Tips for long-term hosting

[Lizzie]

Hello Everyone,

A few months ago our fellow community member Theresa (Florian and Theresa), who hosts in Germany, created a fantastic guide in the German Community Center sharing her 10 top tips for making long-term hosting successful.

Her tips range from platform settings to house rules and include advice around cleaning, plus her best scenario for long-term bookings. To quote Teresa’s words ‘You will get on so well with your guests, there won't be any closed doors in your accommodation’. 🙂

A blog article including all of Theresa's tips can be read here: Long-term stays

In the meantime, what about you? Do you offer long-term hosting? Do you prepare yourself any differently to when you host short-term guests and have you any other tips?

I can't wait to hear your tips and experiences.

Thanks,

Lizzie

[Christine1]

Airbnb is a platform for us to promote our listings and connect with guests. They focus on helping hosts maximise income by promoting quantity and length of guest stays, with guidelines regarding our rights and responsibilities around interactions with each other. 

The next level of consideration is local laws across different nations and jurisdictions. There are numerous variations, and changes are ongoing in local and state governances outside of Airbnb. Airbnb cannot advise hosts about how to respond  to their local laws,  we each need to figure out what works best for our own personal situations.  The best they can do is to continue to remind hosts to ensure they understand and comply with the latest advice from their local authorities. 

Yes, it's restrictive.

Screen guests to ensure a good match, and proceed with caution.

All the best. Christine

[Christine1]

@Ali-and-Sade0  if you get guests to sign a waiver which contravenes local laws, it is unlikely to be enforceable. 

It's probably better to have a screening process that ensures you have guests that are a good fit for your situation. 

[Ali-and-Sade0]

@Christine1 I think you make a good point about contravening local laws. Thank you.