@Brooke61 Ask yourself this question, “Who is YOUR ideal guest?”.
What are the types you’d like to attract?
Are you going after visiting students? Alumni coming for agame? Visiting scholars? Tourist?
The space says “young hip trendy” to me.
In my demographic, I’m almost positive nobody wants to sleep on a pallet bed frame.
My spine is looking at me right now and saying “B, don’t even think about it”.
For a couple of 20 something kids, no biggie though to sleep on pallets and it’s a cool point of furniture repurposed from industrial waste.
Mom, Dad, Grammy and Grampy don’t sleep on pallets Honey.
They do have tons of money to spend though. So I want them as my guest, do you?
Why not carry that repurposed theme all the way through?
There are great videos on YouTube about making folding chaise chairs from pallets.
Add a pallet chair, make other pallet items of design.
Now the end tables are made of pallets, a couple of chairs and the bed frame. Then it’s doesnt look like you just threw those pallets under there all third world and ghetto.
If you don’t add a few other repurposed pieces to make the space flow, consider at the minimum getting a better bed frame.
I found an amazing bed frame on Craig’s list for $100.
With a better bed frame, you are going to be able to attract the folks coming for graduations, meetings, conferences and other things in your area.
I really think your decor limits you to a certain demographic.
What is behind that huge tapestry on the wall?
Consider getting a Yard sale big framed art piece and repurpose the tapestry into a table clothe or something.
If the tapestry is a window curtain, upgrade that today to real curtains.
A piece of galvanized corrugated metal screwed to the wall with wood trim is like $20 and screams industrial chic. It can be back lit with a simple plug in LED light strip and that’s next level industrial.
Your reviews are good, you do all the things you are supposed too.
Invest a little in your listing and watch it pay you back ten fold.
I just deactivated my listing for a couple of reasons.
I’m booked for every single weekend from today until the end of April 2018 except one.
I really didn’t have much inventory to sell, so I noticed my listing was getting pushed further down until it was at page three.
Instead of diluting my brand and just falling further and further in the listings, it made sense to take a time out.
My financial numbers have been met for first quarter 2018, so I don’t need anymore bookings.
The one weekend I have left open, is during a huge Country music festival that is held every year in our area.
A month before the festival, I will go live again at a crazy high price and with the boost of a fresh listing and super host, I’ll get first looks and top billing.
Good Luck!
‘You know it’s hard out here for a Host’