Ok,here's the situation:
A very sweet young woman rented my 4500s/f,6 bed, 4 bath home to have what I was told would be a celebratory dinner for her graduation with her family (who would be staying at the home, 12 Guests in total, including 2 children). I only agreed because I thought since her family, her parents etc., would oversee and take care of the home.
After they checked out, I discovered the "dinner" had clearly turned into a massive party. They left the home a total mess, complete with food in EVERY room in the house, even chicken bones in the bathroom. They also left 9 cases of empty cases (18 bottle cases) of beer and much more in the trash and around the home. Obviously, 10 adults couldn't drink 162+ bottles of beer in the span of a day & a half.
They moved the furniture from room to room. I'm not talking moving a chair of two, they moved 10 of the chairs upstairs/downstairs and even moved a 6-foot tall standing mirror from the 1 level to the 3rd level...it takes 2 people to move the mirror.
They smoked on the property (we have a STRICT no smoking/drugs policy that they clearly ignored) and I can't charge them to remove the smell of smoke because Airbnb doesn't cover "smells".
They left a dust pan on my new dining room table
They left so many dishes, it took 5 loads in the dishwasher to wash them all.
They left plates of old food everywhere
They left 5 or 6 cooking pots with old food and used water
They did not clean ONE dish or glass or pan or anything.
They made a total mess of the kitchen, including sauce dripped down the cabinets and splashed on the ceiling.
We leave plenty of cleaning supplies, etc, but they clearly felt entitled to leave the home a mess.
Bottom line....I furious! And it's been 3 days and I'm still furious!
With all this information, the question is:
Do I :
1) Write an HONEST review ?
2) Let it go and not write a review at all ?
3) Just write a review mentioning how nice the girl was and not mention the state they left my house in ?
I feel like I should "warn" other hosts, but is that really important? Should I just "get over it" and move on?
She has written a review for me (of course, I can't read it for another week or so unless I write one for her)
Thoughts ?
Thanks all !