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Goodbye Airbnb. I quit.

Is there even a point in expressing why? Surely, the post will be deleted. Suffice to say, karma is not very nice. What you reap, you sow. We've just hosted our last guest. Plenty more are booked but they'll have to find accommodation elsewhere. I didn'... read more

in Cleveland, OH in Hosting
Created Thursday | Latest reply Thursday by Leslie594

I hosted an Indian wedding at my property!

I had a pleasure of hosting an Indian wedding at my property. The couple was supposed to travel to India for the ceremony which was obviously not an option for them any more. There did the ceremonial fire in the front yard (they purchased insurance for th... read more

in Chicago, IL in Hosting
Created 30-06-2020 | Latest reply Thursday by Sally221

Business is picking up! Way up!

I'm beating last years numbers since we've opened back up. I think people are tired of being cooped up in their homes and want to get out to do something fun. I hope you all are having success too! -Don in Lithia Springs Ga.

in Lithia Springs, GA in Hosting
Created 19-06-2020 | Latest reply 02-07-2020 by Lisa723

New Discrimination Policy

On Airbnb's new descrimination policy, Bloomberg reported the following: Hosts will be prevented from listing a unit on the same day if they previously told a prospective guest that the property was unavailable, a step aimed at discouraging them from unfa... read more

in New York, NY in Hosting
Created 08-09-2016 | Latest reply 02-07-2020 by David3001

HELLO JULY 2020!

I figure that if I leave the pic SMALL no one can have a fit & say I am posting my guests pics and the mods won't have to intervene. *identifying personal details removed*

in Lithia Springs, GA in Hosting
Created 01-07-2020 | Latest reply 02-07-2020 by Stephanie

Safety concern- someone else shows up than the person who booked the reservation

Hi hosts, I've had a few times when the person showing up is totally different from who booked the reservation. How do you find out about those and how do you handle that once you figured it out? I ended up changing the code to get in. It doesn't seem ... read more

in Cincinnati, OH in Hosting
Created 13-06-2020 | Latest reply 02-07-2020 by Yiwei3

Airbnb Updates to Review System

Has any hosts traveled and seen these changes to the review system? Has anyone noticed a difference? Airbnb posted on March 5 that there were changes to the review system to flag one off reviews & adjusted the location question to show the accuracy of t... read more

in Cincinnati, OH in Hosting
Created 02-07-2020

Restricting guests

Hi, I'm in Houston and COVID has really taken off here. Is it acceptable for me to refuse accommodation (entire place) to any high risk individuals such as doctors, nurses, EMTs, firefighters, or police? If I can't, I'll just pull the listing and look f... read more

in Houston, TX in Hosting
Created 01-07-2020 | Latest reply 02-07-2020 by Melodie-And-John0

House Parties

Hi everyone, I was thinking about renting a house or an apartment to host a birthday party, but I am having a hard time finding a host willing to accept one that is also within my budget. I am willing to clean up or pay someone to clean up if the house be... read more

in Yukon, OK in Hosting
Created 09-07-2017 | Latest reply 02-07-2020 by Tasha472

Guest Reservation on July 4 in USA for 6 people and guest won't give me guests names

My guest booked for 6 people. He would only give me 3 names. Now he says it is not the same 6 people who will be there for 4 days on our independence day celebration. I normally say that all names need to be given one week before arrival. Should I kee... read more

in Atlanta, GA in Hosting
Created 01-07-2020 | Latest reply 02-07-2020 by Marie82

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