After having some guests smoke in the courtyards in the past, we decided to place visible signs, to assist, within a broader contingency plan.
* Scenario: The booking guest knew the house rules, but when other family members on the booking, arrived a day later, this rule was obviously not communicated. (Well it was his mother in law!)
We were choking on the smell upstairs as we had windows open....
So never again!
I’m a strict “non smoking” listed property, and as a result from rule breakers, I now have stickers on the entry doors that state “Thank you for not smoking”. I’ve also got small stickers on outside walls in the courtyard areas 🚭.
It’s in my online house rules and the Airbnb folder given to guests on arrival. I also always ask the guests if anyone smokes, looking at them all, stating strictly no smoking as I aim to maintain the property for allergy sufferers and to be “business ready”. “BUT, if there is a smoker amongst you, there is a dedicated chair/bench in the “very far back corner of the yard” where I leave an enclosed outside ashtray.”
🙌🏼 Better to allocate a space that is antisocial away from everything, then to have guests trying to cheat. With the stickers in situ, it allows us to challenge a smoker near the building and balconies.