Author: BnB Facts

Introduction In this article I will bring together insights from other analyses I’ve performed on Airbnb data to demonstrate why creating value is key to running a successful short-term rental business. In doing so, I’ll show why Airbnb hosts should focus on their listing’s value rating above all other ratings (even the overall rating) in […]

Airbnb Pet Rules Airbnb hosts can choose to allow pets in their listing. When doing so, it is a good idea to add additional house rules to communicate expectations to guests. In this analysis, we’ll use natural language processing (NLP) to uncover the most popular Airbnb pet rules. Intro to the analysis The dataset for […]

What is Host Endorsed? Host Endorsed is a community for Airbnb and short-term rental hosts to endorse the products they use to run a successful business by submitting, rating, and reviewing those products on the Host Endorsed platform.   To help show what it’s all about, I’ve prepared this tour to demonstrate all the features. […]

What are Airbnb checkout instructions In Airbnb’s 2023 summer release, they added a feature which allows hosts to show checkout instructions on their listing. This was done in response to public backlash when news stories about Airbnb hosts with outrageous checkout demands started appearing. These guests complained of long chore lists often accompanied by a […]

What is the Airbnb pet fee policy The pet fee is an additional charge an Airbnb host can collect in exchange for allowing pets in their listing. It’s meant to cover the additional costs associated with hosting pets such as additional cleaning. It is set by the host as flat rate. The guest sees the […]

Which streaming services does Airbnb offer For this post I wanted to investigate what streaming services Airbnb offers. To answer this, I analyzed 270k US listings sourced between December 2022 and March 2023. Data was sourced from Inside Airbnb, an activist project with the objective to provide data that quantifies the impact of short-term rentals on […]

What is Airbnb Occupancy Rate In the hospitality industry the occupancy rate is defined as the number of nights booked over nights available. It is a key metric all Airbnb hosts need to understand to be successful. In this analysis we’ll explore the most important factors driving the Airbnb occupancy rate. Introduction to the analysis […]

Airbnb pricing for hosts How to price an Airbnb listing is one of the most important decisions a host must make. The nightly rate they set will have an influence on guest reviews, occupancy and ultimately the profitability of their listing. There is an entire industry of software as a service (SaaS) built around helping […]

The value rating has always been the most difficult one for Airbnb guests and hosts alike to understand. This analysis shows how guests define value and what hosts can do to improve their value rating.

In this analysis text mining was performed on Airbnb descriptions to uncover which sections were being used by hosts and what the common elements of a description are.