Tips To Optimize Airbnb Listing

1. Manage Reviews & Add Personal Touch

Make sure to often review the comments made about your property. It’s critical to know that visitors enjoyed their stay. If they post a negative review, you may use it as feedback to improve your product. Other guests will refer to a property’s reviews to help them choose a property. If your property has many positive reviews, your chances of getting picked will increase. 

Adding a personal touch to your property will elevate the guest’s experience and make them enjoy their stay more. Some ways you can add personal touches are by leaving complimentary drinks or snacks, decorating the place, leaving a note welcoming the guest, providing a list of recommended places for them to visit, or providing them with board games they can play during their stay. 

2. Quality of Photos

Using eye-catching pictures of your space, you can give potential tenants a feel of what to anticipate when they rent your space. Best practices when taking photos:

i. Setting the stage

Make sure the area is tidy and clutter-free to give it a bright and welcoming appearance.

ii. It works best in daylight

To make your room brighter, open the blinds and switch on the lights.

iii. Publish in landscape mode

Vertical photographs won’t adequately represent your area because all of the photos in search results are presented in landscape mode.

iv. Upload in the appropriate resolution

Use images with a minimum resolution of 1024 x 683 pixels. When in doubt, a larger image is preferable.

v. Show off special features

Visitors enjoy staying in locations with personality, so draw emphasis to elements like a fireplace, piece of art, or a barbecue in the backyard.

vi. Features that make access easier to use

Make sure to draw attention to features like broad entrances, step-free flooring, and grab rails that are beneficial to visitors with restricted mobility. Find out more about the qualities that meet the criteria and the ideal photography techniques.

If you want to learn more, there is a Photoshoot Guide by Airbnb that you can check out!

3. Have Clear House Rules

Airbnb house rules are a collection of instructions that explain how hosts want their visitors to act while they are staying in their accommodations. It’s crucial for hosts to establish clear guidelines and ensure that visitors abide by them. You can steer clear of all kinds of issues by having house rules.

Source: Host Tools

4. List Detailed Amenities

The majority of guests believe that great amenities are a must-have for a wonderful trip. Due to the increasing demand for longer stays, this is now even more crucial. Additionally, guests frequently filter their search results to locate the top 10 amenities. Make sure you’re adding or upgrading your amenities to stand out in search results.

Top Amenities Guests Love:

1. Wifi
2. Fully equipped kitchen
3. Air-conditioner
4. Toiletries
5. Extra pillows, blankets, towels
   

5. Provide Good Services

Guests will expect a clean, pretty property when they check-in. You need to make sure your property is always cleaned after guests have used them and regularly clean them even when it has not been used for a time. You also need to provide other services besides cleaning like pest control, HVAC repair service, and key lock services.

6. Manage Calendar and Availability 

Managing your calendar and availability on Airbnb is crucial for a smooth booking process and guest satisfaction. This is to ensure the accurate availability of the rooms to prevent overbooking and build trust with your potential guests. Airbnb has its own calendar that you can merge with other calendars.