Should Airbnb should have all guests in a party registered before booking?

[Jennifer3225]

Hi Everyone. 

I am so pleased with these upgrades. The read receipts are so valuable to ensure that my guests have seen the content provided. I am also so delighted with the ease of the Calendar and being able to choose segments of time in the calendar to work on.

You have really improved the platform with these upgrades.

I do have a request for review, and wonder what other CC members think.

Could Airbnb please have all guests in a booking (over the age of 18) register with Airbnb if they are staying at an Airbnb property?

After a guest has confirmed a booking and identified that they are bringing 8 guests, could Airbnb require that all guests in that booking create an account on Airbnb so that when the host offers a review it applies to the whole group?

I ask this, so that the booking host has support from Airbnb to ensure that the other guests have access to:

1. The house rules.
2. Can understand and see what is being offered in the listing
3. Can assist the booking host in ensuring that they participate in a 5 star stay.
4. Can pack according to what the listing has to offer.

Sustainably, all guest will be able to pack smarter for a weekend or week away if they know what the ins and out of the rental location has to offer.  If a guest is registered with Airbnb the Guests ( all of them ) will have access to understand what is in the kitchen, what is provided, if they can drink the water, what the amenities are, and in the end, will also have a better experience if they know they do not need to bring as it is supplied, and vice versa.

Parents will really benefit from this if they know directly from the listing if there is a crib, a playpen, toys, books, children's dishes etc.

Who else would benefit from requiring all guests to be registered with Airbnb?

[Edmund99]

Good morning @Jennifer3225 - firstly, thank you for such a well written post - I like your choice of clear structure:     

1. proposal

2. rationale.

3. benefits. 

😊

There are clear benefits in shared communication, and whilst one would hope that the principal guest would ensure that information is shared with others, I KNOW this is wishful thinking on my part!

My listings only cater for couples but even so, information communicated at the time of booking will mean different things to different folks (filtered as it is by our doors of perception - Deletion, Distortion & Generalisation) so multiple [sic] heads are often better then one!  

An additional tiny benefit that I would welcome should your proposal gain ground, is that for every guest I write a short welcome note......and I dislike having to write "Croeso (Welome) Jennifer & partner" (friend? Guest?) -

'names is personal' - I like personal!

Edmund

[Jennifer3225 · Accepted solution]

Hi Edmund, I do like that idea. I do find that I tend to make the strongest relationship with the person who books, and the rest, including the +1 in your case come into this a bit blind and not aware of what they are actually renting.

That causes issues for planning for cooking and for what to do. The person who booked may not be the one who determines what to do, so time is wasted, and also opportunities are lost if all the guests really know what is being rented and where.

Thank you for the kind comments. I do hope this gets traction as well.

Best from Canada

Jennifer

[Helen744]

@Jennifer3225 I have always found on meeting guests and giving them the run through of the house that is generally enough to put everyone at ease.. Issues arise when the person booking leaves ,say ,the teenage daughter to fill in the review or parties are having a disagreement ,that is not my business. these people are responsible for our homes,yes ,but we do not need to know every little thing about them ,it is simply not necessary and to my way of thinking intrusive. Over and above ,who sleeps where, or if there is enough linen ,chairs,or bathroom space, or if they may need childrens beds or high chairs. We have enough to worry about... H

[Rebecca70]

All people need to register. Children do not go free! They cost more or just as much to bath and space as adults. The biggest issue I have with bookings is when guest book and expect 5 kids go free. Most guest lie about the age of these kids and the host is left paying the extra cleaning and water and electricity. There is a cost per person. There is a cost per pet. Airbnb needs to stop telling people that kids are free! Free to whom!!!!