Inquiry from a guest also a host asking for a discount

[Alice595]

Dear hosts,

I need your input and suggestions about a guest who is also a host  sending me an inquiry asking for a discount. I just received the booking inquiry

The guest inquired my three bedroom house for total six days with 4 guests. The nightly rate is at $207/night while the guest asked for a discount of $150 /night. There are two babies in addition to four adults. The first three days will be just two adults and a baby and the later three nights will be four adults with 2 babies.

What should I reply? Should I click Accept or Decline button? 

[Sarah977]

@Cheryl389  It really is astounding that some guests think that we, complete strangers to them, should give flying f**k about their budget. Do they phone up the airlines and plead poverty and ask for a discounted ticket? Haggle at the check-out stand in the supermarket? At the gas pump?

[Nash-Cottages-LLC0]

@Alice595 @Alexandra316

Thank you both for your question and suggested resolution. We recently, so more than a year after the original post, had this situation come up. We searched in the host circle community board and landed in this thread.

We modeled our final response after your language, Alexandra, and found it quite effective.

Thank you both.