@Kelly149
I did not think to mention it at first, and then I had the two sets of guests who commented on it. After that, I made sure to both include a mention on the listing and also remind guests when I checked them in.
I found it useful to say, "As I mentioned on the listing, the bedroom door doesn't lock, but if you want to lock away any valuables, you can lock them in the desk here... Also, here is a door stop in case you don't want the cats to come in." Most guests seem to react well to this.
Although one should not assume, and ask if unsure, I think most people WILL assume that the bedroom door locks and certainly expect shared bathrooms to have a lock, so if there isn't one, I believe we should make that clear.
I do, by the way, have bolts on the insides of all bathroom doors. I just haven't put them in the bedrooms as I am scared of someone being clueless and trapping themselves in there.
Yep, they could also trap themselves in the bathrooms, but it's far more likely that someone else would accidentally try to enter a shared space when someone is in there than try to access someone else's bedroom. I don't have a lock or bolt on my bedroom door and have never had a guest enter or try to when I was in there.
Plus, no one needs someone else walking in while they are in the shower or on the toilet.
Incidentally, I did once walk in on a guest butt naked in the shower because he left the bathroom door wide open. I assumed someone had left the light on by mistake and in I went. He didn't care though and his girlfriend, who was also staying, seemed pretty relaxed about it too! Each to their own I guess...