We have been hosting for over a year now and even with all our experience, we still get excited when we get the email from Airbnb that a guest has left a review for us. Even with 80 (minus 1) really great reviews that we are very proud of we still get a little nervous…
Well, what an exciting week we have had! It started last Sunday when we had one of the nicest couples you could ever meet arrive at our door. It was the last night of the Olympics and myself and Fiona were looking forward to watching the closing ceremony and to see if it would be as impressive as the…
Do you know who these guys are? Well you should do as they are the founders of Airbnb. They’re the reason that we’ve had the opportunity to meet so many amazing people from so many nationalities not to mention earning some extra income along the way to help us enjoy life. Their story is inspirational, young guys…
T he Holy Grail of a new Airbnb host is how to attract and secure that very first booking. When we started nearly a year ago there were not as many spaces and choice in Barcelona on Airbnb, but nonetheless it was still a little challenging to attract the type of guest we wanted and…
It was early days with airbnb and we were delighted with the progress we made in just a month. After the wonderful review from Jan we started to get some enquiries and we had one in from a girl called Andrea who was looking for medium-term accommodation. Although we were interested we thought it may be best to stick…
Woohooo number one on the searches, its a good day! Our apartment is doing fantastically well on airbnb. It would be nice to be able to tell you that we have a portfolio of properties around the world and millions in the bank but sadly it would be a lie. I mean successful projects can…
If you are considering airbnb hosting the first question you need to ask yourself is… are you naturally good with people? You must love meeting new people from all nationalities and backgrounds and be genuinely interested in them. To date we are so proud to have hosted guests from Thailand, Hawaii, Russia, Israel, New Zealand,…
We thought we would share our first guest experience with you because when your first booking comes in your mind starts working overtime; I hope they are nice, will we get on? Do I have everything for the room. Will I be able to trust them in my home and wow… this is weird. We…