You own a property on Airbnb and you’d like to set up a set of house rules to help you manage your vacation rental? It’s a good idea! An internal regulation is a document that sets out the rules and terms of your rental, so that everything runs smoothly and clearly for you and your travelers. Here are a few steps to follow to create a set of house rules for your Airbnb rental.
1. Define your expectations and ground rules
Before you start drafting your house rules, it’s important to define what you want your guests to do, and what you don’t want them to do. For example, you may decide not to allow parties or pets in your accommodation. You can also specify arrival and departure times, as well as how keys are to be handed over.
2. Specify the rules for respecting the environment
As a vacation rental owner, you have a role to play in preserving the environment. For example, you can ask your guests to sort their garbage, not to wastewater or to respectelectricity consumption.
3. Indicate safety rules
It is important to specify safety rules to avoid accidents and problems during your travelers’ stay. For example, you can ask your travelers not to smoke in your accommodation, to turn off electrical appliances after use, or not to open windows in case of fire.
4. Draw up your internal regulations
Once you’ve defined all your rules and expectations, it’s time to write your internal regulations. Pay particular attention to the wording of your sentences and the clarity of your document. You can also add concrete examples to make it even clearer.
5. Add your house rules to your welcome booklet
To make it easier to pass on information to your passengers, you can use the StyQR digital welcome booklet. To add your rules and regulations to your Styqr welcome booklet, follow the steps below:
- Log in to your Styqr account and access the “My passbooks” section.
- Select the booklet for which you wish to add a rulebook.
- Click on “Modify”.
- Click on the “Practical info” module, then on “Rules and regulations”.
- You can then enter a title, upload documents or copy and paste the contents of your by-laws into the text box.
- Click on “Confirm” to save your changes and add your house rules to your Styqr welcome booklet.
It’s important to update your house rules regularly to make sure they reflect the rules and conditions of your rental. Don’t forget to inform your guests of the existence of these rules and regulations (in the welcome message, for example) to ensure that they have read them and agree to abide by them.
By following these steps, you should be able to create effective house rules for your Airbnb rental.