The key here is find what works for you and your home, communicate it to your potential guests to set an expectation, and then follow through. We provide a self-service, cold breakfast of cereal, breads, spreads, jellies, yogurt and fruit. We find the guests indulge in the berries and cut fruit far more than whole fruit besides the bananas. We always have coffee and tea. About 75% of the guests eat something. We set up a breakfast area in the kitchen and take it down each day to show that it is for "breakfast" only - not for a snack at 8pm.
If someone stays for more than 2 nights, we offer to add a favorite item to the grocery list if they'd like it. We've provided croissants, muffins, soy milk, hard boiled eggs, a favorite jelly, and Irish cream flavored coffee creamer.
We do try to offer locally made items like interesting jelly, honey, peanut butter, and biscotti. Our guests appreciate getting to try something they wouldn't get anywhere else. Occassionally I will make a coffee cake, danish, or some sort of sweet pastry - even if it's one of those Pilsbury cans of cinnamon rolls - people dig that!
Something to note, keep track of your expenses for guests to offset your earnings on Airbnb. You can write off the breakfast items you buy as a direct expense. This creates paperwork but helps with the bottom line!
