Airbnb more detailed review mostly for bad guests

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Downtown FL Trav
Apr 20, 2026 9:34 AM
Member for 2 years 8 posts

Is there anyway to add the box where it says something else for bad reviews on Airbnb? Now that they stopped their timer for the reviews I want to utilize the wait until last min feature to post a review but I’ve just been using a generic statement like thanks for staying and then putting the info under something else so other hosts know and the guest doesn’t know to try and retaliate.

Katie W
Apr 22, 2026 12:49 PM
OR Team Member Member for 2 years 185 posts

Hey there!

It's our understanding that hosts and guests have 14 days after departure to leave a review, and they aren't shown to either until those 14 days are up, or both have left a review (so if you write a review, the guest won't see it until either they write a review or it reaches 14 days after departure, and vice versa). It looks like that's still the case, but they might have made it so that the timer is no longer shown. They have this support article that goes over how long hosts and guests have to leave a review: https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/13

When you're writing a host review in OwnerRez for an Airbnb guest, you have the option to delay posting it until right before the deadline. This way, the guest cannot retaliate if you leave them a negative review. We have this support article that goes over it: https://www.ownerrez.com/support/articles/reviews-delayed-posting-bad-airbnb#delayed