He wants to bring his own RV??

[Tamme3]

Hi fellow host-ers!

I have an inquiry that is ... different. And I need some advice.
My AirBnB listing is a 5th wheel on 5 acres, next to my house with two other houses on the property. Potential guest is requesting they rent my trailer for their mother while they also bring their own "small trailer" to Covid visit with their mom who currently lives only a half hour away from me... for two nights. (He, and his two adult kids, coming from across Canada)
I don't know why they wouldn't just park at a camping site and go visit her during the day.. unless it's all booked up already..
Anyways, they'd like to pay me more to park their fully self sustained trailer on my property while they visit his Mom. One of his reviews isn't completely spectacular.. (obeyed "most" of the house rules??)

I have the room for his trailer, that's not the issue.. the issues are:
a) the safety/liability of walking across my property potentially at night back to their trailer. If we can't fit it next to our AirBnB..
b) outside AirBnB dealing?
c) use of my facilities in my AirBnB while they Covid visit with his Mom.. potentially 4 people when Max 2 is advertised.

d) the privacy/safety of my residential tenants if guests are walking around

Am I being paranoid? Please advise. Many thanks

[Sarah977]

@Tamme3  All of your expressed concerns sound valid, not paranoid. although it doesn't necessarily have to be outside Airbnb dealing- you can just send a special offer which would include the additional fee for him parking the trailer and staying there in addition to your nightly fee for the 5th wheel. If he had 100% stellar reviews, you might feel differently, but that's not the case (but if his other reviews are good, it could also just be a case of an overly fussy host who has a huge long list of house rules- you could cross-reference the host's reviews of other guests to see if there's a pattern there).

I can understand his preference for being on the same property with his mom, but if there's a campground nearby, there doesn't seem any reason why he couldn't stay there. You could call the campground to see if they are all booked up for those dates, then you'd know for sure. 

If there's space at the campground, I'd suggest that to him, saying you really aren't set up for what he's asking- say it will void your insurance or something if you want an easy excuse.

[Tamme3]

That's a great idea @Sarah977   Thanks!

[Sarah977]

@Tamme3  You're welcome. I just noticed you're in Errington- I lived in Courtenay for 25 years.