Top 3 safety tips for Airbnb hosts
Thinking of embarking on the Airbnb adventure? Give some thought to your safety as a host by following our 3 tips.
Are you ready to rent out your home on a short-term basis with Airbnb? It is a great opportunity to earn some extra income while you are away on holiday. However, even though Airbnb has a robust system for screening potential hosts and guests, and requires members to abide by a set of rules, unforeseen risks can still arise. It is therefore important to safeguard your safety by following these 3 tips from StyQR.
Get insured!Airbnb runs an insurance programme for host protection. It is a public liability cover of up to roughly 800,000€ per claim. This applies in the event of legal action brought by tenants for personal injury or property damage during their stays with Airbnb. However, the platform does not protect you against any damage to your home (wine splashes, breakages, theft, etc.). So do seriously consider taking out suitable insurance of your own.
Technologyworking for your safety An access control system lets you give your guests digital access to your property via their smartphone. That saves you from having to hand over physical keys that can easily be copied or lost. Through an app, the access pass is sent to your guests in a single click, and as soon as they leave, you can easily revoke access, wherever you happen to be in the world. It is an ideal secure solution for Airbnb hosts who want to manage several properties with ease.
Welcomr is one example of an app that handles fully digital, secure access control.
Do away with access passes, keys and entry cards, and take control of secure access to your property!
Keep your identity awayfrom anyone with bad intentionsIf you do not have security cameras, install a safe to store your valuables and personal belongings (laptop, cameras, important documents, etc.)
Protect your data online by setting up web filtering: a set of techniques that restrict access to certain sites normally available on the internet and screen off your confidential data.
Finally, if your guest is renting your entire property, consider keeping or forwarding your post to another trusted address. A simple safety measure!
Set out house rulesin your digital welcome bookWith a short-term rental, the best way to stay relaxed as a host is to require your guests to follow clear rules. With StyQR, you can not only include those house rules in your digital welcome book (consideration for the neighbours, no smoking inside your flat, etc.) but also add all the information your guests will find useful (wifi, keypad codes, practical information, local recommendations, etc.) By scanning the QR code you are issued with, they will have access to your house rules and to all the information they need for their stay.
