Deborah Voll - The Tell-All Guide to Airbnb Hosting: Proven Tips and Tricks for Successful Hosting

The Tell-All Guide to Airbnb Hosting is very insightful. We have stayed in over 260 Airbnbs around the world, and now we know just what Superhosts go through to make our stays so memorable. Deborah Voll really does tell it all and shares delightful details, tips, tricks, and tales of hosting that will benefit anyone considering turning that spare room into a rental.

Debbie & Michael Campbell, The Senior Nomads, Authors of Your Keys, Our Home

This book is a must read if you are considering hosting an Airbnb space in your home, or want to become a 5-star Superhost. Ms. Voll demystifies the hosting experience and offers useful tips and laugh-out-loud stories.

D.L. Carlisle, Airbnb Guest and Host

I wish Id had this book when I was starting out as an Airbnb host. Deborah Voll nails it with her entertaining stories and sharing what worked for her in many different situations.

It will satisfy your what about this? questions. A great guide to embarking on a home sharing or stand alone nightly rental service, Deborah provides a comprehensive getting started checklist. The Tell-All Guide to Airbnb Hosting covers it all in a fun, engaging way. I read the whole book in one sitting. It made me want to stay at Deborahs Airbnb home! This will be the only guide youll need.

Trish Sullivan, Airbnb Host

The Airbnb journey is not just for hosts, but guests as well. Deborah Volls guide pulls back the curtain to reveal behind-the-scenes action. It is revealing and sometimes humorous (when it doesnt happen to you). As an Airbnb traveler, I found the insights entertaining from a different perspective.

Bill Koehne, Airbnb guest, Author, and Website Builder, Packerland Websites

Ms. Volls storytelling on being an Airbnb Superhost is spot on. Not only does this pithy volume relate the frustrations, annoyances, andat timeshorrors of hosting strangers in your home, it includes the delights of welcoming, getting to know, andin some casesbecoming good friends with people from all over the world. Her insightful key points provide tips for would-be hosts as well as questions to consider before taking the plunge. A must read for anyone thinking about becoming a host.

S. A. Snyder, Airbnb Superhost and Author of Plant Trees, Carry Sheep: A Womans Spiritual Journey Among the Sufis of Scotland

Deborah Volls book is very well written and has great tips for guests and hosts alike!

Gwen Satterfield, Middle School Math Teacher, FLVS, and Airbnb frequent guest

Author Deborah Voll offers a masterclass on how to be an Airbnb host (and guest). This book is not only helpful to the wanna be host, but would also be valuable to those who are already hosting and seek to improve their guests experiences. As someone who always stays in hotels, this book has piqued my curiosity about the Airbnb experience. Voll not only discusses such mundane things as keeping a plunger handy in guest bathrooms, providing a supply of half-n-half for coffee in the fridge, but also the likelihood that the host and guest will develop a friendship. Volls personal stories make this an enjoyable read.

Katharine M. Nohr, Host of The Wide World of Esports on ThinkTech Hawaii Green

Dedicated to my children,

Branden and Makaela,

for their trust, encouragement, and laughs along the way.

May they believe that anything is possible

if they dare to chase big dreams.

Since 2012, I have been a regular host on the Airbnb site. As of September 2020, I have hosted 942 guests from eighteen countries, starting with one room then two. Through this transition, my space and the privacy in my home have shrunk, but my life experiences have grown.

Most travelers who stay with me are curious about my hosting life and ask what its like to host people in your home and share a space on a regular basis. They are always curious about some of the challenges of hosting, too. I find that people are interested in human nature and the home-sharing concept and wonder about the challenging and rewarding aspects of the job.

Over the years, Ive also been surprised by people who make assumptions that this is an easy job or a quick way to make money. They believe that you simply put a bed in a corner with some sheets and a pillow and call it good. Being a host in any type of home-sharing platform is a far larger commitment when you decide to host people in your own home, rather than offsite in an apartment or condo.

On several occasions, Ive also been asked to help others start their own hosting business on the Airbnb platform. Its been fun to see them succeed in their endeavor while showing them successful tricks for managing guests and the Airbnb platform itself.