Skip to main content

Explainer • Retreat host

Understand your ranking: search page and position

How Finding Retreats decides which page of search results your listing appears on, and where on that page it sits.

Finding Retreats has two ranking dimensions hosts should understand: which page of search results your listing appears on, and where on that page it sits. They're driven by different inputs.

The ranking dashboard showing search page and position metrics

Page ranking

Page ranking determines whether your listing appears on page 1, page 2, page 3+. Inputs include:

  • Listing completeness score (photos, description, schedule, inclusions).

  • Recent booking volume across the last 30 days.

  • Cancellation rate (lower is better).

  • Response time to enquiries (faster is better).

  • Average review rating.

Position ranking

Position ranking determines the order of listings on the page you appear on. Inputs include:

  • Relevance to the guest's search query (location, dates, retreat type).

  • Availability for the guest's dates.

  • Price competitiveness against similar listings.

  • Recency of edits — listings updated within 60 days rank higher than stale ones.

Check your ranking

  1. Open

    Ranking

    in your dashboard.

  2. Pick a sample search (destination + dates). We show where your listing sits on that result page.

  3. See the breakdown of inputs and where you can improve.

Tips

  • Most ranking improvements compound — improving completeness alone often moves you both up the page and onto an earlier page.

  • There's a separate explainer for guests at /how-ranking-works that uses plain language.