10 Simple (but genius) Hacks for a Better Airbnb Set Up 

As a guest I like essentials offered: coffee, tea, sugar, salt and a bottle of water, tp, dishwashing liquid, a (new) rag or dish sponge. A broom or Hoover. Matching and nice dishes and cutlery. If the kitchen is only equipped with left over dishes from the flea market, chipped and bent… it’s a no no. I have a problem with refillable dispensers. The idea is great but I am always afraid someone could have put something gross inside… there must be enough towels and a spare set of linen. I like to change my bed often. Great if there is a washing machine. If the place is nicely set up the guest will most likely leave it that way

As a person that has used AirBNB for much of the last year I will say this is great advice. I hate places that don’t have TP, paper towels, etc. AppleTV is really good. Keep bug spray on site and let guests use it.

your videos are so helpful! thanks for this info!

Great video guys! Thanks for sharing.

Another great video.Thanks guys!

Thank you for all the information!

I haven't set up an AirBnB yet, but my home has 4 guest rooms and bathrooms and I have a revolving set of family and friends who visit. These are all EXCELLENT tips for home guest rooms too!

Appreciate every one of your videos. I am a newbie STR owner and I am always looking for good, new info. Thanks.

In the process of building a small cabin in the Northeast that we will use as a STR to help pay our expenses. Your videos have been very helpful as we begin this process. Nervous but hoping to create something that guests (and our family) will love for years to come. Thank You!

Love love looove your videos! I'm about to set up my first airbnb arbitrage property and your videos have been game changers. Thanks so much!!

ive been a host for several years good observations clear and well explained 😀

Great information / very helpful 👍🏽

New to your channel but you guys have been killing it lately with the videos! I have 4 units currently and your content has been helpful as I've been working to up my game. Thanks!

I am in the process of deciding whether to short term rent my apartment and dealing with guests complaints is my biggest fear, so your experiences solved were really helpful. Thank you!

Such a great video, very interesting and informative, thanks for sharing!

I've had both a Keurig and 12-Cup Brew Station in my VR for years. As a practical and safety matter, I prefer the carafe less type, but I recently have had issues with leakage.

Great suggestions thank you!!

This was a really great video! Love the content ..looking to start a STR business in Edmonton, Canada 🇨🇦 !

Thanks so useful

I agree with you. It is so cumbersome for guests to have to think about every little thing to bring for their stay. Specially when it is a short one.

really good ideas!

Useful and succinct content! New subscriber.

A good idea to label the light/appliances switches.

Such great ideas! I'm not a host, but I sell refillable bottles for all the reasons you mentioned. Love that you included this! I designed an awesome plastic wide mouth bottle for the very reasons you mentioned. It's so much easier for staff and guests to refill and looks much more polished than store bought soap bottles. I also saw you labeled your own shampoo bottles. I offer ones that are screen-printed and ready to use right out of the box. Again, all the same reasons you mentioned. Great minds think alike.

Great helpful suggestions! Especially the pillows. We have just accepted we won’t have a comfy pillow 9/10 times so we pack our own. I’ve got one to add to your list: it’s great that you have a broom and dustpan, but it would be even better if you had a vacuum too. I can’t tell you how many properties we have stayed in with no vacuum and one of my kids had spilled something crumbly on the couch or area rug 🤦🏼‍♀️ I’m the type of guest who believes in cleaning up after ourselves, and that’s not easy to do on upholstery/carpet without a vacuum. I think the cleaners would appreciate it too that guests have the option to help maintain the tidiness of the space throughout the duration of their stay 😉

Great tips! My cleaner keeps forgetting to refill the soap, so my next purchase will be a clear soap dispenser. I'll check out your link.

Wow , these are great things you do for your guests . I would stay at one of your rentals any day. It’s these little things that ( imo) make the difference. I’ve stayed at some great places in Europe and in the USA but also places where it was like a factory churning people in and out. Guests know it is a business and most of us could easily stay in a hotel . Things like more space, a great kitchen , and the comforts of home away are why many of us choose an Air BNB rental. Other hosts should take your suggestions.

Great tip on the keypad handle

Thank you for this and all the links. I’m not seeing the checklist? Also just funny that I used to label in my own house for kids and husband.

Love your video ,

Love your content

I’m interested in learning more about your set up processes 🙏🏾🙋🏽‍♂️🙌🏾

I love the Keurig K plus Duo - has a pot/carafe for drip coffee and can also brew pods. one machine that can do both. Have you seen/tried?

Excellent. Any plans on adding a short intro and outro to your future videos? :-)

love the Roku idea! But how do you prevent guests from buying a bunch of movies or channels on your acct?

Gees. People should always ask broken or not to throw away something that’s not theirs. Unless it’s broken glass or bowls.

Great video! What is the benefit to changing the locked closet handle to a keypad vs. a key?

labeling cabinets makes it feel like an STR. I don't mind if guests put things back wrong, it gives me a chance to check and re-wash things. "people don't like to handwash dishes" my god I WISH that were true!!!!! we have a dw, and I tell people to run it even half full (that's still more efficient). If I walk into a "clean" kitchen after a 2-3 night stay and I see the dw wasn't used, I'm going to have to check every single item, what a pain. If I'm lucky they put things back wrong, so i can spot what they used. How did I know they didn't use the dw? haha, i have a system for many things so I know if they were touched. they have to reach down to take out the glass jar containing dw pods, they never put it back the same. The microwave we unplug, so we know if a guest used it. the toaster we turn the knobs to 0. the milk frother has the lid perched on the edge (it's actually designed to do that) etc etc. In my other listing the micro is plugged in f/t but it's weird and you have to press stop/clear to get it back to the clock, and no one does that, so we know if it was used. ofc I still check it but knowing I can just do a quick wipe Vs a full clean saves another minute off turnover (and those add up!) Americans vs Australians on coffee is so different. I've never seen that electronic/keypad internal knob, wow. We just keep our housekeeping supplies in a cupboard, no lock, but the bulk of everything is kept in our house (also on the same property) and so far, no one has stolen any floor cleaner, or microfibre cloths, coffee pods etc. Weirdest things stolen: pillows. People have actually swapped out our pillow, taken them out of the PC and the pillow protector, and then put their crappy one into it, or stolen the pillow protector too. Now I write our farm name on the pillow, so they will realise that I'm going to know (but ofc I know, cos our pillows match, like you we offer one firm pair and one soft pair). Seems petty to mention in a review, so it's just awkward AF when an otherwise great guest has done this.

Hi Kylee & Steven, do you guys offer any kind of class or course for this Airbnb business? I have watched a lot of videos on this subject but your videos are the best. Please advise.

Renter here. I always take a little extra toilet paper and leave it there. Same with dish wash detergent and clothes detergent. Just to make sure.

I have a question if you can take a second to answer. I run an Airbnb that is rented almost 100% of the time but the town is loaded with competition. How do i get less bookings at a higher price. Im having to rent rooms for about $40 a day because there are so many in this town. What can i do to either raise the price even at the cost of losing some days?

Most beach rentals on the AL/FL gulf coast do not provide these things (coffee, creamer, etc). It’s expensive to provide because people literally steal (or take) everything you might provide, including toilet paper. I’m also told the cleaners take things. Same for pillows-most condos/rentals provide the $5 Walmart variety of pillows. Toiletries are never provided. 🤷‍♀️

Just found this- yes to the emergency lock box! We had a WiFi issue recently and reeally cut it close on setting the next code. A physical key somewhere would have prevented all that stress.

what's a dishwasher?

I clean Airbnb's and do not leave out tons of coffee pods, toilet paper, etc due to ppl taking stuff with them. I estimate how much will be needed per how many guests ate staying and how long!

I suppose as a business owner one should provide coffee and at least three selections of tea infusions

How do I become a cleaner for air bnbs

You really put wood cutting boards in an airbnb?? I like the labeling cabinets tho

I hav a 7 bed room home I’m furnishing right now but I’m not sure which couch to go with.

The coffee thing is huge. Sometimes after a long trip you want to come in and have a cup before you get unpacked, go to the store, etc. Other times you might get in late and everything is already closed and you want to wake up and have a cup before you can go to the store and get your own. I've stayed in a few places that didn't provide any coffee and it has been a disappointment.

Can you adjust volume? Ads are way louder then your videos.

Where’s the checklist?

Don't put hair conditioner in a narrow pump desgined for hand soap. Conditioner by nature is thick. If you use a hand soap pump with a narrow spout, it will get clogged constantly. Then the houseguest will eventually just take the lid off and pour the whole bottle in their hand or hair, thus wasting even more. I've witnessed this many times. Disagree about the lockbox. Everyone in the the northeast (or from the northeast) knows how to hack and break into these. So now theieves and squatters can get into your Airbnb.

I stayed at a short term rental that labeled everything in the kitchen. Don’t like it - does a lot to diminish a homey feel. It shows the host has some creepy OC issues. Not a fan at all.

The Airbnb home I am staying in has the main filter for the air conditioning system just completely clogged with dirt. The air ducts also have gnarly dirt stains which tells me they don't maintain the system at all. The house is in disrepair and the yard is an absolute pigsty with overgrown weeds and dead plants and even a tree That is dead and fallen over and laying in the yard. Extremely clear that these people only care about their profit margin and do not give a damn about the neighborhood and the neighbors who have to look at this junk. Airbnb: "destroying good neighborhoods one home at a time".

For heaven’s sake, please make sure the remotes work and have fresh batteries at your Airbnb. Always check the remotes before you shut the door after resetting the freaking unit. Beyond irritating for the guest.

Labeling everything is a great way for someone to feel like the space is not theirs. Completely impersonal. Don’t rely on labels to notice if your toaster is missing, just make a checklist.

This dude has vocal fry and I hate it.

Labels are awful , take away homely feel