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Airbnb Amenities That Get You Found
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Five ticked boxes took one Airbnb search from 1,000+ homes to 32. Which amenities guests filter by, and what a hot tub is worth.
Guests don't scroll all of Airbnb. They open Filters and tick boxes, and a home without those boxes drops out of that search. In this lesson Hal Whitlock walks through one live Sedona, Arizona search, Airbnb's own list of the amenities guests search for most, what AirDNA measured for a hot tub, and the cheap amenities that have a filter of their own.
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- 0:00Five ticked boxes: 1,000+ homes down to 32
- 0:19The six boxes Airbnb files under Popular
- 0:32Most-searched amenities and what a hot tub is worth
- 0:51The cheap amenities with their own filter
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The Numbers in the Film
1,000+ to 593, 76, then 32: Airbnb's own count on its Show button, one signed-out search for Sedona, Arizona on October 12, 2026, after ticking Hot tub, Pool, King bed, EV charger and Allows pets. One search on one day; your market will differ.
+14.3% a night: U.S. listings with a hot tub earn 14.3% more per night than similar listings without one (AirDNA, published November 3, 2025).
+52% in winter: three-bedroom U.S. homes with a hot tub earned 52% more revenue per available night in the winter months (AirDNA, 2024 data, published February 27, 2025). A winter figure, not a year-round one.
Airbnb's Most-Searched Amenities of 2025
1 Pool, 2 Free parking, 3 Wifi, 4 Air conditioning or heating, 5 Kitchen, 6 Hot tub, 7 Washer or dryer, 8 Self check-in, 9 TV or cable, 10 BBQ grill.
The Six Boxes Under Popular
Washer, Free parking, Wifi, Heating, Air conditioning, Dryer.
The Cheap Boxes
Cooking basics (pots and pans, oil, salt and pepper), Coffee maker, Hair dryer, Iron, High chair, Hammock: each is named on Airbnb's "Search filters on Airbnb" help page. The host-side tick box for a hammock needs a host sign-in and is not shown.
More From the Same Sources
Pet-friendly U.S. listings earn $17 more per night on average (AirDNA). Tick only what is true: a missing or broken advertised amenity is a covered refund case, and the refund comes out of the host's payout.
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From the English captions on YouTube.
0:00 Five ticked boxes: 1,000+ homes down to 32
Your next guest never sees all of Airbnb. They tick a few little boxes, and most houses disappear. Sedona, Arizona. More than a thousand places to stay. Now tick hot tub. Pool. King bed. Electric car charger. Pets allowed. Five boxes, and more than a thousand places are down to thirty-two.
0:19 The six boxes Airbnb files under Popular
Now here's what surprises people. Look at the six boxes Airbnb itself puts under Popular. Free parking. Wifi. Heating. Air conditioning. A dryer. Not one of them is glamorous.
0:32 Most-searched amenities and what a hot tub is worth
Airbnb's most-searched list puts a pool first. A kitchen, a hot tub and a barbecue make the top ten. Now the hot tub. AirDNA measured it: American homes with one earn 14% more a night. In winter, three-bedroom homes with a hot tub made 52% more. It pays best when it's cold.
0:51 The cheap amenities with their own filter
Then the cheap ones. Cooking basics: Airbnb means pots and pans, oil, salt and pepper. A coffee maker. And there's more. A hair dryer, an iron, a high chair. Even a hammock has its own filter. Cavmir.com. Come see what your house could look like.
Sources
Read October 12, 2026.
About This Video
The Airbnb pages are real screen captures. Property footage: Art de Vivre (Sao Conrado villa) and Sea Sun Maui, clients of Cavmir. Hal Whitlock, the presenter, is an AI character with an AI voice, and some property footage is AI-animated from real photos. Cavmir is not affiliated with Airbnb or AirDNA. Airbnb is a trademark of Airbnb, Inc.
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