@Lawrene0
I don't have howling cats, but I do have hissing possums, and probably more regularly than your howling cats! There is always a territorial dispute going on, on the roof above or one of the close by trees. So frequent in fact that Betts the dog doesn't even raise an ear any more let alone go and investigate or get involved!
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Young guests always give me straight 5's in the review, When I say young guests, those up to 40 years of age, haven't missed one yet.
Forty Five + to early 60's....... all those insecurities from their childhood come back to haunt them....the woman who called me a creepy old man, the one who cleaned out the medicine cabinet, and another the restock cupboard!! Or they have 3 teenage kids to whom Mom & Dad are a social embarrassment and every aspect of life has a problem attached to it! You might get them on a good day....lucky me.....or it might be a not so good day....stats, prepare for a hit!
But 65+.........Oh dear, they grew up without Airbnb, spent their whole traveling life away from home in a hotel/motel. Many of them never even stayed in a trad B&B! But they have heard how Airbnb have taken the traveling world by storm so, it must be soooooo much better than a hotel. Royalty treatment, here we come! The first sign of trouble comes when the dog barks at them from the gate....what th, I expected a concierge, not a nipping, yapping bladder with 4 legs to greet me! Next they realise that someone else is going to actually be on the property as well, they are going to be sharing that hard earned holiday with a stranger.......plus the strangers dog!
Room service......why wasn't I told it's 1.5 Kms to the nearest shop that actually sells anything to eat or drink. The bubble bursts and from that point on they look at what was wrong with the stay, not what was right with it.
And that folks is where that pool of 3's and 4's come from!
But Lawrene, we cop it on the chin, hey!
Cheers.......Rob