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Airbnb review reply templates for spas and wellness centres
Spas and wellness collect a specific set of review shapes, and Airbnb handles replies differently to every other platform you are on. This page pairs the two: the mechanics of replying on Airbnb, the complaints spas and wellness centres actually receive, and six templates you can adapt in a couple of minutes.
How replying on Airbnb actually works
- Reviews are double-blind for 14 days and your public response window closes 30 days after the review posts.
- The response appears under the review permanently and cannot be edited once submitted.
- Category sub-ratings (cleanliness, accuracy, check-in, communication) drive Superhost status more than the headline number.
Policy line: Airbnb removes responses that reveal guest personal information or that read as retaliatory.
What spas and wellness get reviewed on
- Treatment shorter than the booked time
- Noise in relaxation areas
- Upselling during treatments
- Changing-room facilities
- Booking a specific therapist
Tone notes
Calm and unhurried in register — a rushed reply undercuts the product you are selling. Host first name only — the platform's whole register is personal.
6 templates
1. Perfect day
Review
"Completely switched off for the first time in months."
Reply
"Hi Priya — switching off is the actual product and it is harder to deliver than any treatment on the menu. — Ellie, your host"
2. Short treatment
Review
"Booked 60 minutes, was on the table for 45."
Reply
"Hi Alex — a 60-minute booking means 60 minutes of treatment, not 60 minutes including changeover. We have rebuilt the column to protect it. If you will give us another go, reply here and I will look after it personally. — Ellie, your host"
3. Noise
Review
"The relaxation room was full of people on phones."
Reply
"Hi Nadia — a relaxation room with phones in it is not a relaxation room. Phones now go in the locker and the rule is enforced, politely. — Ellie, your host"
4. Upsell
Review
"Felt sold to during the massage itself."
Reply
"Hi Chris — no therapist should be selling while their hands are on a client. That is now a hard rule rather than a preference. Please get in touch directly so we can close it out properly. — Ellie, your host"
5. Airbnb-specific: the mechanics reply
Review
"Great place overall, but a couple of things the listing did not mention."
Reply
"Hi Sam — thank you for coming back to this. Category sub-ratings (cleanliness, accuracy, check-in, communication) drive Superhost status more than the headline number. That is on us to use properly, and from this week every spas and wellness centre review here gets a named reply. — Ellie, your host"
6. Escalation without a public argument
Review
"Worst experience I have had with any of the spas and wellness centres around here. Avoid."
Reply
"Hi Jordan — a review this strong deserves a proper conversation rather than a paragraph in public. Please email me directly and I will go through it with you line by line. Whatever we find, I would rather fix it than debate it here. — Ellie, your host"
FAQ
- How quickly should spas and wellness centres reply to Airbnb reviews?
- Within 24 hours for anything below four stars and within a few days for the rest. Category sub-ratings (cleanliness, accuracy, check-in, communication) drive Superhost status more than the headline number. Consistency matters more than speed alone — a visible response rate reassures the next reader as much as any single reply.
- Can I get a bad Airbnb review removed?
- Only if it breaks the platform's content policy — fake, off-topic, defamatory, or containing personal data. A review that is simply harsh is not removable, and the reply is the tool you actually have. Airbnb removes responses that reveal guest personal information or that read as retaliatory.
- What should a spas and wellness centre never put in a Airbnb reply?
- Airbnb removes responses that reveal guest personal information or that read as retaliatory. Beyond policy, avoid re-litigating the facts in public: readers score the tone of the reply, not who was right.
- Should the reply be signed by a person?
- Host first name only — the platform's whole register is personal. An anonymous reply from "the team" reads as automated to the exact audience you are writing for, and it removes the accountability that makes a service-recovery reply work.
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