5 star reviews

What Guests Write about in 5 Star Reviews

Most hosts think five-star reviews come from clean towels, fast Wi-Fi, and a well-stocked kitchen.

Those things matter.

But they’re not what guests remember.

We’ve stayed at dozens of short-term rentals across the country. Cabins, lakefront properties, downtown apartments, quirky treehouses. We’ve left five-star reviews, and we’ve left three-star reviews. After years of traveling as guests, we started noticing something consistent:

The places we raved about weren’t the fanciest.

They were the most thoughtful.

And thoughtful experiences are what guests talk about afterward.

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