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Options Bad guests, worse response from Airbnb

am extremely disappointed in the way my home has been treated and non-existence of help and understanding from Airbnb.Guest from March 6, 2019 – March 12, 2019 recently occupied my house. From the very beginning, I knew this was going to be a tough guest.... read more

in Hosting
Created Wednesday | Latest activity yesterday

Please fix this annoying, LEAVE SITE pop up!!!

This is so annoying and has been around for ages. Whenever I type a message and want to move on or make other minor changes, I get this message and have to click LEAVE just to proceed. PLEASE FIX THIS!! (Macbook Pro, Chrome browser)

in New York, NY in Hosting
Created Wednesday | Latest activity yesterday

Feedback - any suggestions to have a better listing?

Hi! I'm not sure if this is allowed, but I'd really appreciate some feedback on my listing. I've put a lot of work and hope to increase my income significantly thanks to it. I've checked many tutorials but I imagine there are experienced hosts on the foru... read more

in Hosting
Created Saturday | Latest activity Wednesday

Guest stealing items

I am new to Airbnb and have just hosted my very first guest in a fully self contained home. We went over and above to host this particular guest and find now that the guest has stolen a desk lamp (of all things). It's only worth $6, but nevertheless, I wo... read more

in Brisbane City, Australia in Hosting
Created on 08-03-2017 | Latest activity Wednesday

Experience from hell

Had the most awful experience ever. First, AIRBNB let’s people sell illegally on their platform. So, beware. Some of these hosts don’t actually own the listings they post. We booked with a man named Domingo for a hotel on Miami Beach. The night before, he... read more

in Winnipeg, Canada in Hosting
Created Tuesday | Latest activity Wednesday

Guest profile picture

How can Airbnb all of a sudden decide to take guest profile picture away why?Putting a face to a name makes the host comfortable It doesn't make anyone discriminate!. We are allowing people into our homes! Its more than money.I have accepted both male and... read more

in Accra, Ghana in Hosting
Created 3 weeks ago | Latest activity Wednesday

Automated Questions for Instant Booking function removed

For those of you who relied on the automated questions being prompted to guests who Instant Booked, Airbnb has removed this function. Therefore, none of your guests are being prompted to respond to, well, anything. And the space for a "welcome message" in... read more

in Durham, NC in Hosting
Created on 02-17-2019 | Latest activity Wednesday

Bad star ratings, good text ratings

I have been hosting a lot this summer, and every guest leaves me kind notes at check out and positive review (in writing) but several keep giving me low star ratings without any feedback (or irrelevant feedback). For example, one guest ripped the handle o... read more

in Bath, ME in Hosting
Created on 07-26-2016 | Latest activity Wednesday

Review Rubric

The problem with the review rating system is that there is no rubric. There is no consistency between reviewers. One person may be a "hard marker" and give 4 stars to a place that another reviewer with the exact same experience may give 5 stars. What diff... read more

in Ocean City, NJ in Hosting
Created Wednesday | Latest activity Wednesday

Finding a new property to host with neighbors who are supportive

My wife and I turned our Chicago condo into an Airbnb after we moved and loved being hosts. Our neighbors did not. We ran out for about a year and did have a few incidents with parties. We got much better about screening guests and making sure they were c... read more

in Chicago, IL in Hosting
Created Wednesday | Latest activity Wednesday

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