All the ways to host on Airbnb

Maybe you have a special place to stay, a great idea for an unforgettable experience, or want to provide a service like a catered dinner that could make a guests’ stay more special. Whether you want to host your home, an experience, or provide a service, you can connect to guests around the world—and we’re here to help.

How to sign up

Let’s get started! It’s free to create an account and list a home, experience, or service. Before you begin, get to know our hosting regulations and standards.

Host a home

How you host is up to you. You can list an entire home, or a private room—or perhaps another unique space. You might want to greet your guests on site, or offer self check-in. In order to set yourself up for success, check out Airbnb’s basic requirements to host.

There are different ways to host:

• Host your place yourself
• Invite a friend or family member to be your co-host
• Hire a high-quality, local co-host through the Co-Host Network

You can also offer your Airbnb home for free by joining a community of more than 60,000 hosts providing emergency housing in times of crisis.

Need more help? Learn more about the world of hosting, connect with a Superhost, or join a free hosting class. If you’re ready to host, it’s easy to create your listing.

Host an Airbnb Experience

Airbnb Experiences bring people together—whether it’s classes, tours, concerts, or other activities—all over the world.

If you are ready to share some local expertise, just make sure:

• You have formal training or other relevant background, the activity you plan to host is connected to what a city is known for, and the location for your experience is safe, clean, and comfortable
• Your experience follows these standards and requirements
• You’re in compliance with applicable local laws and regulations
• You have completed our identity verification process and, where applicable, criminal background checks
• You have required insurance
• You have appropriate licenses and certifications for the activity

Here’s how to sign up to host an experience.

Provide a service on Airbnb

Airbnb Services make trips more special for guests with incredible services like private chefs, photography, massage, and spa treatments. Services are vetted and take place either in an Airbnb home, at a place of business, or in public spaces.

If you want to offer your services, you need to:

• Have a minimum of 2 years of professional experience in the relevant category or 5 years for chefs without a culinary degree, maintain a high-quality professional reputation, and a portfolio that highlights your professional experience is needed for photography, chefs, catering, prepared meals, personal trainers, hair styling, makeup, and nails
• Provide offerings that meet our standards and requirements
• Meet our listing standards
• Be in compliance with applicable local laws and regulations
• Complete our identity verification process and, where applicable, criminal background checks
• Have required insurance
• Have appropriate licenses and certifications for the activity

Interested in providing a service? Create your listing.

Regulations for hosting

Homes, experiences, and services are offered all around the world, though we’re required to comply with international regulations that restrict the use of our site by residents of certain countries or regions. Because of this, our services are not available in some places, such as Crimea, Iran, Syria, and North Korea. Find out more about legal and regulatory issues for hosting places to stay, and responsible hosting for experiences on Airbnb.