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Updated about 2 years ago on . Most recent reply
Any experienced Short Term Rentals, Superhosts to network with?
Are there any like-minded Superhosts to connect with in Columbus. Pls DM me!!
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#4 Short-Term & Vacation Rental Discussions Contributor
- Tampa, FL
Hi Han!
A couple of thoughts:
- We have been on and off Superhost for 7 years and never received any noticeably higher revenue being one versus not being one.
- The "perks" Airbnb offers to Superhosts certainly is nothing special.
- Our industry is Short Term Rentals not Airbnbs. I know these terms have become synonymous but I think it is important to differentiate being in the industry. We used to only be on Airbnb and Vrbo and it was about 85/15 & bookings respectively. Airbnb frequently lets guests out of reservations, refunds incorrectly etc making our job harder. With a little bit of effort we are now on Booking.com, Marriot Homes and Villas, JetBlue, Allegiant, and more. Also a lot of marketing to previous guests to book direct. Our occupancy rates are up in slow season and we were only 42% Airbnb last month.
This is just my humble opinion based on experience mainly in Tampa, but I hope it helps you in some way. Best of luck!