AirBNB damage claim extra guests

Bene330
Level 2
Bradford, United Kingdom

AirBNB damage claim extra guests

Hi

I opened a case. Guests did the following:
1) Late checkout with notification
2) Said it was a work booking and it was not (condoms in the rooms)
3) Booked for 5 guests and 9 beds were used (excuse given was beds were not confortable and they tried other beds) - but I was was not informed earlier and no other guests have ever complained
4) Broken window lock
5) Broken door lock

Today airbnb closed case without my agreement.So now I have to start again.


Calls to AirBNB support:

11th April - 7 min

22nd April - 9 min call disconnected
22nd April - 24 min they explained how to lodge a claim. Problem is the link they gave does not work
23rd April - 16 min
23rd April - 43 min Plus more because they called me back
29th April  - case closed by airbn so I called again 16 min. Now they have opened the case and it's started again.

It's a deliberate policy of wearing you down and doing NOTHING

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@Bene330 

I have few incidents of extra guests.  One incident I provided a log people going in and out with image and video captured with my Ring doorbell,  and Airbnb sided me and paid the fee even guests denied. 

But tracking many people and making the log is no fun,  sometimes it's hard to tell if they are the same person or not,  especially at night. 

@Bene330   If the guests denied having more than 5 people in their group, and your only evidence to the contrary is that they used more beds, Airbnb has no basis to collect an additional fee from the guests. This is the kind of thing you really have to catch while the stay is still in progress - and back it up with a House Rule that only the registered and paid guests are permitted on the property. That way, as @Sarah977  notes above, your guest is left with the choice to either accept your alteration request with the correct head count and fees, or face eviction on the grounds of violating the agreed rules.

 

I see no reason why condoms wouldn't be used during a work trip - it's not unheard of for human beings to have sex after work (or even during, depending on the job).  Anyway, it is an option to lock away a bedroom when you have more bedrooms than paid guests, as long as this is disclosed in the listing.

 

You might have gotten a better result on your claim if it had been very narrowly focused on the actual breakages. However, claims for broken locks and latches tend to be unsuccessful, as those things commonly fail to no fault of the user. At this point, I think I'd take all that time that could be spent resurrecting a dead claim, and redirect it toward updating those House Rules and developing a plan to enforce them.