Airbnb Instant Book

You may have received the following email from Airbnb about it’s Instant Book facility…

We want to make life easier for you. So we’re very pleased to announce you’re now eligible to activate Instant Book.

Enabling Instant Book on your listing will enable guests to make a reservation without manual approval from you. As soon as a guest presses the “Instant Book” button, their reservation will be confirmed and emailed to you, and your calendar will be updated automatically.

You can choose how much notice you’d like before an Instant Booking: no advance notice necessary (you’re ready at the drop of a hat), one day (the default setting), three days, or seven days. Guests can use “Instant Book” up to 90 days in advance.

Instant book works only with updated calendars – so please make sure yours is up-to-the-moment. We may occasionally send you reminders to update your calendar, because out-of-date calendars make booking difficult for guests.

What is Instant Book? As is the trend for all major listings sites nowadays, ‘Instant Book’ allows guests to book a property instantly without having to wait for confirmation from the host. The reservation is automatically accepted and a confirmation email sent to both guest and host. Then the host confirms the check in details. The green ‘Book It’ button on a listing’s page becomes an Instant Book button when the feature is enabled.