Something happened in January that I can't seem to get off my mind. Early January 2022 I received an email from Airbnb saying...
You declined your last 3 reservation requests. Keep in mind that hosts who decline an excessive number of reservation requests may have their listings suspended and removed from search results.
Early January I started getting requests to book. I had to decline 3 in a row because of these valid reasons:
1) person tried to book 5 guests (my listing says I accommodate max 4 guests)
2) person wanted to bring their 2 year old (my listing says that I do not take children under 12)
3) I got nervous about the spread of Covid post-holidays and was not comfortable hosting guests in my shared house
So why can't the 'tech brains' at Airbnb figure out a way to filter out my listing from people who are trying to book outside my parameters? I figured that the email was auto-generated from a BOT and just ignored it. But it still 'burns my britches'!