Leaving alcohol for guests

[Tina64]

Hi all. 

I've read about several hosts leaving a bottle of wine for guests. While I don't do that, I do leave any alcohol (usually a couple bottles of beer) for the next guest if someone leaves it. I just had a guest leave and I said any suggestions would be welcome. To my surprise, she commented on a bottle of beer that was left in the fridge. She said that if she would have been an irresponsible minor it would have been illegal. That got me thinking....don't regular hotel rooms usually have access to a mini bar? Is it my responsibility to make sure someone is 21+ if there is alcohol in the unit? Does Airbnb have any policy on this? My take is that the person renting my space is responsible for being, well, responsible. Could I get in trouble? Should I be asking if guests are 21+? Or maybe just not leaving the leftover alcohol. I thought I was being generous and don't want to get into trouble. 

Thank you for feedback!

[Amy724]

I am currently running into the same issue. I do a shared space, and live in the entertainment area of the city surrounded by bars. I had a feeling that my current guest was under 21 when she was booked, but Airbnb only lets you know if they are under 25. I have a bar cart out in my living room that is fully stocked and I don't mind if my guests indulge, but I don't know how to restrict that access if they are under 21. When she was checking in, she was holding a fifth of whiskey in her hand. I'm not trying to be the party police, but how can I restrict under age drinking on my property?

[Bill-and-Laurie0]

My guests really enjoy the complementary bottle of nice wine I leave out for them.  No problem in nearly 3 years.  

[Dawn-And-Jerry0]

Don't rent to anyone under the age of 21?  

[Sarah977]

@Dawn-And-Jerry0  Not allowed under the anti-discrimination policy. 18 is legal age for a Airbnb account. Exception is if you have HOA rules, or other of that type, that state that you can't rent to anyone under a certain age.

[Kathie21]

If a guest leaves leftover alcohol, I drink it.  Problem solved.  (Ditto ice cream).

[Alex670]

I was once  taking my newly arrived guests through my apartment and showing them the mini bar when I relised I'd accidentally left a 3/4 full bottle of (cheap) vodka in the fridge, so I said "help yourself to the vodka".

A few days later when they checked out the guest mentioned he had stubbed his toe and wiped up a spot of blood from the floor. He also mentioned they'd put the bedsheets in the  washing machine for me. After they'd gone I found blood spots on the floor all around the floor and even in the fridge (!) - and of course when the sheets came out of the wash they had blood stains on them as well. So I put two and two together and relised he'd got trashed on the vodka, tripped and stubbed his toe and hidden the evidence. And what's more, this guy was an Airbnb host himself. Incredibly rude.

[Sher1595]

a guest left an opened bottle of vodka in our guesthouse.  I didn’t feel comfortable leaving an opened container in there for the next guest but we were sure willing to risk it :-). I’ve left bottles of wine in certain occasions though. 

[Helen3]

Do you not need a license in your country to offer alcohol @Tina64 ?

[Crystal782]

I couple weeks ago we rented a Airbnb apartment in Switzerland.   The host was so sweet and we found a notes with Swiss chocolates next to the coffee and a bottle of beer in the fridge.   Nothing else in fridge except half bottle of wine that I assumed was left from last guest (we have left coke or wine or anything we can’t travel with in fridges or cupboards before).  

well I got a complaint on Airbnb from the “sweet” host that it wasn’t very nice that I drank her beer!  I was so surprised by this as she had the house well stocked and said to make ourselves at home so why would she leave a beer in the fridge and then ask me why I drank her beer.  We are from Tennessee so maybe it’s a difference in customs in different countries but now I’m paranoid about what I shouldn’t touch and maybe avoiding Airbnb for a while.  

thoughts?

[Bhumika]

Hi @Crystal782 , this seems like a misunderstanding! 

Did you get a chance to clarify with the host about the bottles? How's the situation currently? 

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Regards,