All Forum Posts by: Dave Stokley

We are wide open 12 months + and have always been so I am not sure.

You guys have dedicated reps from AirBNB? How did you get that?

Nah you’ll be fine. To my knowledge it’s not great to block dates right now. But further in the future shouldn’t be a big deal. Remember, 90% of all Airbnb bookings happen 30 days in advance or less. So they don’t care as much about the future 

Equally important to read the full reports, while keeping mind that any company like AirDNA's business model is based on continued STR growth. From the same report:

"Occupancy levels in 2022 have fallen throughout 2022 as listing growth has outpaced rising demand... Overall occupancy ended the year at 58.7%, a significant drop from the 61.3% in 2021."

I own a 8 STR's, they are all on Airbnb and I'm doing pretty good across all properties. I travel extensively for my consultation practice and I frequently stay at hotels and Airbnb's. If I'm solo, I'll stay at a hotel....I guess you can call it convenience. If I'm travelling with family, I stay at an Airbnb....I guess you can also call that convenience. Depending where you are staying, hotels can charge additional "guest taxes", "resort fees', and expensive nightly guest parking. The overall room rate may be very enticing but then when you start adding up the different charges, they get to be very expensive. I often look at the "whole rate" just to see what the price will be.

When travelling with family, I like the convenience of Airbnb's because 

1. Generally speaking, parking is included with Airbnb stays and it is also a few steps away from the house (if its not in a garage).  At hotels, parking isn't always "out front" and sometimes you have to walk several hundred feet away to get to your vehicle.  No biggie, but when you're travelling with toddlers, this can be a pain in the neck.

2. I can congregate in an Airbnb a lot easier than in a hotel room. Some hotel rooms are so small you barely have enough room to walk inside the individual rooms.  My kids can be noisy from time to time and I would hate to be the reason that I'm the guest with the noisy hotel room.

3.  I can cook meals for my kids, rather than eat at some of these expensive hotel restaurants.  I don't like staying at hotels with "Continental Breakfast" that is included with the room rate because honestly, are those breakfast options any good?  Is anyone ever excited about getting a Continental breakfast?  My daughters toy-play-food looks more appetizing.  

Regarding chore lists....yeah, I totally agree with you on that. I don't require any of my guests to do any chores and I stay away from any Airbnb's with chore lists.  

Does anyone know if Airbnb has strong ties and/or incentives with credit card agencies, similar to Hilton's, Hyatt's, and Marriott's relationships with Chase, American Express, etc.? Sometimes the reason I'll stay at a Hotel over an Airbnb is because of the points I've built up that allow for a free or discounted night.