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Updated almost 5 years ago, 01/21/2020
Airbnb business travelers, what's the minimum you expect?
Hi,
My friend is planning to rent out unused rooms in their single family home in Ventura county (Moorpark / Westlake village area) near Los Angeles. It's a new house, so right now there's really no furniture in it. They are targeting business travelers / professionals (it's their first time doing this, so who the ideal market is for them is up for debate - but the idea is to attract quiet people who can afford it).
Here are the amenities they are currently thinking of providing to travelers:
- Shared refrigerator space
- Shared dishes / dinnerware
- Complementary Keurig coffee
- Complementary breakfast cereal (possibly eggs)
- Shower towels w/complementary soap + shampoo
- High speed internet
- A table with the capacity for 5 to 8 chairs so business traveler guests can do some work in the house if they need to (there's not enough room in the bedrooms for individual desks unless)
Is there anything you would omit or add to the above list?
What else should they provide in terms of a "minimum viable" guest experience that would lead to good reviews as they work to spin up their ranking?
Here are the things they don't have but are currently thinking of adding:
- Couch in the living room with pull out bed
- Complementary desktop computer workstation with printer? (do they need a workstation w/printer?)
- Big screen TV with some kind of streaming service (there's no TV currently in the house)
My friend lives in a town where things like grocery stores and Office Max stores (where travelers could print/copy documents) are 10 minutes away maximum. Just trying to tap into the experience of this forum.