New to the Community Center? Introduce yourself here ‌👇

[Elisa]

Hello everyone! 😊

Welcome to the Community Center! 👋  I'm @Elisa , one of the Community Managers for our English Community Center along with my lovely team members @Quincy @Paula @Rebecca @Bhumika @Alex @Emilie and we are thrilled to have you join us.

Let's kickstart this thread with a little about us Community Managers:

@Quincy : I'm from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 I have been on the Community Center for 7+ years, and have been an Airbnb Host myself. I love cycling🚲, playing football⚽, and travelling🌏 . I love how dynamic and diverse the Community Center is as we meet Hosts from all around the globe. 

@Bhumika :  🌍 I was born in Gujarat, India 🇮🇳 , and shifted to Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 last year! 📷 I recently realized my love for photography and aesthetics. I love to capture mundane life and candid pictures. 🌆 When I'm not working, you'll find me binge-watching thriller movies or exploring history.

@Paula : I am from Colombia 🇨🇴 and currently living in British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦. I have a passion for Latin American culture (I love to dance 💃) . I've had the opportunity to visit around 20 countries 🌎 and plan to visit many more. In my free time, I enjoy outdoor activities, especially mountain biking 🚲 and hiking 🏔.

@Rebecca : I'm from Cardiff in Wales originally but being a military child and a veterans spouse, I've travelled and lived in a lot of different places in the UK and Europe. I'm an environmentalist 🌿 and like to minimise my impact on the planet 🌎 as well as volunteering in my local community.  I love sea swimming 🌊 yoga on the beach 🧘‍ and I'm a children's yoga instructor too! 🙌 

@Elisa : I was born in Italy 🇮🇹 and as a lover of unique experiences—from exploring the streets of Rome🇮🇹 , Paris 🇫🇷, and Toronto 🇨🇦 to appreciating timeless art and cuisine—I'm here to blend the old with the new. 

@Alex : I'm originally from Spain 🇪🇸, but my passion for traveling made me move to Toronto🇨🇦 this year to explore the culture and add another unforgettable experience to my journey ✈️. I'm also passionate about all kinds of sports ⚽️ (especially football, in which I played at a semi-professional level) and love to discover new dishes everywhere I go. 🥘

@Emilie : I was born in France 🇫🇷, raised in French Polynesia 🌺 and Morocco 🇲🇦, and have settled in the UK for 14 years now! On evenings and weekends, you will find me spending time with my dog, working on a jigsaw, or trying my hand at some new cuisine. 🍲

Now it's your turn! Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from? And is there something special about the location of your accommodation that you'd like to share?

Looking forward to getting to know you all!

Warm regards🌻,

Elisa

[Thomas4282]

Hello and thank you for welcoming me and my wife as we begin our journey as hosts of an Airbnb. We are from New Jersey and 15 minutes from New York City, Manhattan.

we decided to start an Airbnb because we don’t like long-term leases with the high probability. A judge will refuse to get people out when they become unruly or failed to pay their rent. We’re looking forward to having enjoyable context with our guests and even offer to show them the area if they don’t know the area and we also Provide pet sitting and if necessary.

[Elisa]

Hi @Thomas4282 😊, 

Welcome to the Community Center!

I’m glad you found a solution that reassures you about renting with Airbnb.

Are you getting bookings at the moment? How’s the season going for you?

Warm regards 🌻,

[Kay2197]

Aloha Elisa and thank you for letting me join the community. I'm looking forward to learning a lot from the other members.

My husband and I spend 5 winter months in Māui, HI and the rest of the year in San Jose, CA or travelling. 

I  am looking forward to getting bookings in our condo when we are not here and are trying to figure out how to make that happen.

Mahalo

Kay 

[Elisa]

Hi @Kay2197 😊, 

Welcome to the Community Center, and thank you for sharing this here!

How many times per year are you away from your condo?

Is there anything specific you’d like to learn in the community?

Warm regards 🌻,

[William2775]

Hello I'm William C from Pittsburgh, PA the West side near Downtown and The  Northshore

near PNC Park Pittsburgh Pirates and Acrisure Stadium home of The Pittsburgh Steelers.

I need all the help I can get, But the 2nd floor is very nice.

[Ron12012]

Hi Elisa and Team ...

We are a party of three, two of them retired: my spouse, Jan (also a Host), Sofie (our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel), and I, Ron. Although I was born in Belgium, I have lived in several other places, most recently in California, US. We have a home in Corona del Mar (a suburb of Newport Beach), a home in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, and a home in the Commune of Gaiole in Chianty, Tuscany, Italy. We travel a lot, and I love to cook. I love exploring markets for local food items and preparing meals that are prevalent in the region. We love exploring places with unique architecture, art, and music. We read mostly non-fiction literature to learn and grow.

[Alex]

Hello @Ron12012, 

Welcome to the Community! 🤗

I see you have 2 listings in two different parts of the world. How do you manage both of them?

Also, I see you love to cook! What's your favourite dish to cook? 🧑‍🍳

Best, 

Alex

[Mythic-Travels0]

hello 
Mythic Travels
we are superhost in Airbnb for 8 years. We have dozens of happy guests stayed at our homes. Now our account was suspended by  a simple complaint without any warning. Please help us. We are really in a difficult situation

[Elisa]

Hi @Mythic-Travels0 😊

Thank you for sharing this here, and welcome to the Community Center!

Eight years of experience is a lot, congratulations! 😍

I'm sorry about this situation. Did you try reaching out to Customer Support?

Warm regards 🌻

[Mythic-Travels0]

Hello.
We are a professional tourism agency that has been a superhost for eight years. We have dozens of homes on Airbnb. If you examine our reviews, all our houses have 4,96 points and above. Thousands of guests have happily stayed in our homes for eight years and they have also mentioned their pleasant stay in our reviews. We operate in the city of Izmir in Turkey. All our guests stay safely in our houses in accordance with the tourism residence law, which was legalized in our country in 2024, without being subjected to any legal penalties.
In April, a reservation request was received for one of our villas. Due to a hot water malfunction in our house, we could not accept the reservation request and communicated the situation to the guests. The guests thought that we did not accept them because we were a male group and complained to Airbnb. Despite having photos of the malfunction and a repair invoice, Airbnb deemed the guests right and closed our profile.
If you examine our reviews and our ongoing bookings, you can easily see that many men's groups have stayed in our houses. Our family, who has been doing this job wholeheartedly and lovingly for years, has really fallen into a very difficult situation. We are a family that has earned the badge of super host for years. We have never discriminated against religion, language, nationality or gender. You can easily see this in our comments. On May 1, 2025, suddenly our profile was closed without warning. We really cannot understand why we are being punished. Although we have sent many e-mails and messages on the subject, we are only told that they are being examined and will get back to you. We own the majority of the most beautiful houses within Airbnb, which have tourism housing certificates in Izmir, and now they have all been removed from the system with a complaint. This victimizes not only us but also many Airbnb users who want to visit Izmir and its surroundings. Many guests who used to stay in our house are asking why our profile does not appear.
If we have a mistake, we are ready to do anything about it, but being punished in such a severe way has really upset us, our employees, our hosts and our guests who want to stay in our homes. It is not fair that an exemplary Airbnb profile in Turkey was shut down so easily and without objection. This situation also concerns other hosts who want to join the Airbnb community. Closing the account of a top-rated host who has been doing this professionally for more than eight years with just one complaint deeply undermines faith in Airbnb. Please help us. We are in a really difficult situation.
Mythic Travels

[Both-Sides-Now0]

Hello, My name is Gretchen.  I run Both Sides Now in Independence,  VA. My husband and I thought this was going to be our forever home, but we turned it into an Airbnb.  I've been hosting for 2 years now.