You would think a fellow host would be a more respectful guest but lately that is not the case. We recently had a host make a request for one of rooms providing no information at all. All she did in her initial email was identify herself as a fellow host who had just received a bad review. That's it. After a few more exchanges where her information was carefully and slowly revealed, we decided to decline. Why would a host not recognize the importance of clear communication? It's baffling.
Currently, we have another host and his family staying in our home. Check in is stated on our listings as 3-8 PM, it is stated in the house rules and we follow up with at least two emails with that stated. Day of arrival we are informed they got a late start and wouldn't be arriving until 9:30. We informed them that we hoped that was the case as they were missing check in by more than 1.5 hours. Now I am sitting here waiting for them to check out after check out time has passed. Again, it is posted on the website, reminded in messages, told when they checked in, it is in the information in the room and they were called on the morning of check out to remind them. Still, they managed to miss it and don't seem to be in any hurry despite our prodding.
I guess being a host does not guarantee they will be a good guest when it comes to following the rules!