Accepting or declining a booking request
When instant book is off, approve each guest’s booking from Messages.
- 1Open Messages in your host dashboard and go to the guest’s conversation.
- 2Check the dates, guests and total.
- 3Accept to confirm the booking, or decline it.
You have 24 hours to answer. Once you accept, the guest’s payment is taken and the stay appears in your bookings. If you don’t answer in time, the request expires.
Updated 24 September 2026
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