Will Hosting Pets Grow Your Airbnb Business?
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- There's no denying it, most pet owners consider their pets a member of the family. Now, more than ever people are traveling with their pets.
But hosting pets can add significant costs to your Airbnb business.
This raises some interesting questions:
How will pay for these added costs?
Will making your listing pet friendly attract enough guests to make it actually worthwhile?
You'll have to watch to find out!
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0:00 - 1:50 Issues with hosting pets in your listing
1:51- 2:05 Guests are traveling with their pets now
2:06 - 2:55 Traveling remote workers
2:56 - 3:41 Hosting pets can be a weak business case
3:42 - 4:17 Your Airbnb may need pet insurance
4:18 - 5:24 How to host pets in your Airbnb profitably
5:25 - 6:02 How does a pet fee work on Airbnb
6:03 - 7:40 How to add a pet fee to your listing
7:41 - 10:07 Hosting pets during the pandemic
I am a new host and have a family friendly 4 bedroom with hot tub. I allow guests and charge a $50 pet fee. I have not had any major issues. I did put in my instructions to not allow them in the hot tub. I wish Airbnb would have an option to charge for kids…lol
Great! Clear instructions are important!
I've had several hosts as guests and disagree. They were great, humble, and appreciative.
That's great! Glad you had success with them.
We always travel with cats, they love sightseeing new houses. We always do a plant check after arrival and clean after our boys before leaving.
That's great! Do you have trouble finding places to host cats?
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Well thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful words of encouragement. Hope you sleep soundly at night.
We are pet lovers however we are in two minds on hosting pets in our new upcoming STR to be available in June. Thanks for this video.
I hear ya! I'm in a similar position.
We had what we thought were good long term rentals at a nice, mid range house we rented out in Colorado. But, when they moved for a job after a year and a half, we found that the pets had done about two thousand dollars in damage to the house and furniture. And, they had a cat, which they said they did not have. The cat left cat smells that were hard to remove. Pets at our Aribnb would be left here all day, 10 to 14 hours. So, we'd have to deal with pet waste. For now, we won't host pets, though some guests bring them anyway.
Airbnbs just announced "Ground Rules" one of which is people disclose pets. You find they have an undisclosed pet and you can report them.
"The eye of the farmer fattens the calf' meaning you have to go and look at your investment. For STR, you can have technology such as sound monitors which can help you. As a long term buy & hold investor myself, I go check my property regularly. I write 'owner access' into the lease, then I go check. This helps minimize the issues you describe.
Yep, noise monitors are great, as are exterior video cameras or ring doorbells.
I stopped hosting pets. After a while, they start smelling the other pets who were guests before them, and then they mark their territory. It gets progressively worse and before you know it, your place starts to smell different. At first, you can't tell, but after a few months, you will smell the difference. I know it's extra revenue, but my 1,400 sf townhome is too small. The cat piss smell is hard to get rid of btw. If you are really skeptical, then charge $100 for your pet fee.
Yes, cats can definitely be tricky and the smell is very hard to get rid of.
We don’t accept pets but lots people asking if they can bring their pets. We think if we can have proper instructions to pet owners to follow and the fee to cover the cleaning and accidents happens that won’t bother us to accepting pets.
And Airbnb now has a Pet Fee!
Great video. Can you mandate that a guest staying with a dog or cat must be accompanied with a kennel (crate) and that the pet be crated in the property in their absence?
You can set those rules but how are you going to inforce it.
Yes you can. Just add it to your house rules... but you will have to enforce it as @fixingitblind suggests below (but you're Probably already considering that).
Thanks for the info. Can you limit the size of the pet that they bring? And can you limit the type? I have cats and dogs. Messy, Small dogs not much. Cats, always messy and I think more people are allergic to them.
Hi Sonia, For sure you can limit the type and size of pet that you are comfortable hosting. You can put that in your listing description and house rules.
amazing video. What do you think of charging a $100 pet fee? and/or $100 refundable pet desposit and an extra $50 for cleaning charge?
TBH $100 for a pet fee seems pretty steep to me, if you're doing short stays. I think I prefer your second option, although it will probably be hard to implement via Airbnb.
It does bring business but try to have sturdy things metal frames sofa and chairs
It depends on the pet of course.
Yes
Great! Where's your listing? How do you find the pet guests?
Many will like the pet fee included But won’t like and most likely won’t pay the pet fee unless you chase the product. Like use cams to call out their dogs and send an added fee thru Airbnb extra service request. But most likely will retaliate with lower review or not so nice words. Might lose Superhost.
Not true at all.
I think the guests with pets should have to carry their own proof of insurance that covers injury and damages.
Maybe they should. But if they don't...
So how do you charge per pet per night if Airbnb only allows you to enter a one-time, flat, up-front fee?
You can't charge per pet per night. That's the annoying thing!
Pet fee in price what ever you would charge add twelve thirty percent especially during spring and summer raise the price !!
Using a pricing automation program does raise your price during the summer.
AirBnB won’t allow you to charge a pet fee higher than your nightly price. Therefore, would it be convenient to have an external contract with the guest to pay a certain amount (higher than the nightly price)?
Ahh a Pet fee that is higher than the nightly rate sounds like a high pet fee. Do you do shared accommodation? Why are your rates so low?
How do U handle a guest who brings a dog that was not paid for or included in reservation? How do U deal with a guest that brings a dog outside of the parameters set forth in listing, No large dogs, No puppies, No more than one dog?
If you allow dogs and there is a fee, remind the guest that there is a fee, and charge them for it in the resolution centre.
If you do not allow dogs, check to see if it is a pet or service animal. If it's the latter, you can't do anything about it.
Is the information about dogs in your house rules? If so, you can try complaining to Airbnb.
And then review the guest accordingly.
Yes, I allow pets
Great! How have you found that works for you? Do you allow cats too??
Last longer too
That is true.
I am in Connecticut and thinking about joining Airbnb and allowing pets. Should I include my indoor fireplace and outdoor fountain be used due to allowing pets?
I'm not sure what you are asking. If you have an indoor fireplace, you definitely want to list that. Are you concerned that pets might get injured by it? Or by the fountain?
@@AirbnbUncovered yes. I am concerned about allowing pets when I have a fireplace listed and also an outdoor fountain. Having a fireplace is cool but when I think about other people using it gives me concerns. I wish I could at least hide the fireplace from guests. Lol
The fireplace could be a liability - have you checked with your insurance? You could also say that the fireplace is not functional and just put decorative stuff in it. Add it to your House Rules that the fireplace is not functional and cannot be used. Make sure you add that to pics as well, and make sure there are no pics of a fire burning in the hearth. Take pics of decorative stuff in the fireplace so it's really clear.
I'd be concerned about pets and kids and liability.
@@AirbnbUncovered thanks. Fireplace is my main concern and even if I put it in my rules there are people that won’t care much or pay attention to the rules. It is a very nice fireplace and inviting look. What insurance company you recommend?
Insurance company depends on what country you are in, and sometimes province/state.
The down side is that service pets you can’t charge for and they don’t have to prove that its a service pet
I have seen some Airbnb hosts that require proof of a service animal. Depends on your jurisdiction.
No. As a respect to guests that don't want to start in places that host pets. Hair will not be gone 100% and it will only take one host to complain and there it goes your business.
You do need to clean very well to remove all the hair. Although one bad review doesn't necessarily ruin your business.
@@AirbnbUncovered thank you for your comment. I just hosted a guest with a pet 3 days ago. Cleaned very very well. I'm staying now in my place...I keep finding hair on the floor (wood) and desk.
I guess it's a catch 22.
Thank you!
I’ve had some hairy guest … worst then dog hairs honestly! Just need the right cleaner that is very detailed
I agree. So those who don’t want a place where pets stayed. Allergies etc, plus fees don’t take care of the added expense.
It’s well known in the Airbnb community amongst experienced hosts that the WORST guests tend to be other hosts. And they tend to always start the conversation with “I’m a superhost” to qualify themselves. And they will always send feedback on what you’re missing with “as a superhost, I think you need to do blah blah blah”
I have had so many of these experiences that I think I will stop hosting them. Oh and superhosts are the WORST. They are so self righteous. I’m a superhost but I never behave that way in someone’s else’s home. I express gratitude. Not arrogance
You are very right. Just recently had a guest who was a host send me such a long message. Complaining about nonsense. He complained there weren’t any towel hooks in washroom. I pointed out that I put towel hooks on the doors of each bedroom so people don’t mix up their towels. He still challenged me as if it was his home. Unbelievable. Only with hosts
Oh geez that sucks. I'm sorry to read that you've had bad experiences hosting other hosts. I can't say that I've had a similar experience while hosting other hosts. While the feedback can sting, try to take a step back and see if there is any validity to what the guest-host is saying. Try to depersonalize the feedback. It's not about you as a person. Look and see if there any improvements you can make in your business. If not, just toss it aside and move on.
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This phenomenon is well documented on forums such as Airbnb community forum and Reddit. I have my theories as to why hosts make bad guests. You will come across one that will give you a hard time. Typically , superhosts are worse
SO true! I never mention it.
Do those pets. It’s not worth it. Two outs destroyed my yard. Another dog ate my sofa and owner didn’t pay. Another dog ate the souls of leather office chair and also didn’t pay. Dog owners are usually broke in way.
You can use Airbnb's AirCover for Hosts to claim compensation for any damage caused by pets. If the guest doesn't pay, Airbnb will step in. As long as you have photos, documentation, receipts. etc.
I do not. Too much down side and I'm booked solid, so nothing to gain for me. Also, my stvr is on a farm with guardian animals , so potential for harm to visiting furries.
Yep, hosting pets doesn't work for everyone.
No pets at our STR. But California law states we MUST allow ESA and Service animals and we can not charge for them. Welcome to the socialist state of CA. We have a family member that is allergic to dogs and now he can not stay at his own family home. We state to please choose a STR that allows pets.
Don’t get me wrong we love pets. We have 2 dogs and 2 horses. But our own dogs are not allowed in our STR.
It's similar in a lot of other states and provinces.
U must be working with airbnb to trick host,why would someone charge $30 for a month for a pet.
(A) I don't work for Airbnb. (B) I am not trying to trick anyone.
It's seen as an extra pet cleaning fee. You can charge whatever you want, depends on the size of the place. Airbnb does not let you charge $/pet, only $/stay.
Good luck on your hosting journey.
No
Great!
No pets for me, too stinky, hairy, and will mess up your luxury items.
Totally fair.
Pets. never never never again.
Ah, I hear a story in there! Care to share your pet story??
My home had a no pet policy, the guest brought a pet and insisted it will be sleeping inside, and they will just pay the $300 deep clean fee. I said I would rather give them a full refund and they find something pet friendly. They refused as they already had their stuff in the home. They stayed and their dog tried to get out and damaged the door to the home with heaps of scratch marks. I then followed your other videos on how to lodge a damage clame, and I was success full on a pay out of $600 for the deep clean and door repair. Hopefully this is the end of it but I could not have done it without your help in other videos. Thank you so much. It was not a fun experience. This was also after I excepted only verified guests with good reviews ( re your other videos). So nothing is fool proof. I am very thankful to you and your youtube channel. Thank you @@AirbnbUncovered
You are so welcome! Glad you found some value in the videos! Sounds like a horrible experience. What sort of review did they leave you? You could probably get it removed if it was less than 5 stars, claiming it was a retaliatory review because they broke your House Rules by bringing a pet.
they never ended up leaving a review thank goodness. @@AirbnbUncovered
Excellent!
Yes
Great! Whereabouts are you thinking of hosting?
No
Good that you've thought about it!