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Hi everyone, Welcome to the New to hosting board and I hope you’ve been finding lots of useful information, insights and advice from our community. One of the amazing things about this space is that those starting out on their Hosting journey can get a...

I've prided myself on only getting 5* reviews. Today I noticed that airbnb is showing a 4.99 rating on my listing. When I dug in I found one guest gave an overall rating of 4, with 5 in every sub category. Is there anything I can do about this? Sho...

Hello everyone! Today, I’m here to discuss towels. They come in all shapes and sizes, some are soft and fluffy, some are rough and worn, and the bathing experience would be pretty uncomfortable without them. Unless you like air drying! As we all... Latest reply by Huma0

Hi everyone, So, my guest arrive by the 12th of January for a 28 night stay. He was supposed to leave by the 9th of February. He's totally happy with the apartment but he came here to find a bigger house for a permanent stay and used my apartment just for... Latest reply by Miguel779

I am an Airbnb host, and my Experiences have been suspended. I have 850+ reviews on my 61 Airbnb experiences, with an average rating of 4.8+. I am not sure what to do. @Catherine-Powell Latest reply by Kanika9

We keep a Google calendar for our non-Airbnb bookings, but for some reason even though we've added the iCal link to Airbnb the Airbnb calendar never shows anything from the Google calendar. It doesn't block out dates, which means I have to manually block... Latest reply by Cameron321

I have some issues with the calendar. I have blocked out several months only to find some of the dates randomly come available. At first, I thought I must have accidentally hit something but it kept happening. I contacted Airbnb and was told they didn't ... Latest reply by Bhumika

Hello fellows! I am a newbie host here on Airbnb. My apartment is in a good area of Almaty (Kazakhstan), in the city center. Cozy and pretty nice.I listed it a couple of weeks ago, set the reasonable price, but there were no reservations. So, I neede... Latest reply by Muslim4

Hi. I wanted to look at Smart Pricing and followed the steps that are on the help sections o turn on Smart Pricing:Go to Your listings on airbnb.com and select a listing.Click Pricing at the top of the page.Next to Nightly price, click Edit.Next to Smart ... Latest reply by Bhumika

Hi! I've used Airbnb a couple of times, and it's the first time my host asked me for the Passport copies. I'm hosted in Portugal and she said it's for paying taxes. I distrusted this information of her request because I always talked to my host in Portugu... Latest reply by Robertas3

I'm new here, and scared! I posted my place last week, and nothing. I realize that this may be a slow time for my area, but I feel it's priced right (lower than I would like, however). I'm envious of those listings with short and sweet House Rules, but... Latest reply by Mark116