Anyone else?

[Kayla362]

I haven’t had a good experience trying to host. I’ve had people book last minute then Airbnb not let them because it was last minute even after I’ve sent special offers. Then I get these messages saying that these people might be scamming me. Does anyone else have these? I’ve received two of them just today

[Emiel1]

@Kayla362 

Airbnb sometimes removes a booking reques or a guest account for security reasons.

Probably you escaped from a scamming situation or other bad experience.

Always be extra vigilant with last-minute bookings.

[Mark116]

@Kayla362  We don't take last minute bookings because those guests often turn out to be not so great, and given Airbnb's extremely guest-centric mentality, its a good bet that if Airbnb is preventing someone from booking with you, you don't want them in your property.

[Huma0]

@Kayla362 

Another reason to be careful with last minute bookings is that Airbnb doesn't always collect payment from the guest straight away, so there is a risk that there will be a payment issue and the guest will check in before it's sorted, leaving you with no payout.

[Helen3]

Why don't you set up your listing so guests need to give you one or two days notice when booking @Kayla362