Community Cafe

Hello everyone! Welcome to the Community Center! I'm @Bhumika , one of the Community Managers for our English Community Center along with my lovely team members @Quincy @Paula @Rebecca and @Elisa and we are thrilled to have you join us. Let's kicksta... Latest reply by Swathy4

Airbnb security deposit is a false security for hosts. They just burst that “trust bubble”. What they don’t seem to understand is that you, the host is the backbone of their business model. Act like it and Airbnb will act accordingly as well. Why do you... Latest reply by Debra300

....................and yes, you knew it was going to be disappointing!!!!I have just asked Airbnb Help about temperature testing guests on the doorstep. A really wishy washy response -pretty hopeless really. What do we do if they DO have a raised tempera... Latest reply by David6928

Lately I've been getting lots of inquiries from scammers so I report and block them right away. Reporting them doesn't stop the timer of 24 hours to reply to enquiries so while I've been always responding within 5 to 10 minutes my response rate has now dr... Latest reply by Mikki0

In a previous conversation, it was recommended to turn off instant book. I was just about to do it but one of the precautions I was agreeing to confused me. Does anyone know what it actually means to ..."lose penalty-free canceling or requiring positive ... Latest reply by Emilia42

Is there any way as a host to flag an account in a way so that they can't automatically book with you again, and I don't mean by reporting them, I simply mean so that as a host I can have a say if I don't personally want someone to come back because of fe... Latest reply by Helen3

Hi all, we had a bad experience with a stay (house was filthy, mouldy walls, hair in beds, stank of smoke, things broken).We left first thing the next morning because my child’s asthma was playing up because of the smoke smell. Host refused to refund me s... Latest reply by Vacation190

Hi host buddies, interested to hear your take on the proposed Host Endowment Fund. I've gone through the available info and highlighted a few concerns. Biggie concern is whether or not the Directed Shares Program Offer being made to "selected US hosts" ... Latest reply by Phoenix14

I am sure the vast majority of hosts are concerned about their customers experience and bend over backwards to ensure that all issues or problems are amicably resolved. Unfortunately that was not our last experience with our last host, @Cabins of Helen G... Latest reply by Helen3

I like to know if I can cancel a guests stay penalty free if they live in a tier 3 region of the UK? I have a guest who booked last night, literally 1 day before us here in the UK found out which tier we're in, and low and behold he's now in tier 3 and ca... Latest reply by Robbie54

my current guest wants to add a night and sent request but it kicks in weekly discount so it would only cost them $45 (my listing is normally $200-$250 range a night) any advice on how to handle this? Latest reply by Robyn351