Choosing the right bedding is quintessential to providing comfort for your guests. Comfortable sleep depends on how the textile feels and its ability to absorb moisture.

Hang up your mantra, a quote or a proverb on a poster to offer your guests a warm welcome. Take a look at the “statement posters” trend…

Dress up your interior with Christmas decorations made from pieces picked up in nature on a stroll through the forest. Unique, eco-friendly, inexpensive and stylish!

Bedding is the essential element in providing your travellers with a comfortable sleep, but don’t ignore the comforter! What criteria should you be looking for when making your purchase?

Before welcoming your guests, send them a house handbook that anticipates the questions they’ll be asking themselves. The travellers will appreciate your hospitality!

Chalkboard paint is the decorative touch that’s adding functionality and originality to our interiors. Use it to leave personalized messages for your travellers.

To make your place even more functional, consider using label stickers that can give your guests useful information. Your rental will be more welcoming...

When guests walk up to your doorstep, the first thing they see is your doormat. Also, why not have a little fun customizing it?

The second annual Airbnb hospitality conference took place on the 11^th and 12^th November, 2015. The event, Airbnb Open, gathered 5 000 hosts from 110 countries and brought them together at La Grande Halle of la Villette in Paris. There were two days of member meetings, talks from founders Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nate Blecharczyk as well as Strategy Director, Chip Conley. There was also a series of workshops which I was honoured to participate in as a speaker!

Indeed, I was one of two French people asked to go on stage as Host Educators. As a consultant in interior design for seasonal rentals with BnbStaging, the workshop that I conducted, in English, was entitled "How interior design can boost guest satisfaction and revenue"

  Katia Blanchard's workshop, Airbnb Open 2015

Nearly 500 hosts signed up to learn how to improve their rental’s comfort, generate better comments and boost their incomethrough an interior design that has the traveller in mind. This session, held at the Paul Delouvrier Pavilion, notably covered ideas for decoration, tips on organization and storage, advice on design and segmentation of space, guidance on colour choices and lighting, and reminders of essential equipment.

"As an interior design consultant, Katia specializes in rental interiors

and gives practical advice for creating a sense of wellbeing in your home”

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A cluttered space is uncomfortable. So to make your guests feel at home and to give them plenty of space to store their personal items, sort your stuff and declutter.

Since you can’t always be there to hand your guests the keys or take them back, a key safe could prove very useful. There are very easy to install beside your door rental.