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We’ve just started and have had a good experience so far.
We’ve really been fortunate to find a home that has the space that allows us to rent out our extra space and is new construction, to boot.
I get what you’re saying regarding calling it at an “apartment” versus an “in-law” suite and part of it is my concern that advertising it as an “apartment” might get me in trouble with the zoning folks. My “in-law” suite is part of our house and covered by our Certificate of Occupancy. If I were to rent the downstairs as an “apartment” I’d have to arrange for a full inspection and possibly have to install a full stove (I have a kitchenette right now). That’s the reason for now we’re pushing it as a private in-law suite with its own entrance. I’m certainly open to tweaking the text as we get more visitors and their feedback.
Yeah, I totally get it - I would just remove the ‘in-law’ part. Suite is a safer way to describe it. Personally I’m using both words - suite in the heading ‘2 bedroom suite in our home’ and ‘apartment in our home’ in other places.
Either way, your photos and information give a good idea of what someone is renting. Good Luck!
Have you seen this? http://travel.usnews.com/Washington_DC/When_To_Visit/ I was using a pricing service (Beyond Pricing) but I realized that I NEVER got the inflated prices they would calculate if there was a special event in town. What happened is the rooms would go unbooked, then they would drop my price dramatically since it was coming up soon. I decided to set a ‘shoulder’ ‘high’ and ‘low’ season price and use this chart as a guide. For some dates like the inauguration and the fourth I did, of course, bump up the price.
I just helped my mother set up her house in Bristol, England on AirBnB as she’ll be traveling for a few months this winter.
Any feedback or advice would be hugely appreciated as i’m struggling to figure out what sorts of people are looking for short term rentals in a city like Bristol that isn’t exactly a tourism hot spot.
A neighbor will be handling the housekeeping and any emergencies, but the guests won’t be greeted by a human, just a lock box and nice handmade guidebook.
Or bit.ly. But everything after and including the ? is not necessary so your listing URL shouldn’t be too long. It will be something like airbnb.com/rooms/[then the number]
