@Ann72 wrote:
I think most hosts agree that guests who decide it's okay to stay a few extra hours past checkout time are not good guests.
Yes, I agree and especially when the guests have already asked for late check out and been told no because other guests are arriving.
I know the word 'entitled' is over used these days, but this story pretty much embodies what it means.
When guests stay in hotels, they need to check out by a certain time. Some hotels allow slightly later check out, others don't and many will charge for it, but you need to ask. You don't just rock up to your hotel room hours later, walk in on the housekeeping and start peeing in the loo.
Hosts often complain that some guests are "better suited to a hotel" and I am sure this is true in many cases, but a lot of other hosts who would not behave that way in a hotel (because they can't), think they can do whatever they like in an Airbnb and that the rules are meaningless.
@David8879 No, it's not normal to think it's okay to presume it will be okay to stay a few more hours without asking (let alone doing it after you've been told no). It's rude. It's also extremely stupid when they know other guests are checking in.
What's the point in even having a check out time if guests can just stay until whenever they think they should leave?