@Ryan3422 - I am in a similar boat. We have 150+ reviews with a overall 4.94 rating, but we did not get the Guest Favorite badge (we even used to be AirBnB Plus before it was deprecated). That being said, this year we had a weird batch of 4-Star reviews.
- One guest gave us 5-stars in all sub-categories, except for a 4-star for "Cleanliness" (dust on a ceiling fan) and gave us an overall 4-star rating (go figure).
- One guest who was a recovering cancer patient was visiting Atlanta and had an allergic reaction to something - she assumed it was something in our unit (no proof, just a guess from her). We were as supportive as possible and offered her a full refund. She gave us 4-stars.
- One guest who has stayed with us multiple times and has given us 5-stars in the past gave us a 4-star rating.
- One guest complained about a busy road next to our unit, stairs, a shared door with the main house (which is always locked) - mind you all of these things are mentioned in our listing multiple times - she gave us a overall 4-star rating.
- Another guest gave us 5-stars in all sub-cates except for "Accuracy" - she gave us a 4-star there because of "steep stairs" - which again are outlined twice in our listing (we should probably add a picture).
We had twenty four 5-star reviews. So - it was a weird year for reviews (we never get that many 4-stars). I did reach out to the help center. The article on Guest Favorites does not mention recency of reviews. We do have Super Host status, but there is no longer a filter for it. I think Super Host vs. Guest Favorite will be confusing for guest - AirBnB should just stick with one.
It is what it is and we will just try to work with the system.