{"id":3039,"date":"2020-03-10T14:23:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T14:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnbhost.co.uk\/?p=3039"},"modified":"2021-02-16T16:16:37","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T16:16:37","slug":"the-importance-of-vetting-potential-guests-and-how-we-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnbhost.co.uk\/the-importance-of-vetting-potential-guests-and-how-we-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of vetting potential guests and how we do it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Your property is valuable, so it’s important to vet the guests who’d like to stay in it. So here’s how we vet potential guests for you, to make your life easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Airbnb guests must give careful consideration when choosing a property to stay in. For example, does it look clean enough? Are the reviews plausible? Are the amenities up to standard?\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Airbnb hosts, on the other hand, also must give careful consideration into who they are opening their doors to. What are potential guests\u2019 reviews like? Does their profile look legit? And most importantly, what is the purpose of their stay? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The importance of vetting potential guests is something that is often overlooked, because, understandably, hosts want to get guests through their door \u2013 it\u2019s business, afterall! But having a vetting process in place could be what protects your property from damage, theft or other risks<\/a>. Find out how we do it here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is vetting?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Vetting simply refers to \u2018assessing\u2019\npotential guests before they book your property. You could call it a background\ncheck. Hosts do this to simply ensure whoever is coming to stay in their\naccommodation is genuine, trustworthy and not there to cause any trouble. Airbnb\nhas built in multiple feature that make vetting potential guests that little\nbit easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check their Airbnb profile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Checking potential guests\u2019 Airbnb profiles\nis the first and most simple step of the vetting process. A genuine Airbnb\nprofile tends to have verified contact information, like a phone number and\nemail address and the \u2018about me\u2019 section may also be filled. If they do not\nhave this sort of information available, alarm bells might start to ring.\nNonetheless, an incomplete profile doesn\u2019t always mean this and likewise for a\ncomplete profile, which is why there are other vetting steps following this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check for past reviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We completely understand how easy it is to\nmake a fake, yet believable Airbnb profile, so this is when checking for\nprevious reviews and references from other hosts comes in handy. Remember,\npotential guests are guaranteed to be checking your reviews, so don\u2019t forget to\ncheck theirs too. Reviews from other hosts can give you a good idea about what\nthat guest is like and if there have been any issues before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t be afraid to ask questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some guests may not even have reviews,\nwhich could simply be because they\u2019ve never used Airbnb before, or other hosts\nhave never left them a review. Don\u2019t be afraid to ask questions to get a better\nidea about their intentions. Some common questions every host has the right to\nask includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why are they visiting here?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are they bringing anyone else to\nstay, and if so, who?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are they aware of your house rules?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet and greet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Finally, if you\u2019ve accepted a booking but\nstill feel a little apprehensive, personally meet and greet your guest upon\narrival. Not only is this a good way to put your mind at ease, it\u2019s a chance\nfor you to run over house rules, check-out procedures and any other important\ninformation. Additionally, if you have suspicions, you\u2019ll know to stay alert\nduring their stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Not every genuine Airbnb user will have a\ncomplete profile and they may not have any reviews either, but that doesn\u2019t\nnecessarily mean they will be a \u2018bad guest\u2019. It\u2019s up to you to go with what\nyour gut tells you, but this vetting process can certainly help. If you feel\nthey aren\u2019t the right guest for your property, don\u2019t be afraid to politely\nrefuse their stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want to know how BNBHOST can help you? Get in touch<\/a> with a friendly\nmember of our team who will be happy to talk you through our Airbnb management\nprocess!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Your property is valuable, so it’s important to vet the guests who’d like to stay in it. So here’s how we vet potential guests for you, to make your life easier. Airbnb guests must give careful consideration when choosing a property to stay in. For example, does it look clean enough? Are the reviews plausible? … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3040,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnbhost.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3039"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnbhost.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnbhost.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnbhost.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnbhost.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bnbhost.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3039\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnbhost.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnbhost.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnbhost.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnbhost.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}