PS: The guests understand my concerns & have agreed in principle to a higher security deposit.
Its currently at 'reservation request' stage (as of Thur eve) and I'm happy to acccpt the booking with more of a security deposit.
I don't want to put off future guests by changing it on the profile, so can I alter it for just 1 weekend booking?
Can I even change the security deposit at 'reservation request' stage? Looks like changing it will only apply to new reseservations. Could I let request expire & then increase deposit & ask him to re-book?
thanks for your replies, I really appreciate it