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Yes, your place is definitely out of the norm, a Robinson Crusoe paradise! And there have been, what…over 9,000(?) saves…amazing! Gotta’ be a record breaker.
I can place myself in your photos and picture myself decompressing there in that lagoon-like setting. Oh, and that lobster dish…arrggh! Food porn!
Hey Sandy, speaking of lobsters: June 15th island will be closed for a month, till July 15th to make some cool improvements. They will be done with 4 ex-guests (all educators, all women, summers off) staying for free; like the old ‘community barn raising’. The lobster season opens June 15th also, traps are ready; I feel sorry for the lobsters dumb enough to go into those traps.
Oh that’s right! I did read in another thread where you indicated that you were putting in a bar. I can’t recall what else because my eyes stopped at the word ‘bar’ and took on a party-glaze…and guess who carries a straw!
I assume you have noted the reference to and preference of sand between my toes, as opposed to any other environmental substance?..and everybody knows I walk around saying, "Be-lize, puh-leeze!
Hope y’all get some work done. Can’t wait for the pics!
I’ve had 2 hosts stay. Both very similar to me and we got along well, but extremely JUDGEMENTAL when it came time to rate me. Like jeez why didn’t you tell me you hate this or that when we were sitting around giggling and drinking tea? >.<
I also get many inquiries from hosts, but they ask too many questions and ask for too many favors. Like how about $1100 for a month instead of $2k? um…nope.
Sigh… Have had this happen, and sadly is one of the reasons I’ve become so jaded as a host in my old age. 
Forced me to come up with a new adage. You JUST cannot trust guests! No matter how nice they act while at your house! Because they can–and will–turn around and whack you without warning! It’s sad but true, my peeps. Take it from me!
One of my worst guests was another host. It was clear that she didn’t read my listing description and had no idea what she was renting for the night. She was pretty rude about it so I had no choice but to call her out on it in my public review.
I’ve become very jaded because of this. I keep convos short and I try not to share too much about myself now. It’s emotionally draining.
I don’t want to be discouraging, but it is good to give other hosts a heads up about this because when it happens it comes as quite a shock.
Does it matter?
Chances are you wont get another-one.
Hi there,
I found your post really interesting. I am a final year Business Management Student at the University of Edinburgh and I am doing my final university project on AirBnB. I would be so grateful if you could answer some of the following questions for me! My topic is about trust in the sharing economy, so basically why people place trust in airBnB. I know you are very busy but if you could help me with my research I would be so grateful. If you dont want to answer all these questions then I am happy if you dont but If you can answer some that would be great.
Thanks, Rebecca.
How many times have you used Airbnb, and in what capacity (as a guest or host)?
Why do you use Airbnb as opposed to traditional accommodation?
Are there certain Airbnb standard practices or policies that increase your trust in Airbnb?
Are there certain features of the Airbnb community as whole that, to you, make it more trustworthy?
Why do you use Airbnb over other peer-to-peer accommodation websites?
Do you have any concerns about using Airbnb as opposed to traditional accommodation?
What do you perceive as the greatest risks involved in peer-to-peer accommodation sharing?
As a guest, please describe your usual process that you go through in looking for a place to stay. What sorts of things in host profiles do you look for or read through before sending a reservation request to a host?
What are the most important elements of a profile that you look for before sending a reservation request to a host (for example, a photo, a bio, connected social media pages, etc.)? Which are essential? Why?
Did you connect your Facebook account to your profile when you signed up? Why or why not?
Do you make any decisions to send reservation requests based on second-degree Facebook connections? For example, if you and the host have mutual friends, or if one of your Facebook friends has reviewed the host, would that impact your decision to send a reservation request to the host? In what way?
Would you stay with a host who has not yet been reviewed by other guests? Why or why not? What other elements of the host’s profile might mitigate the lack of reviews?
It is essential that the host has a picture? How about a bio? If not, how important is it? Why?
Is it essential that the host has a verified email OR telephone number before you send the reservation request? If not, how important is it? Why?
Is it essential that the host has a verified offline (government-issued) ID before you send a reservation request? If not, how important is it? Why?
I would be happy to answer these questions for your project, if there is a way to send them to you privately.
I have had quite a few hosts as guests. The ones from out of town have been great.
The one who stayed here because her own house was airbnb’d at the time–nope. First class “see you next Tuesday”.
But she had too many cancels and can’t do Airbnb any more…so…ha!
@Natalie
We had a request early on for a neighbor in our CA community to rent our place so he could make a nice profit renting his house. He actually said this in his request so we declined. Now I’m understanding why!
Our out of town hosts have also been great guests.
@Rebecca_Ramage
If you read these threads and this forum you can get many answers to your questions I think!