Challenges Faced by Hosts on Airbnb

Being a host on Airbnb is an amazing experience. Indeed, there are a number of perks such as meeting guests from around the world, sharing with them your beautiful home, earning additional income, and far more! 

However, these perks don’t come easily. Each successful host puts in a lot of work and faces a number of challenges, some of which we will cover here.

#1. Creating Your Listing

Once you’ve signed up on Airbnb, it’s time to create your listing. It’s important to have a great description outlining all the aspects of your home. Another important factor is to make sure that you take quality pictures of your home. People passing by on Airbnb looking to make a reservation are more likely to book your listing if you have beautiful pictures. Taking good pictures and writing a good description can be quite difficult so make sure to take your time and if need be, hire a professional photographer. A great listing goes a long way.

#2. Setting a Price for Your Listing

Choosing the right price for your listing can be difficult. You want to make sure that you choose an amount that is fair based on what you are offering as a place, the time of year, events taking place, the amenities included, the location of your home, etc. You also want the amount to be fair to the guests who will be staying at your home. Taking all these factors into consideration can be quite difficult so take your time and make sure to do your research. 

#3. Communicating With Guests

Once guests have reserved your home, you should reach out and contact them. Even before hand, potential guests might send you a message and you’ll have to be as responsive as possible. You’ll have to coordinate with your guests so that they arrive at your home smoothly and if throughout their stay they have any issues, you should be available to help them out and answer any questions they may have. Doing all this not only helps your guests feel comfortable, they are also more likely to leave a positive review on your listing.

#4. Cleaning Your Home

This is possibly the most important part of hosting on Airbnb and may be the biggest challenge hosts face on a regular basis. When cleaning your home, you want to make sure you cover every corner in every room because guests will notice sooner or later if something isn’t cleaned well. As an Airbnb host, cleanliness should be one of your top priorities, so if you don’t have the time to do it, find someone to do it for you. 

In this article, we’ve gone over many of the challenges faced by hosts. Unfortunately, hosts don’t always have the time to deal with these issues. A great solution is to work with a property management company such as Luckey, which was also recently acquired by Airbnb. They take care of creating your listing, taking pictures of your home, communicating with your guests 24/7, having a professional team clean your home, and so much more. Their service goes above and beyond what your average host can do and making their hosts happy is a top priority, as well as each guest that stays at the homes they manage. Keycafe has worked with Luckey closely over the last few years and together, have made hosting easier in France and Canada!

About Keycafe

Keycafe is a technology company modernizing business key management with a cloud-connected SmartBox and accompanying key management software.

In addition to a global Public Network of over 1000 locations for Airbnb users, Keycafe’s Enterprise Solution enables businesses in any industry to manage key access for staff and customers.