Hosting burnout

Happy new year and all that.

The new year finds me suffering from the remnants of a cold and ENT infection and a serious case of hosting burnout.  Maybe the two are related.

Just before I got really sick I downloaded the .csv of my hosting data from Airbnb. Holy c***!  I thought I was busy this year and the data confirms it.  No wonder I'm so worn down!

The symptoms of burnout hit before the cold virus. A string of problematic guests in November was the last straw and I dealt with it in the following ways: I increased my minimum stay to 3 nights and now require at least one positive review from another host before a guest can stay.  Reservations had already become slow (as widely reported on Airbnb's Hosting 911 group) so I also slashed my prices hoping to compensate for my new requirements.  The result?  Only one new reservation during the past month.  And you know what?  It's okay, because I can really do with the break.

Next week I'll post some numbers and analysis from my hosting data. In the meantime, I'll catch up on some rest.