I'm an Airbnb Superhost. I agree with the new rules; guests shouldn't have to feel like cleaners.
An Airbnb Superhost expresses support for the company's new policy limiting the chores hosts can require of guests. The author argues that guests should not feel like cleaners and that hospitality should remain the primary focus of the rental experience.
Why it matters
This reflects a shift in the short-term rental market toward improving guest experience and standardizing expectations for cleaning fees and duties.
The author said her Hudson Valley property has been available on Airbnb for five years, and her checkout policies have evolved over time. Courtesy of Elana Rabinowitz. I'm an Airbnb Superhost with an average rating of 4.9 stars from 90 guests. Everyone is buzzing about the new rules that limit the chores hosts can ask guests to complete. I support the change. Guests are paying to use a space, their last memory shouldn't be a checklist. The internet has been buzzing about Airbnb's latest policy change over restrictions on what a host can — and cannot — ask a guest to do before they check out. I've been renting my home in the Hudson Valley for five years, and have been a Superhost since 2023. Currently, I have 90 guest reviews with an average rating of 4.97. That's not an accident. It's something I work hard at.
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