The Toilet is Clean. Inspected with Car Lantern .... - I need your advice, guys.

[Olga464]

As some of you know, I am the co-owner of one of the Oldest Guest Houses in Europe (150 years old, center of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, Eastern Europe). 

I am specializing on a long term rent for embassy workers on a usual basis. And have, as some of you called it, "a military type of hosting".

Very strict. Full of regulations. Like in police department.

On airbnb site I give 1 room for rent in the apartment where I stay by myself, as an experiment. 

Here is my ad:

www.airbnb.ru/rooms/26808906

I have 92 photos for just renting A SOFA.

I made such a great quantity of pics exactly for the difficult daily clients.

In case if they are comming not satisfied by something (wanted to bring more people, or the weather is bad etc) and start giving me a hard time, I say:

- So, if you do not like something about my place, we can call up airbnb operator and make a comparative analysis by all 92 photos via webcam.

When a difficult client hears it, he/she imagines right away that now he/she has to kill another couple of hours on walking after me through the house "as dog's tail", comparing each single corner of my apartment to the pictures online. And immediately says "Yes" to everything and signs all the rules on paper just to get rid of me. 

But, must admit, the overwhelming majority of my clients are big fans of cleanliness. Just as myself. 

That's why they book here.

So, recently I decided to add that very 92-nd picture of the toilet.

Аnd call this visual masterpiece "The Toilet is Clean. Inspected with Car Lantern". 

Here it goes (but I wanted to ask you...):

On one hand it looks like the owner is really providing you with a very clean apartment. 

And when people look through the photos online in my ad, from the marketing point, such positioning is kind of unusual. But convincing enough.

My question is: doesn't it feel to the client like the host (as a gynecologist inspecting the patient on a chair) will be checking each single poo after the guest visiting the toilet during guest's stay? 

Or maybe it will stimulate guests to keep even more clean?
What is your opinion?

[Olga464]

@Robin4 I never had 3 months in advance booking. /they all r comming 2-3 days in advance. It's absolutely normal.

[Robin4]

@Olga464 

Good on you, if that is what is happening great, it is a bit unusual, are they mainly locals that you rent to? Most tourists book quite a way in advance. 

I am a bit like that, in that each month I will start off half booked but, using Instant Book by the end of the month I never end up with more than 2-3 nights where I don't have guests, and about half of my guests are one nighters!

If you ever get one of those ultra violet lamps Olga, don't be tempted to use it on the bed! It would frighten you to death and you would not want to go near the bed again!! :-((

Cheers.....Rob

[Olga464]

@Robin4  in a summer these are last minute tourists. My season starts in September. That's when businesstrips for single travellers r actual.  During the summer im fully booked by last minute guests.

[Susie111]

@Olga464  It's great having you back!!!

You just keep posting 😄 !

As matter of fact I'm starting to be little like you with the "military style of hosting"

It does work, I have to give it to you 😄

My dear guests have been so far absolutely fabulous ;-D

So thank you my dear Olga. 

[Ann72]

@Olga464 As @Branka-and-Silvia0 said, you always make my day.  I would laugh at that photo and decide the host had a sense of humor.  

And as @Susie111 said, you're way ahead of us - we're all catching up to your style.  I recently added:  If you let your dog sleep in the bed, you'll forfeit your entire security deposit.  Be aware that our housekeepers always know when a dog has been in the bed.

Also:  If you have sex on the sofa, put a sheet on it first.  They're in the coffee table/trunk right in front of the sofa.

Do I really have to tell people this stuff?

Before anyone gets in my face about dogs in bed, I'm sorry:  dogs in bed at your home is fine, dogs in bed where other people will be sleeping is DISGUSTING. 

[Branka-and-Silvia0]

well, yesterday I was cleaning the toilet in my Airbnb with acid because I've noticed some scale build up under the edges and @Olga464  your post came to my mind... unfortunately I didn't have a flashlight with me to take a photo .... eeehhh... @Ann72  is right- I am still catching up 😄 😄