Hi @Jenny838 , @Torin35 , @Roberto1111, @Jenny838, @Lisa7678
At the moment, the only way to "delete" the photo tour is a workaround. If you try to delete all the photos from the rooms (they go to addl photos), then the listing will show as a "Studio". I wanted to see if I could figure out a way to delete the photo tour but still keep the listing from showing as a "Studio" with "0" bathrooms. Got a hint from another Host somewhere on the CC and decided to "fiddle" with it.
Workaround
Before trying this workaround, make sure you have all your photos saved on your computer just in case. The workaround is that the tour will not work if there is not at least one photo in each room. If you move all the photos say out of the living room to addl photos, the tour is "deleted." However, DO NOT remove photos from the bedroom(s) Room. This is because the system uses the "sleeping arrangements" and type of bed to populate your subtitle that shows the number of bedrooms. The system also uses the Bedroom Room to populate the "where you'll sleep" photos on the listing. You can also delete all the rooms except the bedroom(s). The photos should all move to "addl photos, but that seems to be more work. You should not have to delete individual photos. You are only deleting the "rooms or spaces".
Then click the "All photos" at the top of the page and all your photos will appear in a grid. Simply drag and drop the photos where you want them to appear on the listing and in what order. I was able to do this on a recent new listing and it works. As long as you leave your bedroom photos in the Bedroom "Room". The only small issue is that one of the bedroom photos will appear on the listing in a random location, but all the other photos appeared where I put them in the grid.
@Stephanie1288 pointed out you will still see the words "Photo Tour" on the left side of the Listing Editor, but the photos are no longer arranged in a "Tour" in guest view and you'll see your photos in a grid instead of in each "room" icon when clicking the "All Photos" button as a Host. Simply add photos and move around as you wish. Photos added will appear at the bottom of the photo grid. You can move them around after that as needed and place them where you want.
Hopefully Airbnb will make a change that allows Hosts to simply select one button do decide if they want the photo tour or not. Until then, this is the only way I can see to go back to allowing the Host to decide in what order the photos will be shown to a guest.
Let us know if this works for you here, as it may help other Hosts with the same problem. 😊
Luv your place!
The only thing is I don't see photos of the bedrooms in the "Where You'll Sleep" Section of your isting as a guest (only the icons)? Not sure if it's because there are no photos in the Bedroom 1 room? Not sure?
Glad it worked!
Hosts should be able to decide if they want to use the photo tour or not. Should be simple enough to add a slider button ON/OFF. At least let the Host determine the order of the rooms instead of mandating the Living Room as the first room?
BTW, Airbnb has started adding "tasks" to try and get you to add photos to the empty room placeholder. Just ignore that, or the system will revert back to the photo tour.
