Hello!
I have been hosting pets for over a year and usually had good experiences. I am a pet owner my self and know how important is to travel with them. I charge an appropriate fee per pet to cover the extra cleaning cost and supplies as we all know pets are messy. I have hosted mostly dogs and cats.
Recently had a terrible situation where the guest never paid for the pet fee even if she had committed to pay before arrival. Her two large dogs ended up making a big mess of my place and ruined all sheets, blankets and more. I was expecting help from Airbnb but was disappointed to hear they couldn’t do much about it because the guest claimed her two large dogs as service animals last minute.
She got away without paying and left me with a big mess to clean and very disappointed about the service animals rules.
As we host, are force to accept multiple animals including a small HORSE! Without a fee. Now a days everyone can claim their animals as service and this situation is getting out of control. This young guest didn’t need her dogs to perform any Task for her as she left them alone all day long. I understand if someone had a real impediment like being blind, they definitely need a service animal, but only one, not multiple! I am afraid next time I’ll be forced to host 5 dogs and a horse without the possibility of saying no! I am considering not hosting pets anymore as it had turned into a problem.
Has anyone else have the same issues?
Paloma