Hello all,
I was hosting a father and daughter from overseas and the visit for the most part has been fine. On the last night, something very unusual happened and it has left us feeling very strange.
My husband and I keep an iPhone charger plugged into a surge protector by our couch. We usually charge our phones while watching tv in the evenings. Last night we could not find it; we searched for about hour. Not only was it gone, the surge protector was now filled with several phone and computer chargers that belonged to our guests. Not a big deal, except our own charger was missing. When our guest finally returned from his day of sightseeing, I asked him if he had seen the charger. The conversation went like this:
Me: Hi, have you seen the iPhone charger that was plugged in by the couch?
Him: Yes, it's upstairs.
Me: Why would it be upstairs? (with a puzzled look on my face)
Him: I didn't know it was yours.
Me: What do you mean? Yes, it belongs to me.
Him: Okay, I will get it to you right away.
The tone of interactions changed after that.
Now, I try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. But I have this nagging feeling that if I didn't notice the charger was missing, it would have been gone for good. It left me with a strange feeling because, after all this is our home, not the free library.
I'm wondering if you, as fellow hosts, would like to know about something like this in the reviews, or should I not mention it at all. Is this a sign that someone might like to help themselves to other people's items or do hosts expect small items to go missing from their shared spaces? I rely on reviews to help me determine if I should let someone into our home and imagine it's the same for others. I'm open to feedback from the group.
Many thanks for your thoughts.