> but what if you want to be as reasonably priced as possible?
Then I'd just welcome kids. 😉
We even had a baby born while guests were at our place. So they checked in without kid, but left with one. That didn't result in any kind of challenge at all, and we were able to provide a bay cot too. (It felt like an honor, frankly. 😉 )
And our last guests at a place mentioned late on that they would bring their infant son after all, so including their two other kids and parents that was seven souls in our place with a 6 person maximum: not a problem, and the kid was cute and seemed to really appreciate some toddler toys we prepared.
AirBnB is making it clear in their communications that everyone should feel welcome; everyone belongs. I bitch a lot on these forums about resulting policies (InstantBook in particular) but the part of welcoming absolutely everyone is something I fully subscribe to. 😉
Maybe some pictures, just because. 😉
The beautiful baby boy, born at our place (well, in a hospital but then checked in a day or two later) :
Or when damage occurs, it tends to not be children but guests who had a little too much to drink. 🙂
But then we just fix it the next day, and the guests just paid the cost. (Wasn't particuarly expensive, about $30)
By and large, families with small kids make great guests. I actually think it's where AirBnB really shines compared to hotels.. An actual house with a kitchen and space for everyone is so much better than getting two or three hotel rooms..
And families with older kids are just fine too. 🙂