@Julia--Ann-and-Michael0 Airbnb is probably not the best place to book an event venue. The majority of hosts DO NOT allow any gatherings. Your place is set up for gatherings, and now Airbnb is implementing policies that prevent any hosts from having parties in their space at all.
We used to host small weddings at our space (25 guests or less) and had packages that we advertised through different wineries in the area. We actually got a fair number of requests for events that they considered too small to be worthwhile. We have not had any such events this year, but we would never even consider hosting a party through this platform. How can you be paid for things like an officiant, flowers, cake, musicians, etc? How do you accurately recoup cleaning costs? How do you ensure the appropriate number of guests arrive? How do you deal with damage? Airbnb has zero protection or options for the host who undertakes parties. I would argue this is a poor match as a platform for an event venue to advertise on.
If they were smart, Airbnb would launch AirEvent or another such site dedicated to those with larger spaces/party venues. They would have to do a serious re-vamp of their rules and payments but I should think it would not be too difficult. As a fellow host who does go after event business (or used to) I would steer far clear of Airbnb for this purpose. Just my two cents.
