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I completely agree. The suction-cup ones may seem convenient, but I wouldn’t want to rely on them for something as important as safety. Installing proper grab bars is more work, but knowing they’re securely mounted is worth it, especially for guests with mobility issues. And honestly, it’s a useful feature for guests of all ages.

That’s a great point about keeping things simple for guests. I’ve been researching this too and narrowed my choices down to Ninja, Cuisinart, and Breville. I’m mainly looking for something reliable, easy to clean, and simple enough for everyday use. From your experience, would you prioritize simplicity and durability over having more brewing features?

I guess I am just going by the people that I know and the discussions that we have had about accommodations, and price is a certainly a factor, not saying it is the most important factor. I guess I used the term “most” loosely. I stand corrected.

What metrics do you have that tells you that the price is the factor in most?

I can appreciate that but for most people price is a factor in deciding which place to book. My personal most important factor is cleanliness. For my Airbnb, cleanliness is my top most priority.

I had a guest who told me when he travels, his top priority is staying in unique places. Price wasn’t a huge factor at all- he said he didn’t care if it was $50/night or $200, if it was simple or fancy, he just didn’t like cookie-cutter places. I’m sure he takes reviews into account, but price wasn’t a factor.

I wanted to encourage people to put grab bars in their shower. We had the suction cup kind which were quite good but twice guest told us that they had become on stuck. Then recently we had a guest with the significant disability and we realized it was time to get the ADA compliant ones where you have to drill and screw them in. It was a pain in the butt to do but I feel so much better now and I think I can go into our listing and add that as a feature. I just wanted to recommend it to other hosts. (this should also help us when we get really old).

I do a random search of my town and see where my listing shows up without using filters. Guests are savvy. I think they look for 5 stars, good reviews, location cheapest price and then decided what is most important for them. That is what I do, not sure if others are much different.

We provide a jar of coffee and filters so guests can make pots of coffee and it stays warm. One side has a hot water reservoir for tea ect. It was not cheap to purchase but it is a good machine. I had to “write out” out instructions as some were very puzzled how to use the machine.

Yeah, the “treat our home like your own” is pretty naive. Some people’s homes are a chaotic, filthy mess.

I know that different guests see different listings first because I have read many guest posts over the years saying that they were sitting with their spouse or friend, looking for a listing to book, and inputting the same filters, yet had different listings come up. Also, I had a guest who told me she had to keep upping her top price parameter 5 times before my listing came up, and then it came up near the top. This is quite interesting because my place is half the price of the top price she had put in. This indicates to me that Airbnb shows guests more expensive places first (higher sevice fee for Airbnb), but when the algorithm detects that the guest has searched 5 times and still not booked anything, they may show them less expensive places in the hopes that they will book. That’s just my interpretation, anyway.

All the things that make your specific Airbnb attractive—the things that make it a bargain or make it special—don’t necessarily make you rank high on the first page. Once guests start filtering, the picture changes. Your real competition becomes the other properties that have the things that particular guest is looking for. For example, your property might be the closest one to a concert venue. Airbnb may not consider yours the “best location” overall, but for somebody going to that concert, it might actually be the best location for them. When somebody first opens Airbnb and searches for a town or an area, Airbnb decides what to put in front of them first. I’m sure some of that is based on what Airbnb knows about that guest—their past searches, bookings, preferences, etc. But I can assure you that a guest with any experience at all isn’t necessarily going to book one of the first five properties Airbnb shows them. They’re going to use filters, look at the map, compare prices and amenities, and narrow things down based on what matters to them. So yes, being high in the initial search results is possibly an advantage -especially finding newbies. But it’s not the whole story. Once a guest starts narrowing down the search, what makes your particular Airbnb a good fit for that particular guest can become much more important than where Airbnb originally ranked it.