Airbnb – The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

Writer: Stuart Cohen CabinCare Property Management & Project Specialists.

Welcome to 2020 and the wonderful world of Airbnb. Or so many people think. The holiday season was abuzz with guests from around the world and as people love to share their experiences of the homes they rented, some very interesting stories were told – a number of which left me somewhat aghast, amused and perplexed.

The stories once again highlighted the fact that if homeowners are going to list their properties on Airbnb or the other portals, there are some absolute minimum standards that must be met in order to get good reviews and ratings and thereby be positioned higher up on the platforms when people search for accommodation.

There is no doubt that there were many new visitors in town and the word is certainly spreading globally about what great places Hermanus and the Overberg are to visit. Some visitors even made their bookings for December 2020 based on how amazing they felt their Overberg experience was.

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