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WadeSATX
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Consideing Airbnb non refundable option for 10%

Has anyone tried offering this option?  10% seems high, but there might be a tweak to raise your price some to offset a portion?  Any thoughts or experience with this?  Copy n paste from Airbnb:  How a non-refundable option works You set your discount, which is typically 10% off the base price in everywhere but China Your discounted rate appears in search At checkout, guests either select your standard rate—subject to your cancellation policy—or the discounted, non-refundable rate If they cancel, you keep your entire payout for all nights booked, minus the cleaning fee if they cancel before check-in A reservation would be eligible if the check-out date is within 60 days The discount is applicable if the reservation is not booked with a pre-approval or special offer

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WadeSATX
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Dynamic pricing syncing issues

I use hospitable as a pms and pricelabs for dinamyc pricing, i have a new listing in airbnb and connect it with both, since i launch it i have problems with the pricing since even though i constantly sync it with pricelabs every day it defaults to the airbnb price, is like airbnb or hospitable is over writing the pricelabs price. I called airbnb and weren’t that helpful, they say that maybe is pricelabs fault but is not likely, i think is maybe some default setting in hospitable. The wierd thing is that it only happens with this new listing not with the others that a have already launched before this one

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wang yanNew Participant
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include=property not returned in /reservations response (v2 API)

Hi everyone 👋,I’m integrating the Public API v2 with Zapier + ChatGPT and have hit a road-block when trying to embed property data in a reservation response. I’d love a sanity-check from the community (or the API team) to see if I’m missing something or if this is a bug.1 Request I’m sending http复制GET /v2/reservations/8bc5e1b9-1b78-4903-8ce9-c92f3a7faadc?include=property Host: public.api.hospitable.com Authorization: Bearer <personal‐access‐token> Token scopes reservations:read ✅ properties:read ✅ (Confirmed in Settings → API 访问.)2 ExpectedPer the docs (“Show Reservation” endpoint) the response should contain json复制"relationships": { "property": { ... } }, "included": [ { "type": "property", "attributes": { "name": "Loft A302", ... } } ] 3 Actual (200 OK, truncated) json复制{ "data": { "id": "8bc5e1b9-1b78-4903-8ce9-c92f3a7faadc", "code": "HMXZTQ5E3Z", "platform": "airbnb", "arrival_date": "2025-06-15", "departure_date": "2025-06-19", "status": "accepted", "conversation_id": "d5

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Luke Renfrew
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advertising

I'm just curious how is everyone going about marketing their short-term rentals? I've tried the social media And paid campaigns but I'm having trouble getting traction

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Eli Stoughton
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NelsonGetawaysNew Participant
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booking.com fees

Hello,I have recently starting using booking.com, however I have 2 different listings. hospitable created one instead of syncing with the one I created on the site. I am only getting bookings through my non-hospitable one. How do you collect your cleaning fees and taxes? it says it’s not included in the price for the booker but I have no way of collecting this otherwise. 

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Hakan Aktas
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Stay SaltyNew Participant
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how to have AI change how it refers to your property

How do I get the AI to stop referring to the property as a condominium? Every time it makes a reply for a public response to a review for Airbnb it refers to the property as a condominium.  I would prefer it use the property name or bungalow. I have made several notes in the knowledge hub but maybe I have done it wrong because it never changes.  I am also unable to edit it myself and have it publish with my corrections.

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Yle Labata
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Shawn
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ShawnParticipating Frequently
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Cleaners- thank you cards

Hi everyone — I’d love to get your take on something. One of our cleaners, Krista, recently brought me a small envelope and asked if it would be okay to leave these in our Airbnb after she finishes cleaning. The envelope is labeled “For You” and contains a thank-you card with a small, inexpensive, decorative keychain. The card reads: “I hope you enjoy your stay. A little gift from the clean team. — Krista” Would you allow something like this in your listing?Does it add a personal touch, or could it confuse guests or create unintended expectations? Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

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Steve
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Petra Podobnik
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Petra PodobnikHospitable Team Member
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AI tools

Which automations are saving you the most time right now in day-to-day hosting? 👀P.S. Have you seen that Hospitable is hosting an AI Power-Up Workshop this Wednesday? Check it out and register here: See you there! 💜

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Steve
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MarcoIslandSTR
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MarcoIslandSTRNew Participant
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airbnb new host tools

Has anyone opted in to the new Airbnb new host tools? It says you can’t go back once you opt in to new tools so I am curious if anyone wishes they had not opted in so soon. 

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Matt Krueger
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MoniqueD
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MoniqueDKnown Participant
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Airbnb Summer Release

Who here has had “Services” rolled out in their city (260 cities launched)? Are you going to offer a service in your city for guests to book? Are you concerned about the new roll-out of services and will you be opting out of all or some of the categories? 

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