@Nikolai31 Well, as far as Superhost status is concerned, they waived the requirements for the April assessment, and will also waive them for July. I agree that they need to take a hard look at this for the future, because many of us will lose that status if they don't eliminate the number of stays and cancellation criteria. And it certainly isn't right for hosts who have earned that status to lose it through no fault of their own, just because a pandemic made hosting not possible.
That said, Superhost is pretty much a behavior modification tool that Airbnb dangles to keep hosts hopping around toeing the line for fear of losing it. From posts I've read by hosts who had it and lost it, they've said it didn't make any difference to their bookings. But I know some guests say they do look to book with Superhosts if possible, simply because experienced guests know that we lose that status if we cancel reservations.
When it comes to whether to just block your calendar or not, or let guests book and then perhaps have them cancel and receive either a full refund or a partial (and them being mad about that), I guess we all just have to do what we think is best for us now. I definitely wouldn't use Instant Book, i think it's important t be ble to dialogue with guests before they book during this time. Personally, I don't have the ption of using another platform, because I home-share, and I don't foresee wanting any guests sharing my kitchen until the virus threat is past, which, as you say, could be a long time coming.
You know, when I first started living here, many years ago, I knew almost everyone in Sayulita, but it's grown so much, and there are so many more people here, now. I don't think I've ever met you, but who knows? I do know the guy in your co-host photo, though mostly just to say hi to.
PM me here if you want to talk more. I'm curious as to where your place is. As a upholsterer, I've done work for a lot of homes here, but I'm not familiar with yours.