All Forum Posts by: Jon Martin

Great design! Love that rug in photo 3, did you get that from Revival? I did a reverse image search and it came up there sold out. 

Agree with not going the kitchy neon and mural route, I don't think that design trend will age well. A design like this is timeless, well done. 

I just dealt with this with Airbnb after noticing that views and bookings dropped off in the last 1-2 weeks. Somehow the lat/long changed in the Airbnb server and it was showing up in the middle of nowhere.

Why Airbnb prioritizes what they think is the lat/long over the physical address is beyond me . . . .

@Christina B. you have great taste haha! 

Guess my cleaners just grin and bare it, I'm sure it happens every now and then. 

No need to repeat what everyone said above (although I guess I am by saying that). Both Costco and Amazon have a similar Calphalon stainless steel set that is $180-200 for everything you need. I've bought a few non-stick here and there and all have gotten scratched and had to be thrown away. 

Only possible benefit of a nonstick is it might be less likely for a guest to leave behind a hard to clean pan for your cleaner, but I haven't heard that happen yet so it seems like a non-issue. 

This. The market determines the going rate, not your expenses. Econ 101.

If the price is per night, you can pretend to add it to your cost basis for the nightly rate. If it's per stay you can itemize it as suggested above or lump it in with the cleaning fee. Either way, you are competing with other units that don't have that expense, so the price guests are willing to pay is irrelevant to what your expenses are. 

 I would disagree. This is the same country where A & W introduced a 1/3 lb burger to compete with the Quarter Pounder, only for it to fail because the average consumer thought it was smaller.  

Consumers in general are tired of junk fees, especially with several years of inflation. Airbnb has been taking heat on social media for fees so they are now wrapping it all in, while VRBO still has itemized fees that are confusing. Smart move IMO

If the game room opens out onto the pool/hot tub area then that is a great setup!

Agreed with @Bruce Woodruff to go all in on a game room. If you need to pare the bar down to make room for tables I don't see an issue, but some bar seating is nice so that people have a place to sit if they aren't playing games and/or between shots on the pool table. 

I use duvets and wash them after every guest. That way the bedding looks, feel and is clean every time. 

Comforters take up a lot of space in the washer so washing them after every guest is impractical. 

Makes sense. To clarify, I am not trying to circumvent safety or liability and would not obscure or alter them in any way, mainly looking for models that come that way out of the box. Safety first always, especially when it comes to fire and CO. Would be hard wired as well.  

The ones I have at home (Kiddie) don't blink so they aren't offensive so I will probably stick with those. The ones that do blink are an abomination and the people who design them that way should be put on trial for crimes against humanity.