@Carol28 I looked at your listing(s) and they are simply too fantastic and brilliantly designed to be accepted by 'Plus' - where everything is homogenous and unrelentingly white and appear to be 'designed' by former Pottery Barn and Ikea warehouse employees. You really dodged a bullet by not qualifying for the program (in my opinion), like others here are saying. That your place is rejected as a 'Plus' listing perfectly illustrates why the 'Plus' program appears to be an epic fail. I've been saying for months and months that what *should* have happened, and what would have made the most sense, is to identify the most successful, most beloved Super Host listings and feature those prominently in searches - Call it 'Super Host Plus', as I think Fred here once mentioned.
Also, many 'Plus' hosts / candidates also report that the photographs of their listings are inexplicably bad or nonsensical (such as, one host shared her spa / hot tub and her lake view were not even photographed well, and were not featured prominently in her listing, and a terrible photo was used as the cover photo); also, the fact that you lose complete control of your listing and how you want to present it would make it a no-go for me if it ever came to my small beach town. I've sold out every month since opening 18 months ago, and I did all the design and marketing myself. In my opinion, becoming a 'Plus' listing and losing control of how my listing is presented would be a deal-breaker - I would never do it.
So, this is a time to celebrate and embrace this 'rejection'. You will still get lots of bookings, and I can only hope that I will be lucky enough to stay there one day myself!
