I'm Marcella, and welcome to the Funky Loft.

我是瑪莎拉，歡迎來到 Funky Loft。

I'm an actor, and I've been acting since, basically, forever.

我是個演員，我一生基本上都在演戲。

In 2013, I started the Funky Loft in downtown LA as my own little bed and breakfast.

2013 年的時候，我在洛杉磯市中心開辦了 Funky Loft，有著小寢居和附早餐。

Then I moved to New York, and I brought the Funky Loft with me to Brooklyn.

之後我搬到紐約，並把 Funky Loft 一同帶到了布魯克林。

Over the years, I've learned so much about hosting a private room.

這些年來，我學會了很多出租私有屋的技巧。

Here are my tips for hosting a private room on Airbnb.

以下是我在 AirbnB 出租私有住所的秘訣。

The most important thing with all of this is to make sure that you are actually comfortable with sharing your space with others.

擔任屋主最重要的事是，確保你真的能接受與他人共享你的空間。

If you are someone who values privacy over everything, well, then, maybe don't open up your home.

如果你是個將隱私視為比一切都重要的人，那麼也許就別開放你的家了。

If you're a sociable person, if you like meeting other people, this is a really, really great way for you to do that.

如果你是個愛好交際的人；如果你喜歡認識其他人，擔任屋主是個非常非常棒的方式。

I love that my roommates are guests from all over the world.

我喜歡有來自世界各地室友。

Let everyone know what to expect with your home, and ask them, "Please, please, please read the house rules."

讓每個人都知道對你的家能有什麼預期，並請他們「拜託、拜託、拜託一定要閱讀住屋規章」。

It's important because you have boundaries.

這很重要，因為你有自己的界限。

Everybody has boundaries.

每個人都有自己的界線。

And when people are coming from all over the world, from different cultures, you wanna let them know, "Hey, when we're in my space, this is the commonality that we all use."

當人們來自世界各地、有著不同的文化時，你會想讓他們知道「嘿，當你來到我的空間的時候，這就是我們得遵守的規則。」

For me, what I do is, I write all of my house rules on the listing as well as under the house rules on Airbnb.

對我而言，我的做法是會將所有的住屋規章寫在清單上，並且置於 Airbnb 的住屋規章下方。

The house rules are going to evolve as you make mistakes.

住屋規章會隨著你犯的錯而逐漸演化。

So, you'll start learning as you go.

你會一邊施行住屋規章，一邊慢慢改進。

It's so important to actually be there for every guest check-in.

每位客人入住時，本人在場接待是很重要的。

As a host, it's really nice to meet every guest because you're getting to know who you're sharing your space with.

身為屋主，認識每位客人是很棒的，因為你可以得知你將會與誰共享空間。

You know, you can ask them any questions if you were unsure or uncomfortable.

要知道，你可以問他們任何問題，如果你感到不確定或不自在。

If you're starting this out and you do have any questions, it's a great way for you yourself to go:

如果你開始這麼做，而你真的有任何疑問，這是個絕佳的方法讓你對自己說：

"Oh, I like these people; this is awesome. Please come in. I feel better already."

「喔！我喜歡這些人！這實在太棒了；請入住吧。」光用想的我就已經感覺好點了。

Set boundaries and clear expectations so that everyone is comfortable in the space.

設定界限和明確的預期，好讓每個人在這個空間裡都能感到自在。

Make sure guests know which spaces are private and which spaces are for everyone.

確保賓客知道哪些空間是私人的，哪些則是大家共用的。

The refrigerator is always a tricky thing when you're sharing it with guests.

和賓客共享冰箱永遠是件棘手的事。

So, with all the different shelves in your refrigerator, separate them.

所以你冰箱裡的每一層都要區分開來。

If you're worried about security or have valuables in your home, then get a safe.

如果你擔心安全性或者家裡的貴重物品，就弄個保險箱吧。

Get a lockbox.

弄個保險箱。

Have one room that's under lock and key just with you.

保留一間只有你才有鑰匙的房間。

I designed this space for everyone to be comfortable and want to hang out in it.

我設計這個空間是為了讓大家都能舒服自在，而且會想在這交流。

So, have a comfy couch.

所以弄張舒服的沙發吧。

Have some great music playing.

播點好聽的音樂。

Have a great dining table so people will wanna have breakfast together.

擺張好餐桌，這樣大家才會想一起吃早餐。

I love that if I wanted to, I could just come downstairs and hang out with someone from halfway around the world.

我喜歡只要我想，走下樓就能和從世界另一端來的人互動。

My favorite part of being a private room host is coming home to a big family.

擔任私人住所屋主之中，我最喜愛的部分是回到家就如同回到一個大家庭裡。

Just to wrap it up, here's how to share your space with strangers.

做個總結，這些是和陌生人分享空間的訣竅。

I'm Marcella, and I'm a host in Brooklyn.

我是瑪莎拉，我是來自布魯克林的屋主。