This is SO FRUSTRATING. As a superhost you have to respond to people's requests but in the last three days alone I've gotten half a dozen requests from guests who don't actually want to stay on the dates they've chosen, they just choose them so they can send me a message that says, "I'M LOOKING FOR A PLACE FOR 1-3 MONTHS. CAN I GET A DISCOUNT FOR THAT LONG?" "I'M MOVING TO NYC IN A FEW MONTHS AND LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO MOVE INTO. ARE YOU OPEN TO A SUBLET?" I wouldn't mind these questions if my calendar had no long term lock, but I have a 10 day maximum rental and the SECOND line of my description for my room says "Do not enquire about rentals longer than 10 days. They will not be entertained." But time and again I get these requests and ask the guests, "Did you read my description?" and invariably they say, "No."
So now I have to answer over, and over, and over to these requests to keep my superhost response rate and it's annoying! Obviously others have this problem too if one of the decline options is "Guest is asking for dates not the ones they've chosen." I'd like airbnb to have some option for us hosts that says, "Custom alert before guests reserve." where we can type a message before they hit confirm so I can say A THIRD TIME that it isn't something I'd consider, to save both the hosts type and mine and avoid ever having to answer one of these again.
Thoughts other hosts?