Hosting

Hi! I'm a new host with Air BnB. Has anyone had to make a claim for breakage, theft or personal injury through Air Bnb's Host Guarantee. I've been told that it is wise to take out a Landlords Insurance separately. Welcome any advice. Regards, Sue. Latest reply by Matt682

I'd love a response to this from a community leader @Lizzie @Stephanie Every guest has the opportunity to rate me. I have the opportunity to rate every guest. When do either of us get to rate Airbnb? You take nearly 20% as a booking fee, but we don't ge... Latest reply by Susan1028

Hi All, I have a guest last week that upon cleaning the house, we noticed they had taken two large towels - easy to do so I sent them a message. They have not replied to my messages and now I've now had to replace all the towels in the house (£279!) or t... Latest reply by Trevor243

HiSorry for the ignorance but I can’t find the answer in previous threads as I have yet to host and am unsure of the terminology to use BUT my girlfriend and i have an apartment with a spare room and we want to list the whole apartment some of the time bu... Latest reply by Gregory298

I am thinking of starting off by listing our family home on Airbnb to offset travel costs. Does anyone else who does this find that the over personalisation of the space causes negative reactions with guests? i stayed in an Airbnb in the US recently that ... Latest reply by David3267

We limit our stays. We don't really want any guests for over a week as our Airbnb is our weekend home and we like to use it ourselves. We also worry about squatters, damage and accidentally becoming landlords in this property so long stays are out of the... Latest reply by Matt682

Hi, new hosts here. Probably a familiar story, probably falls into the category "its the new guests who do the new hosts the most harm without realising it". Our first four reviews went swimmingly, 5 stars all the way on everything. Then the booking from ... Latest reply by Matt682

Noticed how many hosts are charging exorbitant cleaning fees! often the cleaning fees are 20-30% of renting a place for a week , airbnb just say that they have "no control over what hosts charge" .. well welcome to scammers having free rein on the site . Latest reply by Jim472

Airbnb just started allowing a seperate line item for taxes (FINALLY!) in our state. They don't remit the taxes for us, which is fine. The question I have is that now there are two deposits to my checking account for each reservation - one for the nightly... Latest reply by Mark524

I am a new host with a listing in Naples, fl. I was wondering if anyone that has a listing in naples, fl could tell me where your guests come from, is it mainly other parts of florida, is it mostly people up north? Any specific locations would be helpfu... Latest reply by Sierra11