14 Key Questions to Ask Your Airbnb Host Before Booking Your Stay
Book your next Airbnb stay with confidence after asking your host these 14 key questions before booking
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I’ve lived in France, Italy, Germany, Colombia, and Argentina, with additional extended stays in Norway, India, Thailand, Portugal, and Turkey, and weekend trips to cities across several continents.
With few exceptions, I’ve used Airbnb to book stays in each of these locations.
Over the years, I’ve developed a set of 14 key questions that I ask every potential Airbnb host prior to booking their home. The goal of publishing them is to help you avoid the clever tricks of hosts and book the best Airbnb every time.
The problem with Airbnb profiles
Airbnb profiles do a great job of introducing the amenities, accessibility features, and reviews of each listing on the platform. In my experience though, the information on a listing doesn’t tell the full story.
Images usually display the apartment at its best, not current, and reviews don’t account for those guests who had poor experiences but didn’t want to negatively impact their host's Airbnb business with a lukewarm or worse review.
When searching for Airbnb stays, I borrow a Russian proverb: Trust but verify.
That’s why I’ve developed a set of 14 key questions that I ask every potential Airbnb host before booking their listing.
Beyond receiving new and up-to-date information, by asking these questions you avoid any disappointments or remorse and are able to gauge what type of host they’ll be from their response.
This set of questions has been updated over the years thanks to the wisdom of others. If you have additional questions to add, please leave a comment and I will update this list.
14 Key Questions to Ask Your Airbnb Host Before Booking Your Stay
- What is the closest metro station and what is the walking distance to it?
- What is the closest bus stop and what is the walking distance to it?
