No-show guest wants to book new date and not pay twice for staying once.

Char14
Level 4
Paducah, KY

No-show guest wants to book new date and not pay twice for staying once.

I have a 5 day advance notice to cancel w/o penalty. He called 6pm of date to say he cannot make it. I was paid minus cleaning fee. What would do?

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Emiel1
Level 10
Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

@Char14 

If it was a stay for 1 night then the guest must make a new booking with normal pricing.

It is not your fault the guest does not show up.

 

If it was a stay for a longer time period and you managed to rebook some nights the first time, then you can oofer the guest some discount.

 

Guests saying "pay twice for staying once" is totally nonsense.

Branka-and-Silvia0
Level 10
Zagreb, Croatia

@Char14  Did he cancel his stay? If not, those dates were blocked for him on your calendar, you couldn't rebook so it is logical he had to pay whether he stayed or not. 

M199
Level 10
South Bruce Peninsula, Canada

@Char14 

 

You're running a business, why should he not pay if he didn't show.  Personally, I would not refund and would flag/block him.  Just my opinion.