I’ve been thinking about this since the conversation started. One host made a remark that “luck” had brought her superhost status...
I’ve been a super host since I started with hosting in Alaska in 2015. I didn’t set out to be- I followed the Golden Rule.
I started using Airbnb as a guest in 2012. I learned from my hosts- what I loved-the sense of being part of the culture, learning the city, making new friends, not feeling alone, and what I didn’t love- dirty rooms, uncomfortable beds, getting lost, misleading listings. I still use Airbnb when I travel and I don’t always stay with super hosts. I like to stay with new homes. I also travel cheap so I get a mixed bag.
Anyway. Luck has nothing to do with it. If we are super hosts it is because we work at it. This I have come to appreciate! Our home is clean, we are there for our guests, we go the extra mile.
I am at the point after being a host in two countries and hosting over 300 individuals on 188 trips that I give myself permission to say how about a Super Guest status? Let’s recognize our amazing guests and start rating accurately the not so amazing ones.
Being a host definitely has made me a better guest. Just like being a guest makes me a better and more patient host.
I really appreciate the feedback on price. It is pertinent. Smart pricing at least here in Budapest puts tremendous pressure on us to keep our prices low ( 10 a night is what Airbnb recommends right now for my flat).
For this price I got guests who want to use my kitchen, washer and take over my apartment. These were inexperienced Airbnb guests with no reviews. I quit taking them, but it was stressful and there was a lot of back and forth with Airbnb, rewriting my House rules, etc.
So- we will see what happens.