Here are some other thoughts to consider. We chose to become airbnb hosts after having some wonderful experiences in Europe and the States.
We are proud to be ambassadors for The Villages. The vast majortiy of our guests are people interested in moving to The Villages. Several of them wanted to stay with current residents of The Villages so they could ask questions and get personal opinions of living in The Villages. Several of them have bought homes here within months of their visit with us, including one couple who now lives near us. Other guests have stayed with us while visiting older relatives or in for family reunions. Some are current homeowners whose property is rented by others on a long term basis. We are almost always home when we have guests. We recommend they rent carts from The Villages or other reputable cart rental businesses. We also have hosted traveling nurses and other professionals who have the need to be in The Villages for short times. We also occasionally allow small dogs to visit with their owners which many hotels do not. Our home is thoroughly cleaned between visits at a level that I believe, as a former Hyatt Regency manager, quality hotels would envy.
In the eighty plus guests we have had over the years our rating has consistently been five star, the highest rating possible. We have never had a negative review. Some of our guests book us year after year. We have earned and maintained a "Super Host Rating" from AirBnb. We pay our transit rental taxes monthly. And yes we have turned down guest requests from people we felt uncomfortable with but we feel our lives have been enriched by the kind, considerate and diverse guests with have had the honor to meet.
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