And most of all, rental rate. So be an adult. ALWAYS NEGOTIATE. The host cannot force you to be a powerless child. No "take it or leave it" offers. It's your money. You have the power.

Or their rental stays empty just because of a few dollars, and that is a terrible feeling of missed opportunity for them. Personally, I have had some guests try to negotiate on pricing or terms of stay. If it's possible and reasonable, I would consider it. It would also depend on your pricing strategy and also demand in the area.

If my property is almost always full, I would not really consider someone asking me for a discount because it would be otherwise empty anyway.

That negotiation tactic might work for a property with low demand and high pricing strategy. It can be amusing at times when someone tries to negotiate a lower pricing and the next moment I receive an instant booking at my asking rate.

It is NOT a feeling of missed opportunity for me as a host, but a great opportunity for not to have to share my space with such an entitled guest cheerio, Auf Weidersehn, Au revoir have a nice day somewhere else!

This is not an antique store, so don't "point out flaws" in the host's space. That is a quick ticket to the curb. Don't assume that the space will be unused if you don't rent it.

We have vacation properties near our hometown, if it doesn't rent we use the space, address maintenance issues, and enjoy the beach! When guests ask for unreasonable and ludicrous discounts, I send them a special offer with a markup of double the price. Works both ways. and will decline. Also, keep in mind that some hosts already "tweak" their rates for last minute reservations, and may still say no.

Lots of us have day reservations as the norm, so don't assume that staying beyond 2 days makes you special. Sometimes it can get things complicated so make sure you get confirmation through email or paper. I'm getting a bit more relaxed about it.

I much prefer to say 'yes' and just offer a very modest discount, explaining the discount structure. My last discount discussion went like this, when one person arrived a day before the rest in her group and asked to stay in the whole house by herself for 20 Euros.

Thank you for your inquiry! Check some online videos for what that's like. Watch me make this ridiculously complicated.

If you change your inquiry to 6 days, so excluding the 10th when you're by yourself, then this discount no longer applies but I would indeed give you some discount for the day you stay by yourself, mostly because our previous guests leave on the 9th so there is no way that day would get booked anyway there is a 3 day minimum stay , so then I'd be much happier to have you stay there than let it be empty.

I actually checked in Excel just now. Also we'll pick you up from the airport when you arrive no charge and take you to the house to show you everything. Any questions are very welcome of course, also about Songkran and travel in Chiang Mai in general. So she just booked it at the rate shown on the site.

I don't mind if guests ask for a discount. Depending on the time of year we're at the base of a ski resort and the guest's reviews, I'd be willing to offer more of a discount.

What I do find more annoying than anything is non-responsive guests. I've had it happen a few times and I suspect it's an alternate way of fishing for a discount. The potential guest inquires enthusiastically about coming for 2 weeks.

I promptly reply saying the condo is available and we'd love for them to stay. After that, crickets. I've searched around and it's apparently a tactic of asking for a discount without asking for a discount.

If this works for guests, fantastic. No harm in getting the price you're looking for. But at the very least, reach out to the other hosts who've responded and say "Thank you very much, but I've chosen another place nearby. I kindly asked that just she let me know if she's decided to book elsewhere so I can unblock if that's the case.

A day later, crickets. I think it's lame and inconsiderate. Lesson learned. It's all down to what you're offering the host. At least, in terms of how receptive they'll be to it. Are you asking for a cheaper price for a one week stay just because? Sure, you can do this. Some people will be offended, but as they say in Scotland 'shy bairns get nae sweeties.

I think if you have something to offer the host -- if you're staying long term, for example -- then you will find people will be a lot more receptive. The etiquette of negotiating discounts on Airbnb is a tricky one. It's something I've written a little bit about on my blog before.

No matter how many times you do it, and how good you think you're getting at it, you'll always manage to offend some people. There is not really anything to be offended by for either buyer or seller, just recognizing that we all have different perspectives on valuation. I think fair reasons to extend a discount is seasonality, last-minute, recurring guests, highly-rated guests, long-term rentals, influencers et cetera.

Whenever it's a smart business decision. My perspective is that in a market economy there are no fixed prices, everything is negotiable. Not until there is an agreement do we have a market price for that specific property at that specific time.

That said, both sellers and buyers suffers from cognitive biases: a seller tend to overestimate the value of their product or service emotional bias, endowment effect, IKEA effect et cetera and a buyer underestimate the value.

Thus Airbnb and third party providers have created tools to manage these cognitive biases to fuel growth. During certain circumstances it might just be the right business decision to offer a more attractive price.

The great thing with the market economy and with the way Airbnb is designed partially managing negoitations by providing seller and buyer guidelines is that we have a choice, we are empowered to say either a friendly "Yes, of course" or a "No, thank you".

Feeling offended in this context only hurts yourself - no-one else - and distorts judgement. I had just this situation. I have a weekly and monthly discount - but people sometimes don't read that so I laid out what the price would be without it, and then with.

I then said I would round that to a specific offer. I was then asked to also cover their AirBnB fee I would also have to pay theirs. I agree - maybe ask once or perhaps couch it in terms of "could you walk me through any discounts you have for longer terms, and see what they say.

The only negative reviews that I have received are from guests that I have given discounts. I don't understand why that is the case. Perhaps someone has a theory. She informed me that she had found a rental apartment and wanted to leave.

That's so disappointing. As a world travellermI am grateful to anyone who not only allows me to stay in their propertie s , but would consider a discount.

That guest makes us all look bad. i had a similar guest. booked for a month and asked for a discount on top of the existing monthly discounted rate. i allowed a slight discount. after check-in, this guest complained about every single flaw in the house.

then requested for early check-out and refund for the unutilized nights and offered a good review if i were to agree.

on check out day, the guest overstayed and checked out 6 hours late. when i reminded him to write the review, his response was "why? English Language Archive. Options Mark Topic as New Mark Topic as Read Float this Topic for Current User Subscribe Mute Printer Friendly Page.

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