@Catherine-Powell Why is this limited to guests who have "parties"? Why not any significant situation in which guests break house rules or Government Health guidelines/ requirements?
Airbnb trumpets "your house, your rules", but they simply do not support hosts in removing (ideally preventing in the first place) outlier, retaliatory reviews when guests are called out if/ when a significant issue arises.
For example; "only booked/ registered guests allowed - no 'visitors'" is a very reasonable house rule which we have agreed to with Building Management- it minimises issues with noise, security issues where neighbours within the building are concerned (let's be honest, since Airbnb doesn't share ID details, we're simply crossing our fingers that Airbnb has ensured our guests are who they say they are - unknown 'visitors' invited in by booked guests are a step too far), and ensures guests are "living like locals" within the local community, rather than booking to have a party. This also supports our current Australian Government COVID19 contact tracing requirements amidst the ongoing global pandemic.
It would be great if Airbnb would support us, and not allow guests who break this house rule to leave an obviously outlier, retaliatory review at all!
Airbnb, please try to understand that we are among those hosts proactively doing everything we can for many, many years to ensure that our guests don't impact negatively on our local neighbourhood...and to give Airbnb a GOOD name!
There is no need for a "party ban" if you have hosts pre-emptively setting crystal clear, reasonable expectations/ agreements with guests, to ensure that guests are a good "fit" for properties and vice versa....if Airbnb supports hosts when guests break this agreement.