NO to mandatory Instant Book

[Cathy65]

I just read an informative profile of the Airbnb honchos, saying edsentially that they plan to force us all to accept Instant Book. They have so lost touch with who we are, what we do, and that they owe their billions to us "little people" toiling away. This is MY HOME. Over the 4 years I have hosted, I have seen and learned a lot. I have had some seriously unpleasant weirdos turn up as guests. I have learned how to filter out people who are inappropriate for my household. I cannot and will not be forced to accept just anyone with no discretion. I would never discriminate based on race, sexual orientation, etc. but GET A GRIP, Airbnb 1% ers! WE are your lifeblood! Don't f*** this up for everybody, including yourselves!

[Cathy65]

From the tenor and superficiality of your comment, I suspect this is a corporate plant.

IB does not allow filtering by “100% recommended” guests.

and the fact remains, IB leaves us with no discretion over who is coming into our HOMES.

[Rachel447]

As a Superhost who has a house in a very quiet neighborhood (but a popular vacation destination) Instant Book is a huge risk factor.  We very specifically cater to families or low-key weekends and would not be able to remain with AirBnB if we just had an open policy as the area is popular for parties and large (potentially rowdy) groups.  This is a big disservice and should not be pushed onto home owners as it takes away from the nature of sharing your home (you certainly wouldn't accept a new roommate sight-unseen).

[Christopher363]

Clearly Airbnb is not listening about this issues, we'd like to have feedback.