For hosts
Write a useful public description of your parking space
A useful public parking description helps a driver understand what kind of space is being offered and which details still need checking. Start with a few facts you can verify, then put them in a short, readable order. A description does not need a long list of selling points to be useful.
Use the worksheet below to prepare your wording before entering it in the current app. It is a blank writing aid, not a live listing or a promise that a space is available. Keep the public description separate from private arrival directions and your own planning notes.
Published by Curbi on . Prepared with AI assistance. Public source instructions checked on November 3, 2026.
1. Make a small fact list before writing
Look at the space and its current photographs. Note the type of private parking area, the part actually being offered and any physical feature that changes how a driver would assess it. Describe that specific space rather than the property as a whole.
For each possible statement, ask what supports it. A current photo may show a surface or a covered area. A measurement needs a measurement record. An availability statement needs the relevant schedule settings. If you cannot check a detail, leave it as a question to resolve instead of turning it into a confident claim.
Do not confuse a host's vehicle category preference with measured clearance. A car that fits in a photograph does not establish that another vehicle can enter, turn and park. Use the measurement guide for that separate task.
2. Keep the public description about the space
Curbi's privacy policy distinguishes approximate public listing locations from exact addresses and private access instructions. Keep exact addresses, entry codes and personal details out of public descriptions, photographs and captions. A public writing worksheet should not contain those details either.
A broad area description can provide context without becoming an arrival route. Avoid a distinctive sequence of landmarks or household details that reveals more than you intend. If a detail is needed to find or enter the booked area, prepare it as an appropriate private arrival instruction instead of adding it to the public description.
Leave out residents' names, contact details, routines and reasons a space is empty. They do not explain the parking space. Check the text yourself; do not assume an app, shared link or review step will remove private information for you.
3. Connect each sentence to something you checked
Use one row for each fact worth including. The evidence column is a reminder for you, not extra public copy. Keep the worksheet blank until you can supply a truthful, non-private fact. You do not need to turn every row into a sentence.
| Fact to consider | How I checked it | Public wording to draft |
|---|---|---|
| What type of private space is being offered? | Current view of the actual parking area: ______ | A plain description of that space: ______ |
| Which physical feature helps explain it? | Matching current photo or other direct check: ______ | One specific, supported feature: ______ |
| What relevant limitation should a driver assess? | Current measurement or observed condition, with its scope: ______ | A clear limitation without a fit guarantee: ______ |
| What broad area context is useful? | Check that the wording stays approximate and contains no private identifying detail: ______ | Only the general context needed: ______ |
| What still needs confirming? | The unresolved fact and the appropriate next check: ______ | Omit the uncertain claim; record the question for your own review: ______ |
Writing prompts are not app field names. Do not enter an address, code, household routine or real booking information in this public worksheet.
4. Build a short draft in a useful order
Begin with the type of private space. Add the checked feature that helps a driver picture it, then the relevant limitation or question they should assess. Put the most useful information first, where it can be understood without opening a long paragraph.
Use familiar words and short sentences. Replace broad praise with a detail you can support. Words such as perfect, secure, spacious or easy may sound reassuring, but they do not explain what has actually been checked. Describe the relevant feature or constraint rather than making a universal promise.
Remove repeated phrases, lists of nearby place names and details that belong in the arrival note. Read the draft aloud once. If a sentence repeats the previous one or does not help someone understand the offered space, shorten it or leave it out. There is no need to fill a particular word count.
[Type of private parking area]. [One checked physical feature]. [A relevant limitation or detail still to assess].
This is a writing pattern with blanks, not an example of an available Curbi listing. Use only the parts supported by your own checked facts.
5. Compare the description with the rest of the listing
Read the draft beside the current overall photo and the marked parking area. They should describe the same space. If the words suggest a feature or a parking area the picture does not show, resolve the mismatch before using the text.
Check relevant measurements, accepted vehicle information and availability settings separately. Avoid copying a long schedule or a price into descriptive prose that could become stale. The wording should agree with the current settings; it cannot replace availability checks, pricing information or the actual booking status.
Keep questions you still need to answer in your own review notes. If a physical detail or an availability setting is unresolved, a more persuasive description will not resolve it. Finish the relevant check, then return to the sentence.
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6. Check the saved result and review it after changes
Use the fields and instructions shown in your current app. Where a saved result or preview is available, read it again as a driver would: does it say what the space is, stay consistent with its photos and keep private details out? Do not assume every shared view shows the same information.
Follow any review steps shown for the listing. Saving wording is not evidence that a listing is approved or available, and an edit does not establish that an existing booking's information has changed. If you cannot verify the result or resolve a listing problem, contact Curbi support with the listing reference and a concise explanation. Do not send passwords or private access codes.
Review the description when the physical space, photograph or relevant conditions change. Keep the original fact list so you know which statement to check again. A useful update corrects the affected detail; it does not need to make the description longer.