Decorating your Airbnb like a Desiger

Five-star reviews often beign with five-star design.

Whether you're renting a beach condo, mountain cabin, or downtown apartment, thoughtful interior design can dramatically improve guest satisfaction. Here are some of our favorite ways to create an unforgettable guest experience.

1. Invest in Comfortable Seating

Guests remember comfort. Avoid inexpensive sofas that quickly lose their shape. Make sure you’re choosing durable upholstery with commercial-grade performance fabrics that are easy to clean and built to last.

2. Think Like a Hotel

Luxury hotels understand layering, so it’s important to include items such as decorative pillows and cozy throws, bedside lighting, blackout draperies, plush towels, and extra blankets. Small touches make guests feel cared for.

3. Keep Accessories Intentional

Too many decorative accessories create clutter. Instead, try adding one large piece of artwork, fresh greenery, decorative trays, attractive coffee table books, or quality lamps. Less is almost always more.

4. Choose Durable Materials

Vacation rentals experience significantly more wear than owner-occupied homes. It’s important to invest in performance fabrics, washable rugs, quartz countertops, solid wood furniture, scratch-resistant finishes, and higher-quality furnishings, which save money over time.

5. Create Picture-Worthy Moments

Give guests something they'll want to photograph. Perhaps it could range from dramatic wallpaper, an oversized chandelier, beautiful artwork, a stunning headboard, or a cozy reading nook. One memorable design feature often becomes your property's signature.

6. Don't forget the Outside

Add comfy chairs on the porch, a putting green in the side yard, a firepit surrounded with adirondak chairs or a basket filled with fleece blankets for star gazing on the balcony. Add these vacation type touches so guests can enjoy the inside & outside.

Beautiful design creates memorable stays, and memorable stays create repeat bookings.