Can we block guests from coming again?

[Donald28]

Honestly, there's some guests that I wouldn't want to stay in my airbnb again. They always say... "we'll be back when we are in the area". BUt, some people just aren't a good fit. Especially, the ones who leave bad feedback and less than 5 stars. Why would they want to come back and why would we as hosts want them back to leave us another less than great review? 

Airbnb really pushes hosts to use instant book but that feature leaves hosts with zero ability to prescreen guests. 

Is there a way to block people from instant booking? If there isn't, there should be. 

[Joan2709]

@Jason2727 

I agree that there should be a simple method for doing this. That said, Airbnb is the business of ensuring Hosts book guests, not make it easy for Hosts to block guests from booking, even if they may not be suitable. As mentioned above, there are ways to block guests from future bookings, but I fear Airbnb will not provide a "Block This Guest From Any Future Bookings" button any time soon...but maybe they will surprise us? 

In the mean time, I'm not sure if other platforms provide this feature either? So if you were to leave the Airbnb platform, you may be facing the same issue on the other OTA platforms. 

[Ethan748]

Totally agree with you! Not every guest is the right fit — sometimes even when they say “we’ll be back,” you just know it’s better if they don’t.
Instant Book is great for convenience, but I also wish Airbnb gave hosts a bit more control to prescreen guests.
You can set some filters (like verified ID, positive reviews, etc.), but there’s still no real “block” option for certain people — and yes, that really should exist.