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 🦋 

[Elisa]

Hi @Elina1316 😊

We are happy to have you in the community!

How is it going as a Hosts so far? Where are you renting from? 

[Cláudia151]

Olá Rebeca.

Obrigado pela sua mensagem.

Estamos muito contentes por fazer parte desta comunidade!

Abrimos á 1 mês e estivemos sempre Hóspedes, Portugueses, Espanhóis, Franceses e para a semana Ingleses 🙂

Esperemos continuar sempre a aprender e a melhorar a nossa casa.

Obrigado. 

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Hello Rebecca.

Thank you for your message.

We are very happy to be part of this community!

We opened 1 month ago and we have always had guests, Portuguese, Spanish, French and for the week English🙂

We hope to always continue to learn and improve our home.

Thanks.

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[Elisa]

Hi @Cláudia151  

I am happy to know that everything is going well. 😊 

To improve your experience you could start exchanging views with some Hosts in the community. Have you tried it yet?

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Olá @Cláudia151

Fico feliz por saber que está tudo a correr bem. 😊

Para melhorar a tua experiência podes começar a trocar impressões com alguns Hosts da comunidade. Já experimentaste?

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[Neil760]

Hi Rebecca

Thank you for the welcome message.  We are excited about sharing part of our home with Airbnb guests.  We have had a few new bookings over the last week for the Tasmanian summer which is pleasing and we are hoping the months before Christmas start filling up.  Tasmania is a beautiful place with lost to see and enjoy.

We had a first guests stay last night.  They are lovely people, 4 adults and 1 child that is 4 years of age.  The only issue we have is that they only booked for 4 adults with no mention of a child.  Our unit is set up for 4 people not 5 and that is clearly stated in our Listing.  We are not sure what to do or say?  There are only 4 beds although the main bedroom has King size bed in it.  We have not set up our unit to suit a stay with a young child as it was not part of the booking.  Any suggestions as to what we should do? 

From reading some of the post on here this morning I noted that we could ask that other hosts have a look at our listing and advise of anything that we may have missed or suggest some edits to our Listing.  Am I reading that correct?

Kind regards

Neil

[Elisa]

Hi @Neil760 😊,

you can ask other Hosts to critique and request feedback on your listing by following the instructions shared here : How to ask for listing critique on the Community Center.

I am sure, experienced Hosts in the Community would be able to share more advice and tips regarding your listing.

Related to your specific guest situation , feel free to start a new conversation with other Hosts for further advice! I am sure they'll be able to help best on how to deal with such unexpected guest situation.

I wish you a wonderful day. 🌻

[Michael-Shawn0]

Mostly good. I don’t like the payout options. I live in Canada and have a Canadian bank with $CAD account and a $USD account. I charge $USD for the property in Costa Rica but am unable to do payout into my $USD account at my Canadian bank. So I have to pay conversion. Then I have to pay conversion again to send money for management and maintenance of the property. Doesn’t make sense. We site setup for WISE would help but I hy not allow usd into usd account in Canada?

[Rebecca]

Hey @Michael-Shawn0 👋

The currency you’re paid in is based on the country and method you selected when you first added your payout method. This can be different from the local currency where your listing is found.

You can’t change a payout method’s currency once you’ve added it, but you can set up a new payout method in a different currency at any time. You can check the currency of your payout methods under Payments & payouts. 

More info can be found on Change your payout currency. 

[Yaseen13]

Starting my hosting adventure on Airbnb feels exciting and a bit nerve-wracking at the same time! I'm thrilled about the opportunity to meet new people from all over the world and share a space that I've put a lot of thought and care into creating. There’s a sense of fulfillment in knowing that I’ll be a part of someone’s travel experience, whether it's their first time in the area or a return visit.

[Rebecca]

Hi @Yaseen13 👋

I love that outlook on Hosting. It's bound to be a little nerve wracking but that's because it means so much to you. Thanks so much for stopping by. 

Is there a part of your listing that you love the most? 

[Greg2406]

@Rebecca 

Thanks so much!  We are sort of 'new' Hosts.  We were up and running in April after a 3 month extensive renovation and initially, and we would not admit to it at the time, there was a steep learning curve.   It is great to have Host sites that we can all learn from.   Our advise is while you believe you know most everything about Hosting, once you've had one or more of the less desirable Guests, you quickly realize that you don't know everything and is a very good reason for the Host Groups and support.   Thanks again and now that we have become seasoned veterans, we are blessed in having the best Guests.   That IS what makes it all worth while. 

Greg and Nettie

[Rebecca]

Hi @Greg2406 👋

Thank you for sharing your hosting experience with us. It's great to hear that you have learned and grown as hosts over time. We completely agree that hosting can come with its challenges, but having a supportive community of hosts can make all the difference. 😉  We're glad to have you as part of our hosting community. 🤗

If you don't mind sharing, what has been your favourite hosting experience so far? We'd love to hear about it!

[Michaela439]

Hi Rebecca,

Thank you for welcome message 🙂

This is all brand new to me and I am excited to start this new venture. 

I am happy to receive any help or advice to make this a great experience for others and how to help me grow this business. 

Many thanks,

Michaela 

[Rebecca]

Hello @Michaela439 👋

It's wonderful to see you here and joining in conversations on the Community Center. 

This will be a great space for you to get advice from other Hosts as you're starting your journey - you'll be a pro in no time 😍

✨ Ask about your listing - You can ask other Hosts to critique your listing, you could be pleasantly surprised at what other people see!

✨ Advice on your space - This is great for general questions about your space specifically, for example, the amenities that you have at the property to what types of sheets that you use.

✨ Help with your business - You can ask those nitty gritty questions about taxes, payouts and more in this section. 

✨ Support with your bookings - Ask for support from Hosts who have mastered the art of hospitality - from reviews, communicating with guests to cancellations.

Let me know how you get on and hopefully we'll see you around soon! 

[Melissa2801]

Hello Rebecca,

My Airbnb isn't quite ready to receive guests, and I'm busy learning the ins and outs of the Airbnb website.   I'm very excited to join the community and appreciate very much how warm and friendly the community has been.  

[Rebecca]

Hello @Melissa2801 👋

It's lovely to see you here and joining in the conversation. It's wonderful to hear that you're feeling so excited! 

The Community Center has so much information for new hosts. If you head to the top of the page you'll see the 🔍 search bar - if you type a question in there, you'll get lots of results. You can also ask your own questions if you have something particular, or even ask for feedback on your listing when you go live! 

Don't forget to come back and let us know how you're getting on - we're excited for you! ✨