I've got an accepted booking.
The host has a "bricks and mortar" accommodation as well as through AirBnb.
The host has sent a form for me to fill in. This asks for all our passport numbers, plus Credit Card/Expiry Date/CCV to use as security deposit.
I appreciate that optionally the host can handle the security deposit via AirBnb, but that doesn't seem to be compulsory.
I've used AirBnb 1/2 dozen times, and never had to provide any of this before.
After querying the form, they said they can only hand over the house keys after we've provided our passport details. They've also said that we can provide the credit card details on arrival - since I refused to send them via email.
I'm fairly sure the root of this problem is that they're trying to apply their bricks-and-mortar process to AirBnb bookings - and there's a clash.
But, how flexible should I be?
I like the security that I get from AirBnb - and am paying the service charge to cover this. But, it feels like I'm not getting this security by filling in this external form.
What do you think?