@Miriam143 Your Venice Beach place looks so inviting! While your bookings are down what about your viewings? I notice a couple of trends here in the Palm Springs area. One, Palm Springs is really promoting a great deal of new adventures or attractions. In my area, La Quinta, there are several events that attract people from all over the world. That along with good weather, guests get a lot of bang for the buck.
For my listing which is not a lovely as yours, I do have more viewings and about the same number of bookings. There is more competition in my area, but I have tweaked my listing to be attractive for a wider range of potential guests.
I think experienced and successful hosts can never rest and always have to find new ways to market or appeal.
Hope all goes better as the season progresses