I cancelled a guest but I made a mistake and wish to reinstate it.

[Susie18]

I tried to make contact with the guest without success and then panicked and cancelled their reservation.  I made a mistake and after speaking with the guests I am comfortable letting them stay.  How do I reinstate a cancelled booking?

[Gerry-And-Rashid0 · Accepted solution]

You'll need to contact Airbnb as your diary will have been blocked and a financial penalty applied to your account (to a future payment).

[Cynthia-and-Chris1]

This maybe difficult without contacting Airbnb directly.  As far as I know, the guest will have to make a new reservation, but will be unable to since the dates will probably be blocked out on your calendar for canceling.

A good lesson in not reacting too quickly.

[Tania-and-Andrew0]

If you're serious about being an Airbnb host you must learn flexibility, patience and to honor your commitment. Once a booking is made and accepted you even receive the guest's phone number. If they are not responsive by Airbnb chat you can call or text them directly to their phone. Cancelling bookings will flag you and your listing as unstable which will make Airbnb stop promoting your listing in the search results.

[Rom2]

its steel in cancellation status, how i make the dates again in availbility

[Siobhan17]

I think I declined a guest when I meant to accept it what can I do ?

thanks for the help