For hosts
Write clear arrival instructions for your parking space
A useful arrival note helps the booked driver recognize the right parking area, follow the intended approach and understand where the car should go. Start with the information needed for that task, then put it in a short sequence that agrees with the current parking photo.
Keep public listing information, driver-facing private instructions and your own internal notes separate. Use the blank worksheet below to prepare the wording before saving it through the current app. It contains no real property, booking or access details.
Published by Curbi on . Prepared with AI assistance. Public source instructions checked on October 31, 2026.
1. Decide who needs each detail
Curbi's published privacy policy says public listing documents use approximate locations and restricts exact addresses and private access instructions to authorized booking access. Keep those private details out of public descriptions, photographs, captions and image filenames.
Private arrival instructions are intended to help authorized booking participants. They are different from notes you want to keep for yourself. Household routines, reasons for an absence and unrelated personal information do not help a driver park and should stay out of the shared instructions.
Sort your notes by purpose before you write. Use the fields and instructions shown in your current app when saving the relevant content.
| Writing task | Useful content | Keep separate |
|---|---|---|
| Public listing description | A truthful general description of the offered space | Exact address, entry codes and other private access details |
| Driver-facing private arrival instructions | The details needed to identify, reach and use the booked parking area | Unrelated household information or your own internal reminders |
| Your own planning notes | Questions to resolve and reminders for your next review | Anything a driver needs but cannot find in the appropriate arrival instructions |
Source: Curbi privacy policy: location and device permissions
2. Help the driver recognize the correct area
Read the note as someone who has never seen the space. Check whether the description distinguishes the booked area from another bay, an adjacent driveway or a nearby entrance. Use a description that matches the actual space and the information the driver is authorized to see.
Avoid relying on words such as here, over there or the usual place. If you use left or right, state the viewpoint so the direction has a clear meaning. A reference visible only from inside a private home will not help someone approaching the parking area.
Compare the wording with the current overall photo and marked parking area. A text label should explain that same area. If a label, photograph or route no longer matches the physical space, resolve the mismatch rather than adding more directions around it.
3. Put the arrival steps in the order they are needed
Draft a short sequence: recognize the entrance, follow the permitted approach, identify the marked space and position the vehicle. Include an exit instruction when leaving could otherwise be unclear. Describe only the parking access you are actually able to offer.
Use one action per step and plain words. Remove repeated background information that hides the next action. If an instruction depends on a condition, make that condition clear instead of leaving the driver to guess which version applies.
Keep the note consistent with the actual obstacles, vehicle limits and parking conditions. Text cannot establish vehicle fit or make a different area part of the booked space. Use the driver's checklist to review the arrival information from the other side of the booking.
4. Use a blank arrival-instructions worksheet
Answer these prompts privately for the actual space. The brackets are blank writing prompts, not a completed listing or a suggestion to publish sensitive details. Mark any unresolved answer as a question to fix before relying on the instructions.
| Check | Your private writing prompt |
|---|---|
| Recognize | [How can the authorized driver distinguish the intended entrance and parking area?] |
| Approach | [Which permitted route leads from that entrance to the space?] |
| Position | [What short instruction agrees with the current marked photo?] |
| Leave | [What does the driver need to understand about the permitted exit?] |
| Resolve a problem | [Which contact route is available if the area or an instruction cannot be identified?] |
| Read back | [Which saved listing, photo and arrival wording did you compare, and what remains unanswered?] |
After filling it in, remove your internal questions and reminders from the driver-facing version. Keep the remaining instructions brief enough to follow in order. Store the finished information only in the appropriate place; a public review, screenshot or social post is not a private arrival channel.
5. Check the saved wording against the current space
Review the saved result using the current app's available controls. Check that each instruction still refers to the intended space and agrees with the current photo. A note you have prepared separately is not evidence that the listing or a booking now contains it.
If you change details after a booking exists, check what information applies to that booking. Do not assume that editing a listing automatically replaces instructions already associated with an existing booking. Use the contact route available for the current listing or booking, or Curbi support, if you cannot resolve a discrepancy.
Repeat this comparison when the space or its access changes. Keep checks about offered dates and existing reservations separate from the wording of the arrival note. Clear directions do not establish that a particular date is available or that a booking is confirmed.
6. Resolve missing information without exposing access details
When an instruction is unclear, identify the missing answer: recognizing the space, following the approach, positioning the vehicle or leaving. A focused question is easier to address than repeating the entire set of instructions in another place.
Curbi's published support page asks for a booking or listing reference and a description of the problem, while excluding passwords, full card numbers and private access codes. Follow those instructions when contacting support. Keep an access problem separate from assumptions about approval or confirmation; a message or acknowledgement does not establish either.
Sources and editorial scope
Original host writing and readback worksheet, based on current Curbi public privacy/support instructions and bounded product-contract review. No app-version walkthrough, legal interpretation, security certification, release-timing promise, private example or live inventory.
Public sources: Curbi privacy policy and Curbi support, checked October 31, 2026. Follow the instructions and actual results shown in your current app.
Prepared with AI assistance. Questions or corrections? Contact Curbi support.