The Home Stay Guide: Practical advice for Airbnb and homeshare hosts

These superhosts understand homesharing better than anyone else. I strongly recommend this book for homeshare host . . . It's perfect for both beginners and advanced hosts. Written by two business experts with eight years of homesharing experience, Airbnb superhosts Gabriela and Derek offer coaching to other hosts

Derek's and Gabriela's experience and competitor insights have helped me make decisions on how best to run my homeshare

Inspirational! If there is just one word to describe Gabriela and Derek this is it: inspirational. If you get the chance to work together, you will discover two people that are passionate, committed and extremely professional. Blend this with a truly genuine sense of hospitality and you can't help but be motivated to be a part of their world

This book has encouraged me to explore home sharing hospitality, a road map to becoming (and remaining) a Super Host. It has driven me to optimize the guest experience as well as our own, while off-setting part of my financial burden in a very expensive city.

The structure of the book chapters is clear, full of illustrative examples from real-life hosts, as well as useful tables and charts, with a bulleted summary of each chapter. That the authors are expert business and financial consultants themselves in their day jobs, helps with the clarity and professionalism of the book.

Great book, highly recommended to the millions of aspiring or seasoned home stay hosts around the world!

The business of home sharing is booming all over the world, and Gabriela Domicelj & Derek Young surf the phenomenal wave with maestria, in a book full of practical advice, both for neophytes and seasoned hosts like themselves. The Home Stay Guide offers a wealth of guidelines, resources and statistical trends, as well as practical, easy to follow steps, to help make you a successful host, who receives great reviews from his/her guests, and enjoys the experience in the process. From guidance on setting a fairer night rate based on market value and seasonality to great marketing ideas to ensure your presence on the best hosting platforms and your visibility to your target audience, the authors have written a manual of best practices for the amateur host who aspires to provide an unforgettable experience to their guests. I must say this book has encouraged me to explore home sharing hospitality, a road map to becoming ( and remaining) a Super Host. It has driven me to optimize the guest experience as well as ours, while off-setting part of my financial burden in a very expensive city. The structure of the book chapters is clear, full of illustrative examples from real-life hosts, as well as synthetic tables and charts, with a bulleted summary in each chapter that acts as step-by-step checklists. That the authors are expert business and financial consultants themselves in their day jobs, helps with the clarity and professionalism of the book. All in all, a wonderful tool, mix of personal experience, strategic planning, tips and fixes, wrapped into the universal golden rules of hospitality. I enjoy this book tremendously and I keep going back to it again and again when I have a question. Highly recommended to the - millions- aspiring or seasoned home stay hosts around the world!

The business of home sharing is booming all over the world, and Gabriela Domicelj & Derek Young surf the phenomenal wave with maestria, in a book full of practical advice, both for neophytes and seasoned hosts like themselves. The Home Stay Guide offers a wealth of guidelines, resources and statistical trends, as well as practical, easy to follow steps, to help make you a successful host, who receives great reviews from his/her guests, and enjoys the experience in the process. From guidance on setting a fairer night rate based on market value and seasonality to great marketing ideas to ensure your presence on the best hosting platforms and your visibility to your target audience, the authors have written a manual of best practices for the amateur host who aspires to provide an unforgettable experience to their guests. I must say this book has encouraged me to explore home sharing hospitality, a road map to becoming ( and remaining) a Super Host. It has driven me to optimize the guest experience as well as ours, while off-setting part of my financial burden in a very expensive city. The structure of the book chapters is clear, full of illustrative examples from real-life hosts, as well as synthetic tables and charts, with a bulleted summary in each chapter that acts as step-by-step checklists. That the authors are expert business and financial consultants themselves in their day jobs, helps with the clarity and professionalism of the book. All in all, a wonderful tool, mix of personal experience, strategic planning, tips and fixes, wrapped into the universal golden rules of hospitality. I enjoy this book tremendously and I keep going back to it again and again when I have a question. Highly recommended to the - millions- aspiring or seasoned home stay hosts around the world!