I had guests that were booked on the 12th, call me on the 5th when they were 30 min from my house asking about the door code! The guest admitted that they booked the wrong weekend from what they wanted and didn't realize it till just then. I was not booked for the weekend, so was able to go over and do a VERY last minute cleaning ( I had a friend over at the time and we had just sat down to dinner). I did make a date alteration on airbnb and the guest accepted the change when they arrived.
During their stay I saw their dog off leash at least once. I have a very strict always on leash policy for dogs, that is stated on my site and I directly told the guest when they arranged to bring a dog. I have a cat that goes outside and free range chickens, all of which I would like to keep alive and untormented.
When they left, although they cleaned up the dishes, floors and tables were left filthy.
They did however leave a nice message in the guest book and mentioned that they would like to return. I don't necessarily want to leave them a bad review, they werent' awful guests. But they did rather annoy me by showing up on the wrong weekend, and I'm not sure what i have that is nice to say. My guesthouse is a separte structure on the property and other than the interation when they arrived they did not speak or interact with us in any way during their stay.
How would you deal with leaving a review for this guest?