Guides

The platform pages, actually read.

Five guides. Three read what Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com actually say about your photos, quoted with the date I checked. Two dig into the photos themselves: why rooms come out dark, and where AI editing crosses a line. Pick whichever matches the mess you're in.

A Phi Phi bedroom after processing, shadow lifted off the far wall.

Airbnb

What Airbnb actually does with your photos

The cover crop, the photo tour order, and where brightening a room stops being honest.

A Phi Phi sitting area after processing, warmer floor and shadow lifted.

Vrbo

Vrbo listing photos: what I check before I upload

Six photos is the floor, not a target. What a whole-home set actually needs.

A Phi Phi infinity pool after processing, sky and pool colour recovered.

Booking.com

Booking.com scores your photos. Here's the checklist.

Ten minimum, four per room, one bathroom, landscape only. The numbers, checked.

A Phi Phi bathroom after processing, the shower recess brought out of shadow.

Dark rooms

Your room photos keep coming out dark. Here's why.

A bright window beats any phone's HDR. What to change before the shutter, and what to fix after.

A row of Phi Phi cottages after processing, sky and greens recovered.

AI-edited photos

AI-edited listing photos: what's allowed

What Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com say about edited and AI-generated photos, quoted and linked.