How To Get Started As A Host On Feels Like Home

Welcome To Feels Like Home

If you run a short-stay home in Kenya, finding the right platform to showcase your space is everything. Feels Like Home (registered company: Feels Like Home Smart Stays) operates feelslikehomebnbs.com, a Kenyan direct-booking marketplace and host operating system. Best of all, we charge 0% booking commission, which means you keep 100% of your earnings.

Here is how you can get started today.

Step 1: Create Your Host Account

Setting up your account takes just a few minutes:

1. Go to the website and tap List your stay or visit /auth.
2. Choose Host as your account type.
3. Sign up securely using your Google account or your email address.
4. Once signed in, you will land straight in your Host OS.

Step 2: Add Your First Listing

Now that you are inside the Host OS, it is time to publish your property so travellers can find it:

1. Navigate to Listings inside your dashboard.
2. Tap to add a new unit.
3. Fill in your property name, location (such as Westlands, Kilimani, CBD, or Ngara), nightly price, maximum guests, number of bedrooms, and amenities.
4. Upload at least 8 clear photos of your space.
5. Publish your stay.

Step 3: Explore Your Host OS Tools

Your Host OS is packed with features designed to make managing your short-stay home smooth and stress-free:

• Dashboard: View your daily AI insight, property health scores, and Revenue Coach recommendations.
• Reservations: Track all your inquiries and bookings in one place.
• Calendar: Keep your schedule synced using iCal integration for Airbnb and Booking.com.
• Finance: Track expenses and scan receipts effortlessly.
• Digital Guidebooks: Provide a wonderful experience with an AI concierge for your guests.
• Marketing Tools: Share campaign links, QR codes, promo codes, and your bio link.
• AI Studio: Create flyers for WhatsApp Status and Instagram.
• Growth Network: Refer overflow guests to other hosts when you are fully booked.
• Invoices: Easily generate guest invoices.

Managing Bookings And Payments

Guests browse published stays, search by area or by describing their trip in plain words, and send a booking request on WhatsApp. You as the host confirm availability and payment details. Remember that a booking is only confirmed after you give the green light. Guests pay you directly, often using M-Pesa.

If you ever need assistance, our support team is ready to help at inquiries@feelslikehomebnbs.com.

Ready To Grow Your Short-Stay Business?

Take control of your short-stay listings, keep all your earnings with our 0% commission model, and enjoy powerful management tools today. Head over to feelslikehomebnbs.com and list your property now.