So I just booked my family's Christmas vacation: we're staying at a farm in Wisconsin. I have three dogs, and we're staying for 3 nights (it's a bit of a road trip, and we will be staying at other places on the way there and back). I was a good guest and reviewed the entire listing, photos and rules to make sure there was nothing in there excluding having multiple dogs, or size of dogs. I also checked with the host that it was okay and got the response was yes, more than welcome. Fab! Booking completed.
After the booking was completed, I had access to the house manual. It says that dogs are welcome, but they are subject to a $10/night per dog extra charge, which is a total of $90 USD over and above what I've paid. This wasn't mentioned anywhere in the listing, nor was it mentioned when I asked about bringing dogs to the property.
So what would you do?
1) Challenge the fee because it wasn't disclosed?
2) Cancel the reservation and find somewhere else to stay?
3) Pretend I didn't see it and plead ignorance? He may not ask for it.
4) Just pay the fee?
5) Something else?