Hello everyone!, i wanted to write an open letter for guests in general, since a while ago, sorry if i have bad spelling eventually, this is not my main language.. haha.
As a host (And talking just by my experience as a host), I love meeting you all the time, and getting ready the place for you.. my place, and special space, even tho, in my location, i don't live at it, i just share it on airbnb, it's my house, and i'm sharing it with you all.
I know that you are paying for a service, and most of us, don't even charge a lot, because, we enjoy meeting new people, and all that jazz.. and because also it's about community, and having a price that its good for people to travel, and affordable compared to an hotel.
But it's not fair, when you come, and critizice my house, and don't even take time to reply my messages, to when i'm asking how everything is going, or if you need anything.. and then, when you leave a review, distroy my place with your words, when i've been messaging you, asking if you need anything.
It's also not cool, when you come to my house, and DON'T read my listing. and then you complain about things, that are ACTUALLY, written on my property profile..
I had one guest, and he left me a bad review, because he said he thought it was an entire house.. EVEN tho, my listing exactly, says someone is living there for this month. And even talks about how she is working all day and probably you won't see her.. etc.
So it's NO, cool, that you don't take the time for reading my listing, and end up giving me bad reviews.
It's also not cool, when you expect everything to be super perfect, and every corner of the house neatty and clean. Because i'm sorry, it won't be,i might miss a spot, because i'm cleaning the house myself, to avoid charging for cleaning fees and make it affordable for you.
You are coming to a house, not an hotel, so be comprehensive about that, my house it's a nice lux place, but at the end, its a house, and it's normal to have some flaws..
You sleep with nice sheets, cleaned, with towells, shampoo, and everything.. and even leave you a coke in the fridge.. and still you are cruel with me with those reviews.
Its not fair for us the hosts, that are doing the best that we can.. sure, there are some hosts out there who don't care about, complain about them, but if you are looking at someone who is making an effort, who is checking on you to see how are you while your stay, don't be a jerk. Go and pay thousands into a hotel, where there probably will be impecable.
Guests, seriously, you also need to put something on your side, and be more comprehensive about. It's really really hurtful, when you don't obey the rules, when you leave AC or lights on.. i know you are paying for something, but lets be honest, you are paying a low price compared to those big hotel companies, we are normal humans, that might share a room, or a place, we also need to pay bills.
I'm sorry to be crying all this over here.. but it's not cool at all.
If you are going to leave a bad review, it must be because you spoke up and your host didn't care, or something like that.. but don't be bitchy, about something you never said out loud..
Please, we are community, we are opening our homes or our spaces, to create a new way of traveling, be respectful about that!, and be a good guest 🙂
love.
