Can I share a link to my own short-term rental listing to get bookings?
No. The rule named No promoting your listing bans promotions and marketing for any listing, though you may post asking for feedback on your listing.
Subreddit guides
r/ShortTermRentals rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/ShortTermRentals: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 16,877
- Verified
- September 12, 2026
- Category
- Vacation rental and hospitality host communities
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- No promoting your listing: You may post requesting feedback on your listing, but no promotions/asks for bookings or marketing allowed for any listing.
- No spamming or self-promotion: No spam or self-promotion of your STR related business, platform, software, management service or listing site.
- No circumventing platforms/illegal activity: No posting/asking questions about circumventing platforms like Airbnb or running illegal activity if STRs are banned in your market. We do welcome discussion on unfair regulation, but no community questions on how to illegally rent short-term.
- Be respectful!: You don't have to agree with everyone, that's OK! But be respectful to all who visit and comment/share on this sub.
Works well
- Ask a specific operational question like how to handle a guest who breaks house rules or how to set cleaning fees.
- Post your listing link and ask the community for honest feedback on photos, description, or pricing.
- Share a story about a regulatory challenge in your market and ask others how they are responding.
- Ask what tools or processes other hosts use for guest communication or turnover cleaning.
Avoid
- Do not post a link to your Airbnb or other listing asking for bookings.
- Do not mention your STR software, platform, or management service in a way that reads as an ad.
- Do not ask how to get around Airbnb rules or how to rent illegally where short-term rentals are banned.
- Do not be rude to other members even when you disagree about regulations or hosting approaches.
What actually works in r/shorttermrentals
These are the highest scoring posts Rankhog observed in r/shorttermrentals over the past month, with what each one did differently. Rankhog watches this community continuously, so it sees posts when they are published and again as they climb.
- Upvotes
- 47
- Comments
- 20
- Posted
- Sep 1, 2026
Why it worked
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
- Upvotes
- 22
- Comments
- 24
- Posted
- Sep 8, 2026
Why it worked
- Told in the first person
- Kept short enough to read in one pass
- Upvotes
- 14
- Comments
- 24
- Posted
- Sep 7, 2026
Why it worked
- Asks the community a question instead of announcing something
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
- Upvotes
- 13
- Comments
- 39
- Posted
- Sep 7, 2026
Why it worked
- Asks the community a question instead of announcing something
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
- Upvotes
- 13
- Comments
- 33
- Posted
- Sep 3, 2026
Why it worked
- Kept short enough to read in one pass
- Upvotes
- 11
- Comments
- 4
- Posted
- Sep 3, 2026
Why it worked
- Told in the first person
- Upvotes
- 11
- Comments
- 44
- Posted
- Aug 18, 2026
Why it worked
- Asks the community a question instead of announcing something
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
- Upvotes
- 10
- Comments
- 17
- Posted
- Sep 10, 2026
Why it worked
- Asks the community a question instead of announcing something
- Upvotes
- 10
- Comments
- 36
- Posted
- Aug 31, 2026
Why it worked
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
- Upvotes
- 9
- Comments
- 20
- Posted
- Aug 18, 2026
Why it worked
- Asks the community a question instead of announcing something
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
What r/ShortTermRentals Is For
This community is for owners, hosts, and property managers who run short-term rentals or vacation rentals. People come here to ask questions, learn how to get more bookings, manage guests, and grow their STR business. The description makes it clear this is a discussion space for people already in the business or trying to get started. It is not a place to find customers or market a product.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rules that matter most for anyone thinking about marketing here are No promoting your listing, No spamming or self-promotion, No circumventing platforms/illegal activity, and Be respectful!. The first two are the ones that will catch a founder. No promoting your listing says you may post requesting feedback on your listing, but no promotions or marketing are allowed for any listing. No spamming or self-promotion says no spam or self-promotion of your STR related business, platform, software, management service, or listing site. No circumventing platforms/illegal activity says no posting or asking questions about circumventing platforms like Airbnb or running illegal activity if STRs are banned in your market. Be respectful! is straightforward but still enforced.
What To Post
A good post here is a genuine question or a request for help from someone running or starting a short-term rental. You could ask how to handle a difficult guest situation, how to improve occupancy in an off-season, or what pricing tools other hosts trust. If you have a listing and want feedback, you can share it as long as your only goal is improvement, not bookings. The best posts sound like a host talking to other hosts, not a marketer talking to a crowd.
What To Avoid
Avoid anything that reads as promotion. Do not post your listing link and ask people to book it. Do not pitch your STR software, platform, management service, or listing site. Do not ask how to get around Airbnb policies or how to rent illegally where short-term rentals are banned. The community does welcome discussion about unfair regulation, but it will not help you break the rules. Do not be disrespectful to other members, even when you disagree.
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Common questions about r/ShortTermRentals
Can I promote my STR software or management service here?
No. The rule named No spamming or self-promotion blocks self-promotion of any STR related business, platform, software, management service, or listing site.
Can I discuss local regulations that affect my short-term rental?
You may discuss unfair regulation, but the rule named No circumventing platforms/illegal activity says you cannot ask how to illegally rent short-term or how to circumvent platforms like Airbnb.
Can I post my listing to get feedback on it?
Yes, as long as you are genuinely asking for feedback and not promoting or marketing the listing. The first rule explicitly allows requesting feedback on your listing.
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