Real stories and insights from a Cebu-based Airbnb host
That morning, the first thing I saw was a message from a guest saying he was going to buy water. When you’ve hosted enough guests, you develop a 6th sense for tone. And that tone told me something was wrong.
It was 11 PM. I was four hours away. And my sick guest messaged me needing the one thing I completely forgot to leave in the apartment.
Automate this once, and never chase guest details again.
I thought getting a smart lock would make Airbnb hosting easier. It did, but not in the way I expected. When I first listed our home, I wanted to avoid the hassle of key exchanges, lost keys, and the risk of theft. So the first big purchase (around P8,000)
Everyone says Airbnb hosting is “easy money.” It’s not. It’s hospitality dressed as a side hustle. The truth? Hosting can change your finances (take a look at my 1-year earnings report), but only if you treat it like a service, not a shortcut. After more than 10 years
