I've told this story a few times on here but I'll tell it again. A few years back when I was hosting on my own boat with cabin doors that don't lock I had a guest book the back cabin. I stayed in the Vberth. It was our busiest festival week so I was shocked when I got a message from Airbnb that THEY cancelled the guest due to a security issue. They wouldn't give me any more information. All info on the guest was removed and I just remembered her first name and that she had a very distinctive face - unique looking.
Well, a few days later someone else books the listing. Thought nothing of it since it was our busy week. I said "you're in luck I just had a cancellation." no comment to that.
Turns out, that person was her boyfriend/fiance. I always met guests at the dock - not the boat and my dog ran up to them. She looks up from petting him and there she is - that same distinct face.
Jaw dropped. I said, wait a minute you were "kicked off of Airbnb for a security issue." She tried telling me it was because of a DWI. I looked right at her and said "I have a DWI on my record so that is not the case! " I asked her boyfriend why he did not acknowledge the it was HER who was my cancellation and he said I don't know she just told me to book it. " I told them to go to the restaurant across the way while I called Airbnb.
They told me to not let them into my listing. AIrbnb said that. "Don't let them in." They would not tell me what the issue was. Airbnb threw apology credits at me and paid for the guest stay. Doubt they would do that now since security since then is even worse.
Point of this story is that the ONLY reason why they weren't on my boat is because of that profile pic and I remembered what she looked like. Had she been a cat or a car I'd have a criminal staying onboard.