We've been hosting guests at Mais Oui for 22 years. One thing we find with vetting potential guests is that the person booking our location may pass our screens well, but the characteristics of some of their travel companions may leave much to be desired. It's generally not the organizer who books that will smoke in the no smoking rooms, urinate on the lawn or bring extra/outside people. It's generally the others with them who we cannot vet that come with these issues.
As an experienced host myself they just talked about super basics and yes you should do those at minimum. But I also like to ask the guest without any reviews a series of about 5 or so basic questions which are pre typed and i have been tweaking for years. The guest responses (if at all) and the way they respond including how they write and many small nuance factors tell you a lot about a person. Many times for instance a certain type of person comes back with an attitude right away. I'm not saying they need to have perfect English or something like that. One part of what I'm looking for is a sense of entitlement, or gratitude. Also just good manners, if they're already aggressive and rude to simple questions that's a bad sign. Or are like how dare you ask me something?
Thank you for your reply ! Your video is very helpful From 🇦🇺🇦🇺 I am putting my place on air bnb for the dusty time Can I also put the camera just above the cooking stove ! Just to make sure guests are not leaving it is on after used ! It is for their safety ..
We've been hosting guests at Mais Oui for 22 years. One thing we find with vetting potential guests is that the person booking our location may pass our screens well, but the characteristics of some of their travel companions may leave much to be desired. It's generally not the organizer who books that will smoke in the no smoking rooms, urinate on the lawn or bring extra/outside people. It's generally the others with them who we cannot vet that come with these issues.
Thanks for your insights. Have you found a solution to this problem?
As an experienced host myself they just talked about super basics and yes you should do those at minimum. But I also like to ask the guest without any reviews a series of about 5 or so basic questions which are pre typed and i have been tweaking for years. The guest responses (if at all) and the way they respond including how they write and many small nuance factors tell you a lot about a person. Many times for instance a certain type of person comes back with an attitude right away. I'm not saying they need to have perfect English or something like that. One part of what I'm looking for is a sense of entitlement, or gratitude. Also just good manners, if they're already aggressive and rude to simple questions that's a bad sign. Or are like how dare you ask me something?
Do you mind sharing what those questions are? Thank you in advance!
Great advice
As a new host I can’t thank you enough for this. It answered all my questions and I feel better about hosting my basement apartment. 👍🏾
Glad it was helpful!
Great Video, Thank You
I am using Air bnb . Can you explain how a security deposit works on the platform ?
Check out our video on security deposits
Can you put external camera ? Like in front of the property ???
yes
Thank you for your reply ! Your video is very helpful
From 🇦🇺🇦🇺 I am putting my place on air bnb for the dusty time
Can I also put the camera just above the cooking stove ! Just to make sure guests are not leaving it is on after used ! It is for their safety ..