Icon Filters Removed From Airbnb Homepage

[Craig1038]

Why have the icon search filters been removed from the homepage?

That made it so easy for potential guests to filter through hundreds of listings to get down to a smaller number that were relevant for the type of property they want to stay at.

E.g., A Cabin

Now, it's just a generic search for "homes" at the top of the homepage.

I understand that once you choose a location and dates, that you can filter down to (house, apartment, guest house, hotel).

However, that is not the level of specificity that Air BnB specifically offered, which made it one of the best platforms for booking unique places to stay.

(The OMG, Cabin, Lakefront, Beachfront, Farms, etc. filters were what made this platform truly unique.)

Hoping that these will be brought back, as otherwise, sifting through the search results is too overwhelming to continue booking through Air BnB when someone knows exactly what they want.

[Joan2709]

@Craig1038 

Yes...Airbnb called them "Categories" and they quietly removed them from the platform in April 2025. You can contact Airbnb and ask to provide feedback regarding this, but not sure we will see them back anytime soon. 

[Olga1502]

I hate the removal of that option.  I am looking for a trip to a lakeside cabin and since I only know of 2 lakes near me -- I would not have minded having an option presented in another state or a place I would not have considered.  So this is making my search way more difficult and I might have to go to another site to find places.

[Terri466]

Incredibly disappointed that that feature was removed.  I used it everytime.  They need to bring the feature back. ... I'd like to understand why they removed it in the first place.  

[Colin587]

I am unbelievably disappointed. They MUST have a good reason to get rid of such a great feature.

[Joan2709]

@Colin587 

I believe they were removed to make room for their New Services Launch, but don't understand why they couldn't have BOTH categories and Services?

I believe the data for listing categories data is still there on the Host side, so maybe they will add Categories to Guest Search Filters, which seems to be a logical place for them? We shall see...