The price: $0. Availability, from Thursday morning: also zero.
“I had weekends available in January, February and March, but they booked up before I even posted this,” he said. wrote on Twitter. “I will continue to open more weekends throughout the year.”
In the SEO, he promises access to a full bathroom with a large shower, use of a “spacious chef’s kitchen,” views of the Castro neighborhood, and time with him and his dog, Sophie. House rules state that there is 24/7 security at the house, parties and drugs are not allowed, and guests will need to show proof of vaccination against coronavirusincluding at least one booster.
Chesky is opening its home as the company seeks to attract more new hosts to the platform. In updates this week, Airbnb rolled out new tools to make it easier for people to put their homes on the platform and increased damage protection for hosts from $1 million to $3 million.
Responding to widespread complaints from users that fees and chores were driving them to the hotel, the company also announcement earlier this month, it would change the way prices are displayed and encourage hosts not to make “unreasonable” requests.
During an interview on “CBS MatineesOn Wednesday, co-host Gayle King said Chesky’s house-sharing experiment seemed risky.
“I wanted to show people that it’s not that risky,” he said. “I wanted to show people if I, the founder of Airbnb, can do it, then you can do it too.”
He is also a long-time guest: in January, he said he stayed in homes in new locations every few weeks, returning to his base in San Francisco like so many other remote workers.
This isn’t Chesky’s first foray into hosting, either. In the early days of the business, he and a roommate blew up air mattresses for three guests in 2007. The business was initially known as “AirBed & Breakfast”.
He also revealed in 2015 that he still occasionally rents out his couch, according to media reports. reports at the time. Past guests have praised the “comfy sofa”, the welcome basket and the morning yoga session. His reviews date back to the year Airbnb officially launched, 2008.
The first is from co-founder and former roommate Joe Gebbia: “I’ve seen him animate in action, and it’s not to be missed.”
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