How many house rules should I have?

Aim for five to eight. A short list guests keep beats a long list nobody reads.

Where do I put my house rules?

Add them to your Airbnb listing's House Rules field and repeat them in your welcome book so guests see them again after check-in.

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Airbnb House Rules Generator

Q: What are good house rules for an Airbnb?

Good house rules are short, clear, and friendly. The essentials are check-in and check-out times, quiet hours, maximum guests, and your position on smoking, parties, and extra visitors. Keep it to a handful of rules guests will actually remember.

Clear, friendly house rules that guests actually keep — instead of a long list nobody reads. Tick what applies, add your own, then copy them into your listing or print them for your welcome book.

Check-in from

Check-out by

Quiet hours from

until

Maximum guests

Common rules

No smoking indoors No parties or events Only booked guests Shoes off indoors No pets Don't move furniture

Your own rules (one per line)

How to use it

Add your check-in/out times, quiet hours, and maximum guests.
Tick the common rules that apply and add any of your own.
Copy the rules into your Airbnb listing's House Rules field — and print them for your welcome book so guests see them again after check-in.

What makes good house rules

Keep them short, specific, and warm. Five to eight rules guests remember beat twenty they skim past. Lead with the practical stuff (times, quiet hours, guest count), frame the rest positively, and always pair rules with recommendations so the tone stays welcoming — which is exactly how a good welcome book reads.

Frequently asked questions

What are good house rules for an Airbnb?
Short, clear, friendly ones: check-in/out times, quiet hours, maximum guests, and your position on smoking, parties, and extra visitors.

How many should I have?
Five to eight. A short list guests keep beats a long one nobody reads.

Where do they go?
In your Airbnb listing's House Rules field, and again in your welcome book so guests see them after check-in.

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