Hosting

When you see rates quoted on sites like Trivago, Hotels.com, etc do those rates INCLUDE all of the added fees such as for example Los Angeles' 14% transient occupancy tax?

Hi I am just starting to prepare to airbnb home and stocking up on linens and towels. Is white the best color? Seems like they are nice because you can bleach them, but they also show stains more easily than something colored or printed. Thoughts? Latest reply by Emilia42

In our locality we are not allowed to turn the 2nd of 2 homes within the same parcel into a short term rental, in spite the fact that both homes are separate and have two different addresses. Because of that we are looking into evntually turning it into a... Latest reply by Jessica-and-Henry0

I recently had a problem with guests having unauthorized visitors showing up at 2 o'clock in the morning and not leaving untill later in that morning. My space only accomodates 2 people and do not have the option for extra guests. This was their last nigh... Latest reply by Ian-And-Anne-Marie0

A quick reminder than requiring a profile photo is now an option on each listing, is off by default, and you may turn it on by going to "Booking Settings," "Guest Requirements," hitting "Edit," and then clicking on "Profile Photo" (the second item).S... Latest reply by Sue-and-John0

I was very excited about the invite to the Plus program, now not so much. My apt is a each front property with an astonishing view, and there is no one photo that shows. Photos are beautiful but lacking the ocean blue view. Instead a sofa was placed as... Latest reply by Dustin90

Hi I am a host stay in Seoul. I really want tips and opinions about this kind review=========================================I received the reservation request.I informed to guest about hostel's rules before accepting the request. After the guest's reply... Latest reply by Robin4

Does anyone else feel as if we should still require guests to have photos when booking? I notice most of my booking requests do not have a filled out profile, they have no picture and I am lucky if they verfied more than their email address. Why has airbn... Latest reply by Ann72

Hi, I have a guest who has not shown up, "because of traffic in Paris". I know from another guest that there was no traffic in Paris today. But I understand that the former might have had traffic problems in some other town. Amyway, the guest says she ca... Latest reply by Anne355

Huge change (in my account) since today:BREAKDOWN FOR GUEST STAR RATINGS Is Airbnb taking away an IMPORTANT tool from hosts??? - NO visible "guest star" breakdown anymore???- WE CAN'T SEE recommendations (given by hosts to guests/thumbs UP/DOWN) anymore??... Latest reply by Lawrene0