@Victoria1394 first I am in love with your dollhouse of a cottage. So. CUTE.
I think you are going in the right direction with lowering your guest counts and raising prices. Here are a few more suggestions:
- no last minute bookings
-no one night bookings-- 2-3 night minimum- looks like you have that
-no long term bookings (7-10 day max)
-don't book guests with no reviews or those who say they are coming to "celebrate" anything. If you have instant book on, set the filters to those who have recommendations by other hosts only and a fully verified profile
- in all caps in your house rules add "WE DO NOT ALLOW PARTIES OF ANY KIND. This is a quiet residential neighborhood and guests are asked to be respectful of the community. Noise complaints, guests over capacity numbers, unregistered guests and bookings by third parties are not allowed. Stays will be canceled if any of these occur."
-put an Easter egg in your house rules to ensure that people read them. We have "one room school house" at the end of ours. Booking requests need to come in with that phrase. If they don't we ask the guest to find the secret phrase in the house rules to finalize their request.