the community

Aude

[Rebecca]

Hi @Aude1927

It's great to hear that you have 6 years of hosting experience. Congratulations on your journey so far! I'm curious, what are some of the strategies or tips you've learned over the years that have helped you create a welcoming experience for your guests? I'm sure the community would love to hear about your insights. 

[Joy1717]

Hi Rebecca

Thanks, we have had 5 future bookings, but no guests yet, officially available 10 days.  It is winter and we are a beachside location so I understand not a high priority for people to visit.

I’m contemplating offering special deals for people who follow us on Instagram to book via AirBnB on the condition they write an honest review as I feel the lack of reviews may deter people.

Thankfully we got a booking for a portion of Schoolies/Leavers week from an older couple, which stopped the almost daily requests for teenagers to stay. Phew.

I find the special pricing method to be cumbersome. It requests the total price including cleaning fees, but then lists it as a daily price. Why not just ask us for the daily price and separate cleaning fees as is done for normal bookings?

Otherwise looking forward to our first guests and a busy Spring/Summer of guests.

Cheers

Joy

[Rebecca]

Hi @Joy1717 👋

Thank you for sharing your hosting experience! It's great that you already have future bookings lined up. 

Love the special deals for Instagram followers, that sounds like a creative idea to attract more bookings and reviews. Have you done any promos like this before? ✨