Accept or decline a booking request

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When a brother or sister wants to stay at your place, you receive a booking request. You have 48 hours to accept or decline it; after that the request expires.

How to answer a request

Here's a step-by-step guide:

Open the request: You will receive an email and a notification. Go to Inbox and click the request (1). Its status is Pending.

Inbox — a pending request

Check the details: The page shows the dates, the number of guests, the price and your payout. At the top, Expires in (1) tells you how much time you have left.

Reservation request — time left

Answer the request:

  • Accept (1): the guest is asked to Confirm & Pay. The booking is confirmed when the payment goes through.
  • Chat with the guest (2): ask a question before deciding, for example about arrival time or who is travelling.
  • Decline (3): if you can't host them. Please tell the guest kindly why.

You can also propose other dates (Change Dates) or a different price (Send special offer).

Accept, Chat with the guest, Decline

Important: answer every request within 48 hours, even when you have to say no. Requests left without an answer reduce the visibility of your listing.

Before you accept

  • Make sure the dates are really free in your calendar.
  • Once a guest has sent a request, you can't ask for a higher price than the one in the request.
  • Do not exchange phone numbers or emails in the chat before the booking is confirmed, and never accept payments outside JWguest.

Related articles: Booking Process · Steps for Hosts to Cancel a Booking

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When a brother or sister wants to stay at your place, you receive a booking request. You have 48 hours to accept or decline it; after that the request expires.

Open the request: Tap the notification or the link in the email, or tap the menu and then Inbox. Tap the request (1).

Inbox on a phone

Check the details: Expires in (1) at the top shows the time left. Scroll down to see the price and your payout.

Reservation request on a phone

Answer: Scroll to the buttons: Accept (1), Chat with the guest (2) or Decline (3).

Buttons on a phone

Before you accept

  • Make sure the dates are really free in your calendar.
  • Once a guest has sent a request, you can't ask for a higher price than the one in the request.
  • Do not exchange phone numbers or emails in the chat before the booking is confirmed, and never accept payments outside JWguest.

Related articles: Booking Process · Steps for Hosts to Cancel a Booking

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