TO AIRBNB MANAGEMENT:
We have the same problem - Not knowing better, we signed up for instant booking, not realizing that we would get many Friday to Monday Bookings which we had to cancel! Our long term Guests stay Saturday to Saturday, June 16 to September 1, 2018. We have since canceled Instant Booking, but the damage has been done. For example, the week of August 11 to 18 shows a Booking from Friday, August 17 to Monday, August 20 (YUBIN).
THIS CANCELED BOOKING IS STILL BEING SHOWN ON OUR CALENDAR, TOTALLY SCREWING UP ANY CHANCE FOR A LEGITIMATE AUGUST 11 TO 18 BOOKING AND SCREWING UP THE FOLLOWING WEEK OF AUGUST 18 TO AUGUST 25 AS WELL!!!
WE ARE BEING "PUNISHED" FOR A LEGITIMATE CANCELATION WHICH DOES NOT CONFORM TO OUR SATURDAY TO SATURDAY POLICY!!
Our location IS ON GLEN LAKE inside the Heart of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, Glen Arbor and the Park Headquarters. This setting makes our Listing very exclusive and justifys our $2000 per week Guest fee. We have the lowest weekly rental rate of ANY PROPERTY ON GLEN LAKE for a Cottage sleeping 8 Guests.
Our offer of 4 FREE KAYAKS included with our Cottage is the ONLY OFFER for these extras - No other Glen Lake Rental Property matches this. This too adds substantial value to our Cottage Listing - The weekly fee for kayaks at the local Marina is $800 per week for 4 Kayaks.
Over 50% Of our summer rentals are pre-booked permanently by long term Guests who have returned for the same 2 WEEKS FOR OVER 30 YEARS!!
Please "UNLIST" YUBIN FROM Friday, August 17 to Monday, August 20, so those 2 weeks can be listed accordingly to our SATURDAY TO SATURDAY POLICY!!
SCOTT SEWARD - OWNER SINCE 1988