I have a repeat guest that has booked at least a few days each week since September because he has been coming to town for work. He's going to need to continue to come for work for probably the next few months. He wants to discuss booking by the month so he doesn't have to move his belongings and food back and forth each time.
The winter months are slow anyway so I'm open to it (plus, he won't actually be here all the time). I'm pretty sure this guy isn't going to turn out to be a squatter so please don't warn me about taking on a long term guest, I'm good with that part and have experience with long term guests.
Assuming I have rental contract and all legalities/insurance covered do you think it's ethical to do this booking off-platform? My reasoning is that Airbnb has gotten over a month of fees from this guest's bookings and the guest and I have developed a good rapport.
Again, please don't comment about the dangers/risks of booking outside of Airbnb, I'm covered on that! Just curious if you think it's okay to go ahead and book direct even though we were introduced via Airbnb.