{"id":230,"date":"2015-04-21T10:14:45","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T10:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo1.wprentals.org\/?p=230"},"modified":"2023-11-18T23:09:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T23:09:03","slug":"how-to-be-a-great-host","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweetretreatgalena.com\/?p=230","title":{"rendered":"Eat like a local"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elle put together some easy steps every host can follow to prevent hosting from becoming more of a chore than a reward.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSome of our most enthusiastic hosts are so dedicated to their guests having an exceptional stay that they\u2019re challenged to find their own time and resources for themselves,\u201d says Elle. \u201cThey\u2019re givers and sometimes givers swing too far into that giving activity.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sweetretreatgalena.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/food2-6.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36096 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sweetretreatgalena.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/food2-6.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweetretreatgalena.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/food2-6.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/sweetretreatgalena.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/food2-6-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sweetretreatgalena.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/food2-6-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sweetretreatgalena.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/food2-6-240x160.jpeg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The saying \u201cYou have to taste a culture to understand it\u201d certainly holds very true. 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