Has any other guest encountered this? For me, this is a first....... I received this email yesterday (via AirBnB site) from a booked guest coming coming in next month. I was floored:
"Hi Chad,
Yeah super excited to see everyone there! I just wanted to give you a heads up. I originally booked this place because the description says that there is no extra cost for extra people. I know this is intended for a couple to stay at, but I just wanted to make sure it's ok if I stuff in around 6 people. You won't need to worry about making sure we're comfortable during our stay and we will definitely make sure to keep the noise down. We mainly intend to use this listing as a place to sleep overnight and rest up over a long day at Coachella.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
Best,
Chris
Yesterday at 7:39 PM"
Obviously, considering I have 1 Bedroom (clearly stated) and 2 guest max (clearly stated), I was told by the guest after saying "NO" that he would claim false advertising on my part since I said "no charge for extra guests".
Well, AirbnB did cancel the reservation but only after my pleading that I now felt uncomfortible with having this guest stay in my suite as well as loosing the host-guest expected trust. However, what I felt strange was that AirBnB seemed to not be proactive about this unscrupilous guest as I am concerned he is still out there making bookings. Why isn't his account immediated flagged and romoved? For me, it is a pretty much "non-brainer" that there should be a process to quickly weed from their site these potential "predators" of the host community. I mean, how much proof does one need that this guest does not belong among the AirBnB community??
Fellow comments or discussion? Am I off base? Thanks..... Chad