What hosts are saying

    Hi all, I need some advice about a guest. I live on the edge of a small town in the Hudson Valley. Recently I had a guest contact me via Airbnb messages and say that he had found a spider in the apartment on the day of check-in (he contacted me three days... Latest reply by Emily1491
    I am very new to hosting guests.... and I got 2 guests staying on one floor for 2 months as my first guests and its been about a month now. The problem is they changed all the lightbulbs to blackout lights the first day, and never turn any lights off nor ... Latest reply by Soohyun1
    I host a spare bedroom with an en suite in my home. Up till now, I have always taken it for granted that I can enter their bedroom when they are not there so as to check that everything is OK and for light cleaning. Recently I had a solo female guest (I a... Latest reply by Joe2278
    Hello community, I am hoping to get some advice about what to do in the instance of guests leaving wax stains on my [ high quality ] linen, electric blanket and carpet.They were young and really nice however this is going to take a huge amount of time to ... Latest reply by Sarah5248
    Hi there! I am brand new and managing 2 high end properties. I was curious to know if it’s normal to have cancelations just days before arrival? I know I can do a tighter cancellation policy but that seems to deter bookings. Is there a happy medium anyone... Latest reply by Bhumika
    Does anybody have a positive experience with Airbnb regarding host damage?My friends apartment was destroyed. Obviously Airbnb did not vet vet the guest properly. It was 12 days ago. He’s already changed his name and he still on the site.We need to know w... Latest reply by Adam1781