Hi, I've started hosting on Air BnB this week! I've been pleased with the number of bookings already 🙂
However, there are a few things I'm noticing or need to manage to ensure my guests have the best stay possible, but that's it's also practical for me:
1. Someone has just booked on behalf of a friend - how does this work? I don't feel too comfortable...
2. Any suggestions for managing cleaning & bed sheet arrangements for longer length stays i.e. 3 or more weeks?
3. I have 'pre approved' for someone who had an enquiry about my place. I didn't however block the dates out because I've seen people don't always go on to book and it prevents others from booking for at least 24 hours. In the meantime, someone else enquired about those dates. The original person then booked before I responded to the second enquiry (I am responding v quickly to all messages) so I had to explain the place wasn't free. I got a message from Air BNB saying I should keep my calendar up to date! I ahve been diligently doing this. Is it the case you should always block the dates if you pre approve a booking to avoid this happening?
Sorry for all the questions! Grateful for any help you can give 🙂
Liz