Solo Dad and son brought a girl in to a shared room

Erik17
Level 2
Dolna Matka, North Macedonia

Solo Dad and son brought a girl in to a shared room

We Have two homestay rooms in our house and a self contained apartment below.  A solo Dad and young son are sharing the homestay.  This morning we were met with a Father, son, and young lady.  I can think of no other reason to have brought a girl home to spend the night apart from sex, and with a young child in the room I am somewhat concerned about legality and welfare of the child.  I have amended our rules for future, but, thoughts?

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Helen3
Top Contributor
Bristol, United Kingdom

What did the guest say when you questioned why he was bringing a guest who wasn't on the booking. 

 

If you are concerned about the welfare of the child then you should contact your local child protection services.

Linda108
Level 10
La Quinta, CA

@Erik17  I am not familiar with the child welfare laws in your country, but having sex between consenting adults in the same room as a young child is not illegal in the US unless the child is involved in the activity.  If that is the primary concern, is there a child welfare phone number for you to call and consult with someone?  The other issue related to hosting is the inclusion of an unregistered guest in your listing.  Do you allow this?  Most hosts do not.

Erik17
Level 2
Dolna Matka, North Macedonia

This is the first time i have needed to check what my rules have said about unregistered guests.   

 

I  live in Macedonia and am still learning languages and customs as well as local laws.  I guess my best bet is to talk with a lawyer.  

 

As i mentioned above i have since amended the rules.

Fred13
Level 10
Placencia, Belize

Age of father & son, age of the 'young lady'? Manner of behavior, appearances, et; you know, all the facts to be taken into consideration before taking any further steps.

City-Limits-Ranch0
Level 10
Watsonville, CA

Your listing looks amazing and if I am ever in Macedonia I will surely try to stay with you!  My concern with this situation would be the security of your home.  Did the man know the girl before he brought her to stay?  If she was a stranger to him it would not be OK with me. 

 

Your listing says all guests must register with the local authorities through you, so based on that I would have suggested that the moment you saw her you asked for her ID and questioned how she knew the man. 

 

As far as the young son, if he was asleep in the top bunk then her being there would not likely impact him too much unless they were really noisy.  I do think that the man showed poor judgement if she was not someone he already knew.

 

You can put in your house rules that  "No unregistered guests or visitors may enter the home unless the host has approved this in advance and can meet the person and obtain their ID. If we are not available to ask, then the answer is no."

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