When is the best time to renovate, fix or improve your airbnb?

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Best time to improve your Airbnb is during low season. I recommend going through your reviews, see what guests recommend you to improve in order to make their stays better. Take advantage of the low season to keep your bookings up with good reviews in high season!

Also, low season can be good to list your new airbnb. So you can focus on getting 5 start reviews, build the property profile and be ready for high season!

Also, low season can be good to list your new airbnb. So you can focus on getting 5 start reviews, build the property profile and be ready for high season!

Michael Baum · Answer

@Alberto Nikodimov, these posts aren't doing you any favors.

It's like posting drink when you are thirsty and eat when you are hungry.

Lauren Lockett · Answer

Great insights! Definitely something to chew on for the future!

Alex Scattareggia · Answer

What have we as a community done to receive such deep and penetrating insights as these?

In all seriousness, what are the purposes of posts like these. I browse other forums here on BP and they are not riddled with self promoting or pointless posts as frequently as the STR ones.  Would be nice if 10-20% of the threads weren't people giving the most obvious and intuitive advice that any person with a brain could deduce on their own.  Save it for instagram!

John Underwood · Answer

Thank you Collin!

You have a STR listed on Airbnb.

Yes you don't want to renovate your place during high season.

Collin Hays · Answer

Airbnb is a listing service.  Perhaps you are referring to your vacation rental.  Certainly, guest reviews are an important part of your repairs/maintenance/improvements goals.  I budget 15% of rents annually to pay for repairs, maintenance, and upgrades.

Jon Martin · Answer

Thank you. By far the most Captain Obvious post I’ve read here, and possibly on the internets as a whole

Pete Appezzato · Answer

always in the slow season, never interrupt your busy season

Mindy Nicol · Answer

Hi Alberto,

I would do it in low season.  Block your booking calendar for an adequate amount of days to get this done.  Plan upgrades ahead so you can pre order and stockpile all the items you want to add.  Get your contractor scheduled well in advance so it can be done as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Mindy

Andrew Steffens · Answer

We recommend to all of our clients to save non pertinent repairs/upgrades etc to the slow season (end Q3/Q4 before holidays) to that point.

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