This hack got me 99% 5-star reviews on Airbnb

This one hack I am about to share is probably responsible for 80% of why I have my super host status on Airbnb.

I run 6 Airbnbs in Seoul, South Korea. I have been in the business for 2 years, and I have maintained superhost throughout. I hosted more than 200 guests and 1000 nights.

Literally, I feel a bit of a stomachache as I write this because it's so good that I don't want to share it.

Anyway enough blabbering, here it goes.

So when I send my automated message after the guest checks out, I include the following message.

"Dear guest, if you have enjoyed your stay at our Airbnb, please leave us a 5-star review. If you do so, we will give you a 30% discount on your next booking."

A couple of things going on here.

I personally believe that 30% is the key number here. I can probably even go up as high as 40%. The interesting thing is, despite the outrageous discount, less than 5% of the guests actually return. Maybe this is because my target audience is travelers, but yeah the important thing is that I'm not actually losing out on a lot of money using this strategy.

Another thing is, if the number was 15% or 20%, it may not be significant enough for the guest to actually leave a review. But 30%. That's like 1/3 of the price on discount. I've had about 70% of guests leave reviews, compared to my friend who has less than half of the people leave reviews (to be fair, he provides a rather poor service).

Of course, you have to back it up with a 5-star service. But I think one of the greatest advantages of using this strategy is the increase in the number of satisfied guests leaving a 5-star review. Usually, unsatisfied guests are the ones who actually bother to leave a review.

And if they do return, I actually do provide a 30% discount (inclusive of the 10% weekly, and 20% monthly discount). It may seem like a loss, but it's actually a big win. Returning guests are very rare on Airbnb. Much less than 5% from what I hear. So if you get one returning guest, it massively boosts your SEO.

So that's it guys. This is probably the greatest secret ingredient to my thriving business. If you guys liked this, please leave a comment or subscribe, and I will share another secret just as powerful.