How To Decorate Your Airbnb For Christmas

Are you an Airbnb host and want to host guests at your property over the 2021 Christmas period? Are you unsure of whether you should or how to decorate your property for Christmas? Or do you just want general Airbnb Christmas holiday decor inspiration and ideas? In this guide, I break down how to add sophisticated and classic Christmas cheer to your property without turning into a scene from Santa’s workshop.

As the busy Christmas period approaches and more people are starting to travel again, it is the perfect time to add some Christmas decor to your Airbnb or short-term holiday rental. It does not have to be an expensive or laborious task to add Christmas decorations to your listing. By adding some accents of Christmas decor to your property it ensures your guests have a great holiday, rate your listing higher and your place becomes a go-to Christmas Airbnb property.

Keep it simple & neutral

The key to decorating your Airbnb for Christmas is to keep it simple and neutral so that it adds to your space but doesn’t overwhelm your guests with intense holiday cheer. This also keeps you focused on the overall calming and relaxing atmosphere that you are creating for your guests. By sticking to neutral colours such as white, beiges and creams you can add focus accents and texture. For example, you can use softwood tones, canvas and glass to add visual interest and dimension to your decorations. Then add pops of metallic or one feature colour, soft fairy lights and green foliage. By steering clear of Christmas Decor trends and going with classic modern Christmas decorations you are able to reuse them the following year.

Customise your listing

While I am talking about ways to decorate your Airbnb for Christmas don’t forget to change up details on your listing to attract guests to stay over the Christmas period. For example, take some more professional photos of your property once you have added Christmas decorations to show potential guests what they can expect if they were to stay for a Christmas holiday. Change your listing tile to something like “Perfect Beach Christmas Getaway” or “Large deck with views, perfect for Xmas family lunch”. By adjusting your description and title, to highlight the unique Christmas related aspects of your listing, you make your listing stand out from the others in the area.

Christmas Trees

There are many ways to represent a traditional large Christmas Tree in your holiday rental. Try creating a DIY wall tree that saves space and acts as an art piece. You can use lights, sticks, material or plant clippings to create a wall tree. Or use house plants you currently own to save you time. There is no wrong or right way to create a sense of Christmas spirit at your property.

Transform your garden herbs into mini trees with battery led lights or go all out and create a tree out of dried flowers. You could even create a tree out of shells, local foliage or cardboard. Keep it simple and classic and try to tie in your design decisions with your current interior styling so that the tree isn’t an eyesore.

Wreaths

Wreaths are a popular Christmas decoration and can be purchased from many local stores. This year try making a DIY wreath that matches the interior design aesthetic of your holiday home instead of buying a generic “quick fix” wreath. Try using greenery and neutral tones to ensure you can use the wreath the following year. You can easily create a wreath that isn’t covered in red, gold or green tinsel or resembles a tacky, plastic, quickly-thrown-on-the-wall wreath.

Go for more earthy materials to create a sense of calmness. You can hang a wreath on; the front door, the backs of kitchen stools, main walls, window frames and outside. To make a Christmas wreath, all you need is some thick wire as a base, a wall hook, thin wire to secure and your chosen foliage. Decorate with ribbons, flowers or cardboard ornaments.

Guest Gift

Christmas gifts for your guests don’t need to be over the top and expensive. They are easy to have on hand and make the Christmas period special for your guests. You can have them available for each new guest staying the week of Christmas. These gift ideas can be hand made such as branded clay “Your Holiday Rental 2021” ornaments to the already frozen berry ice cubes for guests to add to their drinks on Christmas Day.

You can always purchase some chocolates or Christmas treats and include them in your welcome hamper when guests check-in. You can create Christmas cards or labels and attach them to your favourite local treats. Remember it is the extra thought that counts and not the specific gift.

Decorations

Keeping your decorations neutral in colour will add touches of Christmas to your Holiday rental without going overboard and looking like your elves have had a party. Think about ways to add sophisticated decorations to your property like Christmas artworks and table decorations. They can be stored and used the following year as they aren’t trend specific.

Go to your local florist and purchase multiple bunches of eucalyptus or green foliage to decorate console and side tables or place in vases around the house. Adding small decorations help make your rental feel welcoming and in the spirit of Christmas without feeling overwhelming. Remember not everyone celebrates Christmas so stick to no specific religion-based decorations.

I hope these ideas help you transform your listing into the perfect Airbnb Christmas holiday rental possible. The extra effort and small touches won’t go unnoticed and will only create a sense of the “home away from home” this 2021 Christmas holiday season.

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