Guides for hosts

What we learned doing this for Airbnb listings, written down so you can do it yourself.

• 6 min read · Updated Oct 24, 2026

  Airbnb's new house rules: no more checkout chores (what hosts must change by November 20)

  From reservations booked on or after November 20, 2026, Airbnb hosts can no longer ask guests to strip beds, wash dishes or take trash offsite, charge fines or add rules after booking. What is banned, what you can still ask, and a checklist to update your listing.

• 7 min read · Updated Oct 19, 2026

  How to choose your Airbnb cover photo (and the five after it)

  Which photo should be your Airbnb cover, which rooms belong in the first five, what to avoid, how to change it, and what to do when your best room is also your darkest one.

• 6 min read · Updated Oct 19, 2026

  Airbnb and Vrbo photo size and requirements: what the platforms actually ask for

  Minimum resolution, best resolution, file formats, how many photos, what Vrbo rejects, and what Airbnb means by photos that accurately represent the space. The published rules, with sources, and what to export.

• 13 min read · Updated Oct 19, 2026

  Airbnb photo optimization: the complete guide for 2026

  How Airbnb photos move a listing from search to booking: the cover, the first five, room by room, the technical rules, honest editing, the common problems and how to fix them, a checklist and how to measure the result in Airbnb Insights.

• 9 min read · Updated Sep 10, 2026

  How to improve your Airbnb listing photos without hiring a photographer

  A practical guide for hosts: when to shoot, how to stage a room in ten minutes, the mistakes that cost the click, what you may fix in editing, and the photo order guests actually swipe through.