I am not liking the fact that hosts get penalized for not turning on Instant Booking. AirBnB makes the host actually click a button that accepts a lower search result and also that they will be penalized if they need to cancel a reservation if they don't accept Instant Booking. Even if they do accept Instant Booking, it is made clear that the host has a limit of 3 cancellations or they will be penalized.
What happened to AirBnB backing the host? This doesn't sound very supportive to me. I don't trust that they will support me if I don't feel good about an Instant Book reservation.
The whole Instant Booking feels very precarious and autocratic, like the host is completely at the mercy of the AirBnB "handler's" discretion.
Please illuminate me on this. Do they really back you up if you don't feel good about an Instant Booking reservation, or do you have to prove to them that you have a valid reason and regardless, it is still up to their discretion. Am I off base on this?
It's our property -- not AirBnB's. But I feel more and more that they are treating hosts like it's their property to use with their discretion and they decide whether or not to cancel a reservation that isn't appropriate. And what happens if something really bad does actually occur? Anyone have experience with that?
Am I overreacting about this? I would appreciate your feedback. I don't have anyone to talk to about this and I would appreciate any feedback you have the time to offer and thank you in advance.