Now that I’m airbnb hosting I look at a lot of things differently including hotels I stay in and my friend’s houses. Dirt, dog hair, spiderwebs, spotted surfaces…all things I didn’t notice until I started hosting. I now realize that most people don’t have a cleanliness standard that meets my expectations for a paid accomodation. Most people don’t have spotless dishes, glasses, countertops, or anything else.
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I installed this on my Chrome browser last week and cannot get it to work. I just read a bunch of reviews/problems regarding the extension, AirReview in the Chrome extension store. Apparently it no longer works as of July XX 2018 b/c ABB did some changes to profile page? Anyone else having this issue? I use a Mac…might see if there is a similar Safari browser extension.
Still works for me, you are looking at the guests profile? You will get little spinning airbnb symbols under the host reviews and it will eventually load the guest review.
Still works for me too.
EDIT: Could this be a Mac vs. PC thing? I doubt it. Haven’t experienced that for years with any apps or browsers.
@KKC and @Brandt I’m posting a screen shot of what I see when I look at a future guest profile page (tried past guest just for fun and that did not work either).
Also a screen shot of the message I get when I click the extension button on upper right menu bar of Chrome.
Full disclosure: I picked my best recent review to illustrate with. 
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Thanks all…
Ahhh nice choice. I see nothing but it says it’s working. I’ll log out, quit Chrome, relaunch and try again in a bit. If it doesn’t work I’ll try googling the problem again. If anyone here uses a Mac/Apple for this extension, I’d love to hear from you!
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There’s even a separate topic on it. I’m also on Mac. I tried Chrome and Firefox, but it doesn’t work anymore 
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Two weeks ago it was stil working. I’m in Europe, at one moment I was thinking it could be something regional (European privacy laws 
?). Are you in Europe, USA or elsewhere?
@GutHend I’m in the USA. Chrome updated, mac is updated. Restart. Delete ext. and reinstall. Not working. If you figure it it let me know and I will do the same!
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LOL, the same thing has happened to me. I used to think my best friend’s house was very clean, until I started hosting. Now I notice the grime on the kitchen cupboard doors, the dusty baseboards, and so on.
The thing that irritates me is I’m pretty sure that Airbnb guests that go into other people’s homes and pass judgement in terms of cleanliness do not keep their own homes in the condition they expect to find in listings.
And yeah, apparently I am the only person in the world who can effectively wash a dish. I don’t even look at them anymore. When guests finish breakfast I just take all the dishes straight out of the dish drainer and wash them.
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I started the other thread - It mysteriously stated working again. I have no idea what happened either when it stopped or restarted.
I am a “whole house rental” so I dont live with my guests.
You are correct…the rental is spotless and scrubbed to the highest standard.
My personal and private living space, however, can often be a filthy disaster.
I need a full time housekeeper and cook !
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Using the Chome browser on a windows desktop.
When it stopped working I tried opening and closing the page, closing the browser, and restarting the computer with the restart button and finally turning the computer on and off. Nothing seemed to work but the next day the app was back. Odd!
I use Windows and cannot make the extension to work either. Perhaps it affects the new installs and people that had it for some time are not affected.
People who nitpick are probably feeling a touch of insecurity. My guess is that they compare your accommodation and hosting to their own lives.
This would be a lot less likely to happen in the beige and taupe monotony of a hotel.
But a touch of envy might creep in when you are perpetually smiling, solving problems, and providing a nice place. So they take you down a notch.
What they don’t appreciate is that we would give our eye teeth to pass out on the sofa in front of the big screen with two quarts of Haagen Dasz in our bellies and nursing a really bad attitude.
It helps me to mention that nearly every item in my home is second or third hand, courtesy of inheritance, the Salvation Army, and a rural auction that’s essentially WalMart on drugs.
More importantly, it’s not to take myself too seriously!
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I like that. Good point! I will keep that in mind. I’m always trying to make things a little better and at some point I will just have to accept that a lost star here and there is not the end of the world. Thanks!
My experience with being humble (and truthful) is that people connect more.
No, those aren’t expensive sheers. I bought the fabric for $3 a yard and sat around watching Clint Eastwood re-runs with the old sewing machine, which I got at the WalMart Whoopie Auction for $100.
That oak and granite tile kitchen? Bought it at the ReStore for $1,000. The drinking glasses are mason jars. Even my car has had 7 previous owners!
I’m not snotty. I just look that way!
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