I am new to AirBNB. I am hosting my apartment(s) only for 1.5 months. I don't live in those apartments. I have learned a lot:
1) To avoid frequent cleanings I had 2 mights min stay. Guests would book for 2 nights, tell me that they will stay only 1 night and ask fo a refund. If I decline they would leave a neutral review and low stars(3 or 4)! To avoid this I put my min stay back to 1 night 😞
2) Many people try to negotiate the cleaning fee. I felt insulted. They can't negotiate their train or plane tickets, but squeezing a woman is easy(I have 3 small kids and I wipe, clean, wash EVERYTHING after each guest). If I would decline and they book my place they still leave low stars(especially for cleaning). As a workaround I removed the cleaning fee and raised slightly my prices.
3) It is hard to please women only groups, no matter what you do. The younger the worse. They are princesses thinking they stay in Royal Palace of Belgium. They would keep you waiting for hours and not apologize for being late. If I am late by 5 min they complain to AirBNB. For 90% they will leave a bad review or good review with low stars(including for cleanliness, I don't think they can find a cleaner place than mine).
4) I learned that I should instantly decline any negotiating guests. They find my place is not worth the price they will leave low stars(guaranteed).
5) Men, men groups or couples where the man is booking are ok. They are thankful and leave positive reviews.
6) Single women are ok.
7) Couples where the woman books I expect 4 or 3 stars, women groups are a nightmare. Communication is hard(too demanding, bossy and resentful). They abuse the review system for resent.
Do I risk AirBNB closing my account for discrimination?