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The day after Thanksgiving this fall I had an evening event and turned off Instant Book. Somehow I still got a same-day Instant Booking! It was very disruptive and difficult to handle. Fearing a penalty from Airbnb, wanting to help a guest needing a last-... Latest reply by Marzena4

Since Airbnb archived the previous post on this topic, I'm reposting because hosts want this option!!CANCELLATION INSURANCE: This would be a major WIN-WIN for guests, hosts, and AIRBNB. Hosts should not have to take a financial hit when a guest cancels.... Latest reply by Matthew285

Hi thereI have had only 5 star reviews consistently since starting with Air B&B 2yrs ago. I have also never cancelled a booking.I operate in 2 cities but not at the same time. (Edinburgh and Stonehaven).I recently had a major bereavement - my mother in Ca... Latest reply by Julia94

As a host how do I edit my listing to show that there is a minimum of 2 persons per night? Latest reply by Marzena4

I had a booking for this weekend, and I had a 7 day cancellation checked. I changed it to 1 day so the guest could get a full refund. Hours later it still shows up on his end as moderate, and he is being charge the fee.I then went into my account and canc... Latest reply by Marzena4

Warning: incoming rant.When a guest stays with us in our cottage, I do a walk through of the cottage, showing them certain things like, where the spare blankets are etc. At the end of this, I repeat that we are just next door if they need us, and that we ... Latest reply by Deborah82

I am also listed on VRBO/Homeaway and TripAdvisor/Flipkey. I have had 3 bookings from VRBO, one of which ended up cancelling and none from Flipkey. I'd like to get more bookings and more exposure.Are there any other websites out there that you would recom... Latest reply by Branka-and-Silvia0

Hi everyone,Quick question.A guest who love my place wrote a great review but tick 1 star instead of 5 stars? How can he amend his review?Does anyone at airbnb can help about it?Thank you. Henri Latest reply by Sarah977

While attempting to verify that potential guests are actually finding my listing, using my laptop I followed the "Help" suggestions of logging in to Airbnb and providing the location, dates, number of adults and preferences, the page is always coming up b... Latest reply by Matthew285

Hi community,I am a host and am finding that some guests are complaining about the hot water system running out in my AirBnB apartment. To me this is simple... take shorter showers. I remember growing up and my family of six taking short quick showers, so... Latest reply by AnaAlejandra0