I am a super host for my own accommodation and always make sure to review guests once they leave and are very lucky to get reviews in return. However, I am finding it frustratingly difficult to get review from fellow hosts for me as a guest! I have stayed at some lovely places around Europe over the last 12 months and as a host myself, always go well out of my way to leave the accommodation I am staying in spotless when I leave. But, I have only had the courtesy of one review from all of the places that I have stayed in.
The review process is an integral part of the two-way process and as a traveller too, I really would like to build up some reviews myself. My guess is that some of the hosts don't feel obliged to do a review as they know they will receive my guest review on their profile after a certain time anyway.
Are there any penalties, as a host, for not providing a review within the allotted time? It seems to me that this is something we should all be fully signed up to do and ,if the host isn't prepared to fulfil this obligation, then they shouldn't have the advantage of receiving a guest review (although I appreciate that this may not always be positive). I am pretty sure if I left the accommodation badly, they would be pretty quick to leave a review!
I am feeling very disappointed by this. Just wondered if Airbnb are considering any way of trying to ensure that this process is fulfilled by both parties but particularly the hosts who are reaping the benefit of renting out accommodation on the Airbnb platform.
Thanks for any input on this!