@Paul6548 you made a good decision bc asking for a 5* or even explaining how important the rating is for hosts would hit you back sooner or later.
Here is my experience -
For a while, Airbnb has been disinforming guests how the ratings work so I decided (like many hosts) to explain to my guests how it really works.
I printed the following info and placed it in our "house manual":
HOW RATINGS REALLY WORK ON AIRBNB
WHAT DOES AIRBNB SAY TO GUESTS
5* = far more than expected,
4*= more than expected,
3= as expected,
2*= less than expected
1* = bad.
WHAT DOES AIRBNB SAY TO HOSTS
5*= good job, you are superhost
4*= bad, you are delisted
3*= bad, you are delisted
2*= bad, you are delisted
1*= bad, you are delisted
The very first week we got an elderly grumpy couple who were not happy with our accommodation, with each other, their holiday and their life in general 🙂 They left me a bad review and among other things they said they think my good reviews are just a result of my "review rating explanation" and not the real guests' experience.
Of course, it wasn't true because we were hosting a few years already and this "rating explanation" was new but I immediately removed it from the map.
Fortunately, Airbnb changed the rating explanation recently so our guests are now better informed how it works