Dear Fellow Hosts,
This is my first post on this forum and I believe I have an important message to you:
Never, ever, forget that we, hosts, are the ones, that are providing the real value, that drives airbnb business.
Not airbnb, not guests, WE.
Today I would like to give you my deepest respect, for dealing with so many disrespectful, selfish guests AND dealing with airbnb, that, has no clue (in my opinion) what respectful behaviour is.
Sure, we all like the traffic and ‘easy’ business that airbnb brings us. But what VALUE do they really bring to the table? They just operate a badly functioning website and parasite on the TRUE VALUE that you bring: the dedicated hosts from all over the world.
If we decide tomorrow, to un-list our beloved properties, airbnb goes out of business - and they don’t seem to realise this, with their unfair treatment of hosts and putting guests FIRST.
We all have our stories, and sometimes they do the right thing. But overall, they have no clue, what respectful behaviour is themselves and choose the side of guests, who do not deserve this special treatment.
You, dear host, buying fresh flowers, provide nice bed linen, lit candles, provide free this, free that, value, value ,value, and most of the time it is not appreciated or even seen by most people who lack very basic ‘good manners’ skills.
HOUSE-RULES - their new ‘important’ section, is a joke and another example of their incompetence, to manage the enterprise, that is run now as a ‘cheap alternative for a hotel room’ nothing more. People don’t follow house-rules for the most part, because there is no benefit in these rules for them - Most guests only care about themselves and don’t give a damn about you, your home or your heart.
But I do, and once again: Respect for you, dedicated hosts from all over the world. You guys freakin’ rock. And if this respect is not coming from airbnb or guests, let it come from me, a host like yourself, always trying the best that we can to take care of our guests.
THANK YOU