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You asked what is good about my place -
I am available and I am perfectly by-lingual. I can make phone calls and reservations for them. They like the breakfast I serve with homemade coffee cake and fresh orange juice. Wifi works well. They love the views. They like the causal atmosphere. They can use the house as they like or stay shut up in their room and enclosed terrace. They pick the apartment for the location. Normally it is near their office or an activity such as buying at the two malls within walking distance. The apartment is surrounded with a wealth of restaurants. Most guests like cats and feel at home with mine. They are dog-cats they are so friendly and love a tummy rub but not bothersome. If the guest doesnāt pay attention to them, they donāt get near - they can smell it and respect it.
My last guest suggested putting the electric water kettle in the room with coffee, tea and matte and a fruit bowl. He even gave me matte and a bowl with a matte straw! Now I am waiting to see the reaction.
Thanks for making me do this exercise, perhaps I can improve my ad. I really am down as I get so few guests compared to when I started with Airbnb.
I always get really good feedback from my Welcome Guide. I have a few pages of information about my listing, the house rules, how to use public transportation, getting to my apartment from an airport, and cool things to see and do that are walking distance from my place. I always email it to people a few days before their trip and then have a copy printed out for when they walk in. Because itās beautifully designed and detailed, my guests always tell me how much they love it! I also provide some snacks next to the guide, too. If you want to know more, I made a blog post called The Ultimate Guide to Hosting on Airbnb, where I go through 6 steps of getting 5-star reviews and what has worked for me prevously!
@anon5732054
Amen! My jaw dropped as I read this nonsense. Iāve stayed at the ritz Carlton and other high end hotels and never got any champagne or flowers unless it was part of a special package I PAID FOR! Who is this Jan person anyway? And it is more THAN not then 3 years. Oops I just had to do that itās the professor in me lol
At the moment I am drinking the champagne I bought for my guests this weekend for their anniversary. Is that wrong? This is why I canāt keep goodies in my house - Iāll just eat it or drink it before the guests even arrive.
Yes you are saving them but you might drink it while eating a hot dog to go with the mustard. I on the other hand am scratching the lottery tickets I bought for the guests!
I am guilty of drinking the opened wine bottles my guests leave after their check-out , if they are good bottles. Last ones left some Saint-Emilion and Chablis . Previous guests left very good cheeses. I love this kind of guest.
@konacoconutz, try some Vouvray, most of them are at least as good as Champagne and way cheaper.
I spent hours on the Guidebook. then they āimprovedā their formatting and the whole thing vanished.
Never again. We give our guests our tips when theyāre in the suite. Honestly, I think itās a better idea anyway since our guidebook could be used by anyone in our town,
I love Riga, went there last year.
You definitely overdoing it with champagne and other things, and flowers. Noone expects it, believe me, its just an extra unnesesary expense for you.
This is why I canāt keep goodies in my house - Iāll just eat it or drink it before the guests even arrive.
Maybe itās for the best that Iām drinking it for them.
, if they are good bottles. Last ones left some Saint-Emilion and Chablis