Guest with asthma

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Lydia-Jane0
Level 2
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Guest with asthma

A guest checked in and within 30 minutes had an allergy attack; I live out in the country, high desert, and it is quite dusty.  She's on-line now looking for another place and getting in touch with AirBnB;  anything else I need to do?   I feel badly for her and me:  I had asked her to come view the apt. before reserving it but she chose to not do so.  Hope I don't end up taking her to hospital!  

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@Lydia-Jane0   There's nothing that you need to do from an Airbnb perspective - guests are generally responsible for managing their own health issues with respect to the local environment, and taking out the appropriate travel insurance policy for predictable emergencies. You have every right to uphold your cancellation policy, or you may offer a refund via Resolutions if you want to.

 

Business matters aside, I can only hope that the fact that your guest has busied herself with changing apartments, rather than seeking medical attention, means her present condition is not severe. If that's not the case, perhaps persuade her to get in an ambulance and deal with Airbnb later. They could take weeks to reply.

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Lydia-Jane0
Level 2
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

@Anonymous There must be some miscommunication somewhere; I'm pretty sure A. would not agree to a full refund without having at least verified with me what she said happened, is what happened.  To protect myself I transferred the payment out of my PayPal account, so if they do want to refund all / part they'll have to get my agreement.  And, weirdly, I got the automatic request to provide a review for the guest, and my calendar has been opened up so it can be booked.  As I mentioned, A. called me yesterday but I was not available to talk and they have not called back again as they said they would.  So now it's just wait and see.  Thanks again for your response.  

 

@Lydia-Jane0  Airbnb is totally capable of giving a refund w/out talking to the host, they do it all the time, they have a sad tendency not to follow their own rules.  Also, if they decide to give a refund and the money is out of the account they'll just take it out of future bookings.  So, it is in your best interest to keep following up with Airbnb and/or the guest to find out what the actual resolution has been and make sure it is correct.

Lydia-Jane0
Level 2
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

@Mark116 Thank you so much for the info., I had no idea!  That is terrible that A. would give a refund without the host's knowledge / agreement - what if the guest was lying about what happened and they never verified it with the host (me!).  I've contacted the guest, we're on friendly WhatsApp terms, to ask her to let me know if she gets the refund.  It's hard to follow up w/A., I filed a query to the Resolution Center, they called yesterday but I couldn't talk and they have not called back since.   Don't really know what else to do, but wait and see what happen next.