Have you ever wanted a chef to come make you breakfast on vacation? What about a makeup artist who comes right to your room before you head out on the town on your Las Vegas vacation? Enter Airbnb Services. This new feature makes all of this and a whole lot more possible for your guests. For hosts, it’s time to read-up and make sure you’re up-to-date on this new feature.

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What are Airbnb Services?

In the summer of 2025, Airbnb services came on to the scene. For the first time, guests could book unique services right from the platform itself. Different than the popular Airbnb Experiences, Airbnb Services focus on providing experiences within the Airbnb itself (or even their personal home!). For example, guests can now book services like the following, to name a few:

• Chef-cooked meals (at-home pizza class anyone?)
• Personal training (sweat in the privacy of your Airbnb…no need for the gym!)
• Massages
• Hair and makeup
• Photography
• Manicures
• Catering
• Prepared meals
• Aromatherapy
• and a whole lot more.

How can they help hosts?

As a short-term rental host, this is the perfect time to partner with your local community to bring Services to your guests. While these could be upsold experiences you provide yourself, it’s also a great opportunity to work with outside vendors in your local community. For example, you could partner with a local chef to offer a private in-home dining experience for your guests. Or, team up with a nearby spa to provide on-site massages for guests who want to relax during their stay. These types of partnerships provide cross-marketing opportunities for both you and the provider. As always, the more eyes on your property and the more folks who hear about your home through word of mouth, the better.

The pros

As always, the more eyes on your property and the more folks who hear about your home through word of mouth, the better. Here are some bite-sized reasons hosts should keep Airbnb services in the periphery of their vision:

• You’ll reach more eyes when you partner with local vendors to cross-market.
• It’s an easy way to add experiences to your listing without dealing with a separate booking platform.
• It’s easy to start collecting 5-star reviews.
• It’s an opportunity to earn an additional income.
• You connect with other people. Many people got into this business to meet people, and Services is yet another opportunity to do that.

The cons? We can’t think of any!

Where are they available?

As this is a newer program, launched in 2025, Airbnb services are still growing. In larger cities like New York City and Chicago you’ll see quite a handful of options. Smaller cities and towns may have less opportunities at the moment. However, this is largely expected to grow, and you can be part of the change!

Popular Services

Need some inspiration? Check out a few of these well-rated experiences:

• Chicago favorites captured by Carla
• Espresso and catering by Breno (New York City)
• Recovery and relaxation by Deisy (Los Angeles)
• Picture Perfect New York

Currently, photo and food experiences are seemingly the most popular on Airbnb. However, as this service expands we expect to see more unique and one-of-a-knid services continue to pop up.

How are Services different than Experiences?

At first glance, Services and Experiences may feel similar. Basically, Experiences is an opportunity for guests to get lost in the local culture. This will typically be experiences like guided tours, cooking classes, outdoor adventures, etc. Services, on the other hand, and more traditional in the sense of “having something done for you.” Rather than a cooking class, you have a chef come to the Airbnb and make you dinner (this is agreat option for group stays!) or meeting up with a coach to work on your workout form.

Host Tools

In addition to all these great opportunities with services, you’ll want to remember to automate as much of your day-to-day hosting responsibilities as possible. With our platform, Host Tools, you have the opportunity to save up to 80% of your time. Our features allow you to automate guest communication, schedule cleaners, create your own direct booking site and a whole lot more. These all-encompassing features free up your time to focus on creating your very own Airbnb service. Plus, we offer a free trial.

Final thoughts

Start thinking about ways you can run your own services, or who you know that you can partner with to cross-market an experience and your home. The more your expand your reach, the better for your business. Plus, when you combine this on top of your resources at Host Tools (like automation!) you’re setting yourself up for success. Start saving time and energy today when you sign-up for a free trial of Host Tools.

Host Tools provides an automated, unified calendar for short-term rental hosts, allowing you to seamlessly list on all major channels. Start your free trial today!