Do you allow guests to eat food in a private room? If so, do...
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Do you allow guests to eat food in a private room? If so, do you provide a table, or let them eat on the bed. New to Airbnb, ...
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You can certainly ask for ID. You can also tell them that you will be greeting the person who booked, and not one of the extra guests. Having said that, it is really common (most months for me) that more than one guest is staying and arriving at different times. I will give the keys to the person who didn't book, and not meet the rest at all. But I have never felt uncertain or unsafe in doing so. If the person booked is not planning to stay, then it is a breach of the booking and the other person should not be allowed to stay. You can only determine this by meeting them.
I have also had guests who sounded/looked a little dodgy but they have without exception turned out to be great guests. You just can't tell that easily. I would hesitate in cancelling, unless you know more than you are saying?
Here's what I would do if I was feeling bad on this:
Say that you will check in the person who booked only. They can let the remaining two in.
I would simply say that you like to greet each guest in person, so please let me know when you'll be arriving/come knock on the door/let me know when you're here/etc. For the future, it may help to always ask for the names of the guests the primary guest is traveling with. I always do.