The guest that booked did not have any reviews. Before I accepted, I asked the purpose of their stay. He told me they were moving to the area because he had a new job at a bank, and the GF was transferring retail stores. Supposedly, he was doing remote training for a week, and he would start at the bank on his first Monday here (Sept 7). As of yet, he has not gone to any job. He is never gone for more than an hour or two, always in shorts and tank top. That alone makes me uneasy. First, in my experience, that sort of lie is meant to cover up something nefarious more often than not. Second, I approved the reservation assuming I would have privacy during the day. (She started at her new store this past Monday but has only worked two days this week.) I don’t like that I approved the reservation under false pretenses. I don’t like it at all.
They are both in and out all day long, even during the wee hours. At least once a day, he goes to the grocery store. (I am down to one shelf in my refrigerator for my groceries, but that is another story.) At least 5x times (on a slow day) a day, they both go out to the parking lot and then come back in five/ten minutes later. On Sunday, they were in and out over 30 times. When I asked how much longer that was going to go on, I was told that was the last time. It turned out it wasn’t the last time, they just stopped closing the door when they left. I can’t see the front door, but I have a motion sensor. This in and out also happens at least a couple of times between 3 AM and 6 AM most nights, and it is preceded by a lot of back and forth between the bedroom and bathroom. I thought they were smoking at first, which is a big no no for me, but I don’t see them with cigarettes when I happen to drive by when they are at their car. I have seen other cars pull up in the same area a couple of times while they were out there, though there was no way to discretely see if there was interaction. And one time he was walking away from the car, she was in it, when I pulled in. He walked past my building and ignored me when I called out a hello. Even if they are not selling illegal subs, one neighbor has already noticed and asked me about all this activity. Luckily, she is the nice neighbor, but others are not. I am worried about someone complaining to management. I posted this to Reddit and was told I am paranoid. I am laid off and absolutely cannot afford to lose this place because of them.
They are super messy, take over the kitchen for hours each day, and don’t clean up after themselves. This stuff I could easily handle, if it wasn’t for the other behavior. Honestly, I am afraid of them. I live alone, all of my friends have moved away, and I don’t have any support here. My neighbors are friendly, but not friends, and none would be willing to get involved. I was hoping Airbnb would have something more stringent I could use, other than just asking them to leave.
Thank you all for your help and advice!
