How Do You Deck Out Your Short Term Rental?

[Mindy Jensen]

I'm staying at an AirBnB in San Diego. I chose it for the location, just a few blocks from the beach.

It's newly renovated and looks nice. Fresh paint, very clean, comfy beds and couch.

But there are no decorations. There are zero pictures on the walls, one fake potted plant in the living room, and 6 placemats on the table. It feels bare.

How do you decorate your AirBnB? Have you had any feedback about your decorations specifically? We stay in them frequently, and they always seem to be decorated for the area, ie Mountain homes are log furniture, old skis on the wall, pictures of bears. Beach houses have pictures of waves, sand and seashells everywhere.

This sounds like a complaint and I really don't mind that there isn't any decorations. We're not spending a lot of time in the home, we're here for the beach. I'm doing research for my own AirBnB rentals.

While we're here, let's talk about entertainment. Do you provide cable/Netflix/Disney or are they on their own?

[Paul Sandhu]

All my living rooms have a theme like Hunting, Bodybuilding, Guy Action Movies, Labrador Retrievers, Sports Memorabilia.  Things that would appeal to men.  All my bedrooms are decorated like Hugh Hefner himself did it.

I rent my STRs to contractors.  The guys you see working on the large erections of steel at a petrochemical refinery.  They drive jacked up 4x4s, have neck tats, and chew tobacco for breakfast.