Five things every new GÜÜR host should know.
A short guide to getting your first booking, from pricing to that all-important first reply.
5 min read · GÜÜR Editorial
Listing your space is easy. Getting your first booking — and your tenth, and your hundredth — takes a little bit of practice. We've watched a few hundred hosts figure this out in their first month. These are the five things they tell us they wish they'd known on day one.
Price for your first ten bookings, not your hundredth.
New hosts almost always price too high. Look at three or four similar listings in your district, then start ₮5,000–10,000 below the average. Once you have a steady stream of reviews, raise it. The first ten bookings are paying for momentum.
Write the description like you would tell a friend.
Forget marketing copy. Tell a guest what makes your space yours: the morning light through the south windows, the speaker in the corner, the fact that you live next door if anything goes sideways. Honest beats polished.
Reply within an hour, even if it is just to acknowledge.
Response rate is the single biggest factor in whether a guest books you over someone else. A quick "Got it — let me check the calendar and reply tonight" is worth more than a perfect reply twelve hours later.
Photograph the space the way it is actually used.
Wide shots are necessary, but the photos that close bookings are the ones with people in them — a small group eating, two friends working, candles lit on a Friday. If you booked our free photographer, ask for a few "in use" shots.
Build a checklist for turnover.
After every booking, do the same fifteen-minute walk-through: lights, doors, kitchen, bathroom, music, heat. A consistent reset is what separates a 4.9 from a 4.6.
That's it. The rest you'll figure out by doing. If you get stuck, our Ulaanbaatar team is one message away.