Parents booking for 18 yo

[Dawn-And-B-J-0]

I have an adult parent asking if she can book for her 18 yo.  We don't have any restrictions against the 18 yo booking our place himself, but frankly I feel better about the adult parent being responsible for the booking (she has multiple positive reviews) than I do about the letting the unknown 18 yo book.  I know they aren't supposed to book for anyone else, I'm just wondering how others handle this situation.  In summary, adult parent is proven reliable, dependable, and would have the ultimate responsiblity (financially and reputationally), while the 18 yo son is an unknown . . .  I read something about not having the Host Guarantee Protection if I accept the reservation.  Thoughts?

[Ana1136]

@Dawn-And-B-J-0 yes you don't have it! Don't do it, how are they going to be responsible if they don't even stay there? If they are responsible for their kid as you believe they are, they will take the responsibility even if the kid books himself. Their good reviews are worth nothing in this case since they are not the ones staying. 

[Sarah977]

@Dawn-And-B-J-0   If the son is 18, he can set up his own Airbnb account and book for himself. That the mother is doing this might indicate that isn't actually 18 yet. Just because she has good reviews herself doesn't mean her son will be a good guest. Many moms, while they are good people, are able to turn a blind eye to transgressions of their children, especially their sons.

"Hi XXX, I'm sorry, but third party bookings are against Airbnb's TOS and would void my insurance. If your son is 18, he can set up his own account and book through that. Just get him to send me a Booking Request letting me know he's your son, so I don't just think it's some random 18 year old with no reviews to go on."

[Beth80]

@Dawn-And-B-J-0 

I agree that it is nice that the mother has contacted you about her son needing a place. Her being a proven good guest helps a lot. But I have to agree with @Sarah977  that at 18 he can and should set up his own account and do this reservation the correct way. Explaining that it's against the rules and could void your insurance puts the pressure off of you. Good luck!

[Dawn-And-B-J-0]

Some great suggestions! Thank you for the feedback! 

[Sarah977]

@Dawn-And-B-J-0  If he does go ahead and set up an acount and book, I might send him a message along the lines of "Hi XX, thanks for booking with me. I normally wouldn't accept a teenager with no reviews, but your mom's good reviews lead me to assume and hope that she has raised you to be as respectful as she is and that you will earn some good reviews yourself."

[Branka-and-Silvia0]

@Dawn-And-B-J-0 

 18 y.o. boy alone in another city without parents ...aaaaaa....

[Azzuri0]

the son can still book the place if he uses his own account, the credit card details don't have to match the airbnb account details, the advantage of the 18yo booking with parents account is that you could remove the review later if its less than 5 stars