Step 3: Description

General description

Description is the summary of all information about the property that might be useful for the guests. It may be accompanied by translation in different languages. The description text is either generated automatically based on the information provided in the Step 2: Amenities stage or it can be typed manually.

Airbnb has the following requirements in regards of description:

  • Airbnb accepts descriptions in the following languages: 

    • English

    • German

    • Polish

    • French

    • Spanish

    • Italian

    • Swedish
    • Danish

    • Portuguese

    • Czech
    • Dutch
    • Finnish

    • Russian

    • Latvian
    • Lithuanian
    • Slovak

    • Hungarian

    • Bulgarian

    • Romanian
    • Chinese
    • Catalan

  • if an English description is not provided, some information will not be synchronised to Airbnb, either:

Airbnb will not accept the properties where the descriptions contain:

  • emojis or special characters

  • emails and phone numbers (if you have them, we will hide them automatically for Airbnb)

  • website links (if you have them, we will hide them automatically for Airbnb)

  • excessively capitalised words

    more than 5 capitalised characters in a word e.g. APARTMENT

    more than 3 capitalised words in a row e.g. THE BEST IN CLASS

    use of capitalised characters and numbers e.g. BC2CR002AT

 

Additional descriptions

Airbnb allows you to place a few more additional descriptions of your property, for example what makes it unique. Use this option to share the details to better describe your property to your guests, Also, include some intricacies about the property to build a unique atmosphere around it and provide your guests with the best experience from the very first sight.

Additional description RU API Extra information Airbnb API Airbnb
Description (main) Property/Descriptions/Description/Text 1st part of The space. See rules below. <space> The space
Space Property/Descriptions/Description/Space 2nd part of The space. <space> The space
Access Property/Descriptions/Description/Access - <access> Guest access
Interaction Property/Descriptions/Description/Interaction - <interaction> During your stay
Neighborhood Property/Descriptions/Description/Neighborhood - <neighborhood_overview> Where you'll be > Location
Notes Property/Descriptions/Description/Notes 1st part of the Other things to note section <notes> Other things to note
Why Purchased Property/Descriptions/Description/WhyPurchased> 2nd part of the Other things to note section <notes> Other things to note
Owner Listing Story Property/Descriptions/Description/OwnerListingStory 3rd part of the Other things to note section <notes> Other things to note
House Rules Property/Descriptions/Description/HouseRules If it is empty, then we will auto-generate the text from Other amenities-related information. <house_rules> House rules > Additional rules
Headline Property/Descriptions/Description/Headline See rules below. <summary> About this space
Arrival instructions Property/ArrivalInstructions/HowToArrive/Text This description can be filled in Step 6: Check-in and check-out- see Arrival instructions <transit> Where you'll be > Getting around
Pick-up service Property/ArrivalInstructions/PickupService/Text This description can be filled in Step 6: Check-in and check-out- see Pick-up service <transit> Where you'll be > Getting around

Note: Rules on headline

  1. If <headline> is not filled in:

    • the text from <text> goes to Airbnb <summary>

  2. If <headline> is filled in:

    • the text from <headline> goes to Airbnb <summary>

    • the text from <text> goes to Airbnb <space>

    • the text from <space> goes to Airbnb<space>,

  3. If <headline> is not filled in + the 1st paragraph of <text> is 500 characters or less:

    • the 1st paragraph of <text> goes to Airbnb <summary>

    • the remaining text of <text> goes to Airbnb <space>

    • the text from <space> goes to Airbnb<space>,

  4. If <headline> is not filled in + and the 1st paragraph of <text> is 501 characters or more:

    • a couple of first full sentences of <text> up to 500 characters go to Airbnb <summary>

    • the remaining text of <text> goes to Airbnb <space>

    • the text from <space> goes to Airbnb<space>,