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08/27/2026

A damaged TV. A five-star review. Do you still file an AirCover claim?

A host recently asked me this after discovering significant damage immediately following a stay.

The answer isn’t automatically yes—or no.

AirCover can help recover a meaningful loss, but it also requires time, documentation and a clear connection between the damage and the reservation. Reimbursement may reflect depreciation, and approval is never guaranteed.

The basic process:

📸 Photograph and video the damage before moving or disposing of anything
🕒 Preserve time-stamped messages and the turnover timeline
🧾 Collect the receipt, model number and repair or replacement estimate
💬 Contact the guest calmly and factually
📋 Submit the request within Airbnb’s deadline
⬆️ Escalate to Airbnb if the guest declines, partially pays or doesn’t respond

What about the review?

If the guest has already reviewed, that concern is largely removed. If they haven’t, some hosts worry that a claim could influence their rating. However, reviews are double-blind, and a claim does not automatically result in a one-star review. Truly retaliatory reviews may be disputed, although removal isn’t guaranteed.

My rule of thumb:

A broken glass or low-cost item may be part of doing business. Significant, unusual damage with strong evidence usually deserves a claim.

Don’t ignore a major loss to protect a rating—but don’t turn every small expense into an investigation either.

Hosts: where do you draw the line?

08/26/2026

A host recently reached out after receiving an unexpected $1,070 payout adjustment.

During the reservation, the guests reportedly exceeded the registered occupancy, violated the no-party rule and stopped responding while the property’s noise monitor continued sending alerts.

The OTA cancelled the remaining stay, and the host understood that their payout would not be affected. When an adjustment appeared later, they weren’t sure what to do.

It would be easy to panic or assume the platform ignored the situation—but sometimes the issue is incomplete evidence, unclear communication or information being reviewed by different support teams.

My advice was to slow down and rebuild the case clearly:

📸 Organize time-stamped camera footage and noise reports
💬 Keep all relevant communication on the platform
📋 Identify the exact house rules and local regulations involved
🔢 Include every case number and previous support decision
✍️ Confirm cancellation, refund and payout details in writing
⬆️ Request a calm review or escalation if the outcome appears inconsistent

OTAs have processes for reviewing these situations, but hosts still need to follow each step and present a clear timeline.

The first decision may not always be the final decision. Good documentation makes it easier for the next person reviewing the case to understand what happened and reach a fair outcome.

08/25/2026

A host recently asked me:

“A guest requested an early check-in, but before I could approve it, they used their code and entered 2½ hours early. The home was ready—but am I overreacting?”

My answer: it isn’t a crisis, but it is a boundary and systems issue.

A guest should never interpret silence as permission. Airbnb’s ground rules state that guests should respect the check-in window unless the host approves another time.

But the lock also allowed it.

The operational fix is straightforward:

1. Activate each guest code at the official check-in time—not several hours earlier.

2. If early check-in is possible, wait until the cleaner confirms the home is ready. Then approve it in writing and adjust the code time.

3. Add this to the arrival message: “Please do not enter before the confirmed check-in time. Early access is permitted only after receiving written approval.”

4. If it happens, message the guest calmly. Explain that the home happened to be ready, but entering without approval could have interrupted the turnover or created a safety concern for the cleaning team.

5. Keep any review factual and proportionate to the stay.

Early check-in can be a great gesture—but it should be granted intentionally, not assumed because a code happens to work.

The best house rule is often the one your system automatically enforces.

Hosts: when do your guest access codes become active?

08/24/2026

Another host recently reached out to me after receiving Airbnb’s fee-change notice.

They were genuinely confused—and understandably concerned.

“Are my fees really going from 3% to 15.5%? Is that a 500% increase?”

On the host side, the percentage is more than five times higher. But that doesn’t mean Airbnb’s total fee—or the guest’s total price—has increased fivefold.

Under the old split-fee model, many hosts paid roughly 3%, while guests paid a separate service fee, typically 14.1% to 16.5%.

Under the single-fee model, the separate guest fee disappears and most hosts pay 15.5% from their payout.

Consider a $139 nightly rate:

OLD: The host received about $135, while the guest could see roughly $159 before taxes.

NEW: At an adjusted rate of approximately $160, the guest sees about $160 and the host still receives roughly $135.

But if the host leaves the rate at $139, the payout falls to about $117.

So this is largely a shift in where the fee appears—not a straightforward 500% increase in the total booking cost.

The real risk is doing nothing. But don’t blindly raise every rate by 18%, either. Review your guest-facing price, discounts, cleaning fees, pricing software, taxes and competition.

Have you reviewed what your guests will pay—and what you’ll receive?

08/23/2026

A guest stays for two months.

They check out—and the bathroom has extensive mould and water damage.

What do you do next?

This recently happened to a host who reached out to me. Fortunately, they had before-and-after photos, a video walkthrough, written bathroom instructions and proof that they had supplied a dehumidifier.

Here’s the approach I recommended:

1. Document everything before cleaning or repairs begin.

2. Save all guest communication, including any comments about flooding, pooling water or bathroom use.

3. Contact Airbnb immediately and confirm the current AirCover requirements and submission deadline.

4. Bring in a qualified plumber or restoration professional to identify the source, assess whether the bathroom is safe and provide a written report and detailed estimate.

5. Stop any active leak or further damage—but preserve evidence whenever possible.

6. Review the next reservation. If the bathroom cannot be made safe, clean and fully functional, contact the platform before the guest arrives.

Most importantly, don’t rush to assign blame.

Extensive damage after a guest’s stay does not automatically mean the guest caused everything. Pooling water may point to misuse—but it could also expose an underlying drainage, waterproofing or ventilation problem.

A professional report helps separate guest-caused damage from maintenance or construction issues.

The bigger lesson?

Good property management is not just reacting quickly. It is having the documentation, turnover inspections and preventive systems in place before something goes wrong.

Would your current turnover process give you enough evidence to support a major damage claim?

08/22/2026

One guest wants the temperature at 25°C overnight.

The other wants it closer to 23°C.

One guest wants a quiet bedroom. Directly below that bedroom, the other guests are simply talking and watching television.

Welcome to managing a two-unit short-term rental.

This property is a bungalow with separate upper and lower units. The downstairs living room sits directly beneath an upstairs bedroom, so even ordinary noise can travel. The home also has one HVAC system, with the thermostat controlled from upstairs.

Both realities are clearly disclosed in the listing, and quiet hours are established from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. But disclosure doesn’t always eliminate discomfort once guests are living in the space.

This is where co-hosting becomes a balancing act.

You listen to both sides, reinforce the house rules, suggest a reasonable temperature compromise, adjust vents, circulate the air and stay in communication with everyone.

Neither guest is necessarily being unreasonable. They simply have different comfort needs inside a property with physical limitations.

Some challenges are not guest problems or host problems—they’re property-design problems.

In the short term, good communication and practical compromises matter. In the long term, better soundproofing and separate temperature controls may be the real solution.

A good operator needs to recognize the difference.

How do you manage noise and temperature conflicts in multi-unit properties?

08/21/2026

At 7:43 p.m., the power went out in most of the upper unit.

By 11:30 p.m., it was restored—but what happened during those four hours shows what co-hosting really involves.

The furnace was still operating, but several rooms had lost power. The electrical panel was located in the lower unit, whose guests were away at the time.

That meant coordinating with:

• The upstairs guests experiencing the outage
• The downstairs guests to arrange access
• The property owners
• Airbnb Support, after the guest reported the issue
• An electrician willing to attend around 11:00 p.m.

I went to the property and attempted to restore the power, but the issue couldn’t be resolved by simply resetting the breaker. An electrician was called, access had to be coordinated, and everyone needed to be kept informed.

I also told the upstairs guest that if the problem couldn’t be resolved promptly and they decided not to continue their stay, we would refund the unused nights.

Fortunately, the electrician restored the power around 11:30 p.m. The guest confirmed everything was working again and continued the stay.

This is the side of co-hosting guests and property owners don’t always see.

It isn’t only answering messages, adjusting prices, and coordinating cleaners. Sometimes it means dropping everything at night, managing multiple people, making quick decisions, protecting the guest experience, and staying involved until the problem is solved.

You can’t prevent every maintenance issue.

But you can control how quickly, calmly, and professionally you respond.

That response can be the difference between a disrupted evening and a cancelled reservation.

08/20/2026

“I can’t control the neighbours.”

Technically, that may be true—but is it the right response to a guest who feels unsafe?

A host recently shared this message from a current guest. Twice, an unleashed neighbourhood dog had approached her while she was outside with her own dog. On the second occasion, it followed her right up to the property’s front door.

The host didn’t own the dog or control the neighbour. But once the guest reported the concern, the situation became something the hosting team needed to help address.

As a co-host, this is how I would approach it:

1. Acknowledge the guest’s concern without minimizing it.
2. Notify the property owner or primary host immediately.
3. Review any available exterior camera footage.
4. Ask the neighbour to keep the dog leashed and on their property.
5. If it continues, document each occurrence and contact the appropriate animal-control or bylaw authority.
6. Keep the guest updated so they know action is being taken.

I wouldn’t promise that the dog will never return because that is outside the host’s direct control. But I would promise to take the concern seriously and do what is reasonably possible.

The guest should not be told to confront an unfamiliar neighbour or loose dog herself.

This is an important distinction in hospitality:

You may not be responsible for creating every problem—but you are responsible for how you respond when that problem affects your guest.

How would you handle this situation?

08/19/2026

Your First STR: Do You Really Need All That Software?

I recently saw a new host ask a great question:

“I only have one property. Do I really need a property management system?”

They were planning to manage remotely and needed to handle:

🔑 Smart-lock codes
💬 Guest communication
📋 Rental agreements & house rules
🧹 Cleaning and turnovers
🔧 The occasional problem

My answer?

You can absolutely manage one property yourself.

But I wouldn't confuse doing it yourself with doing everything manually.

A good smart lock can generate or change codes remotely.

Automated messages can handle repetitive communication while you stay personally involved when a guest actually needs you.

A reliable cleaner can become your boots on the ground.

Clear house rules and documented procedures can prevent a lot of confusion before it starts.

And eventually, a PMS can bring much of this together.

But don't buy five different subscriptions just because someone told you that's what “professional hosts” do.

Start with the problem you're trying to solve.

If you're spending hours sending the same messages, automate them.

If you're worried about access, improve your smart-lock system.

If turnovers are keeping you awake at night, build a better relationship with your cleaner.

Technology should remove work—not create another system you have to manage.

One property can be a great place to learn the operation yourself before deciding what actually deserves automation.

Hosts: what piece of technology would you consider essential for your very first STR?

08/18/2026

Maybe the 15.5% Airbnb fee is the push some hosts needed.

There has been a lot of frustration about Airbnb's move toward the single host fee.

But maybe there's another way to look at it.

Instead of asking:

“How do I avoid paying 15.5%?”

Maybe the better question is:

“Why does one platform control so much of my business?”

I'm not suggesting leaving Airbnb.

Far from it.

Airbnb provides enormous exposure, guest trust, payment processing, technology and a marketplace that would be extremely expensive for most independent operators to recreate.

But that doesn't mean it has to be your only door.

Maybe this is the time to:

✔️ Build your own website
✔️ Start collecting repeat guests
✔️ Develop relationships with corporate and relocation clients
✔️ Explore additional booking channels
✔️ Build a recognizable property or management brand
✔️ Understand what it actually costs you to acquire a direct booking

And here's the important part:

Direct booking isn't free either.

Websites cost money.
Payment processing costs money.
Marketing costs money.
Software costs money.
Your time costs money.

Saving a 15.5% platform fee doesn't automatically mean you've made 15.5% more profit.

Airbnb can still be an incredibly valuable partner.

The goal isn't necessarily to replace Airbnb.

The goal is to make sure Airbnb is a channel for your business—not your entire business.

Maybe this fee change isn't a crisis.

Maybe it's a reminder to diversify.

If Airbnb generated 90% of your bookings today, would you be comfortable with that?

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