hi Rebecca,
Thanks for welcoming us all. It is a lovely community. We have had such a great start in our first month of our hosting journey. We have had multiple bookings for our ‘Room’. With one being a repeat booking. And we have had 3 bookings for our cottage for August (we are still renovating, so the cottage is blocked until end of July) so I am stoked about that.
I have loved hosting our international guests, and participating in some cross cultural learning, it’s fabulous. When we first listed I was thinking we would just get workers, which is common in our area, I didn’t consider holiday makers, let alone international guests. So it was a wonderful surprise and I am looking forward to having many more.
My husband has an employee that wants to book the cottage for a really long stay (he has moved from NZ and is waiting for his family to get visas before purchasing a property). I am trying to work out how we can do a long stay, possibly 6 months or more without it being a big hassle for our guest. The Airbnb support has been great guiding me through this. I do think I need to book a phone conversation though 😃
I am loving everything about hosting. I finally have found something that plays into my strengths, haha. I do think I need a bigger washing machine 😅
I have been researching where to get better quality, more durable yet lux bedding as my current purchases won’t last with this amount of regular laundering. Do you have any suggestions of brands or suppliers for Australia (WA)?
I have been reading the Airbnb articles on how to make our spaces special and have applied what I have learned which seems to have had a positive impact so far.
Overall this is so much fun I am really looking forward to what lays ahead for our listings. I’m already dreaming of my next one 💭 🥰