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What 156 Five-Star Reviews Taught Me About Preventing Bad Airbnb Reviews
Stop trying to fix bad reviews. Start preventing them.
Hands-on hosting advice from someone who’s actually doing the work.
Real stories and insights from a Cebu-based Airbnb host
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Double the Guests, Double the Effort? Here’s How to Master Hosting Couples
With Valentine’s Day coming up, many Airbnb hosts are getting ready for more romantic getaways. At Issa Suites, we’ve welcomed all kinds of couples: same-sex, different-sex, young, and old. Hosting couples is a unique challenge because you’re not just making one person happy: you’re meeting two
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Is Limescale Killing Your Five-Star Streak?
It’s easy to look past the little details in your own bathroom: the shower, the bidet, the tiles, or those tiny spots of mold on the ceiling. You might ignore them in your own home, but they are the first things a guest will notice.
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No Lobby, No Concierge, Just Me: The Reality of Solo Hosting.
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.
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The 11 PM SOS: Managing a Guest Emergency from 4 Hours Away
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.
