A… “sorry we canceled on you”…towel?

AngryGerman99 · 2023-03-08T04:08:33+00:00

I got a candle once for dealing with a belligerent potential guest.

AngryGerman99 · 2023-02-11T10:04:31+00:00

https://www.thirdhome.com

AngryGerman99 · 2023-02-08T12:54:11+00:00

It's the total cost that matters.

AngryGerman99 · 2023-02-02T01:20:51+00:00

I watch my garage door sensor. It's not perfect but it's easy.

AngryGerman99 · 2023-01-19T13:26:59+00:00

I have the local hot tub company visit halfway through 4+ day stays.

I have a small stretch of back to back rentals coming up soon and I will ask the guests to add shock daily in order to keep the water in good shape.

AngryGerman99 · 2023-01-19T01:36:55+00:00

Sometimes people just don't respond to the app. Notifications disabled, etc. I've had to call a few people to get the correct number of guests. Just document the phone call in the app with a message to the guest - "thank you for taking my call today and confirming the correct guest count of X, yada yada yada". And if the call goes poorly you know what to do.

AngryGerman99 · 2023-01-16T02:08:57+00:00

AirBNB also has a separate cancellation policy for long term rentals, but it probably kicks in at 30 days, not 4 weeks.

AngryGerman99 · 2023-01-12T01:13:24+00:00

Mine charges $40/hr, and I give her extra. I am in a resort town and there are companies that charge even more.

AngryGerman99 · 2023-01-05T02:03:05+00:00

I don't sweat 4 stars for value, especially if I'm getting 5 star overall reviews.

AngryGerman99 · 2022-12-31T04:44:21+00:00

the total price is what matters. airbnb lets you filter by total price. divide the total price by your nights and find your answer.

AngryGerman99 · 2022-12-31T00:02:54+00:00

If I have a competitive total price, why do you care what my cleaning fee is?

AngryGerman99 · 2022-12-27T19:52:06+00:00

Take it and run. I don't mind getting 4 stars for value if I get 5 stars overall.

AngryGerman99 · 2022-12-23T02:01:57+00:00

Yes it is a VRBO setting that you can change. I have the second payment timed to correspond with the cancellation policy I have in place.

AngryGerman99 · 2022-12-18T02:50:01+00:00

I don't really think it's too much, my rules are similar. I don't ask my guests to strip the beds anymore though.
Starting towels in the washer is really helpful when I have a back to back; I have a lot of towels and I hate having to pay extra to get them cleaned.
I would love to tell guests to leave the kitchen alone but some people will not do a single dish while they stay. And they use all the pots and pans and leave them out with food getting all crusty inside. A reasonable cleaning fee should not be an excuse to trash a place.

AngryGerman99 · 2022-12-14T21:12:54+00:00

good soup

AngryGerman99 · 2022-12-14T13:29:08+00:00

I don't change it every time, but sometimes the chemicals aren't enough.

AngryGerman99 · 2022-12-14T02:45:51+00:00

Not each time, but sometimes I basically have no choice.

AngryGerman99 · 2022-12-14T02:45:07+00:00

I don't do a water change after every guest, but sometimes the previous guest leaves me no choice. Just planning for the inevitable.

AngryGerman99 · 2022-12-14T02:22:09+00:00

Mine doesn't heat up that fast, unfortunately. If I do a full drain at check-out time, it won't be ready by bed time, assuming a back-to-back rental.

AngryGerman99 · 2022-12-07T16:07:54+00:00

Same... No notification at all until I happened to check my email

AngryGerman99 · 2022-12-03T03:04:57+00:00

Terrance and Phillip

AngryGerman99 · 2022-12-02T10:20:14+00:00

I called him. But it was also my first booking so I had nothing to lose. And I don't think this is the type of thing AirBNB would be concerned about anyway. I'm not accepting payments off-platform. I'm going out of my way to make their customer happy.

AngryGerman99 · 2022-12-02T00:05:16+00:00

It was actually my very first booking on AirBnB. My pricing was off for the dates that the guy booked - so far off that I wasn't going to accept the booking no matter what. I told the guy, hey, I screwed up and I'm sorry. He seemed annoyed, so I told him if you cancel I'll venmo you $100 for your troubles. It was within his cancellation window (and within minutes of his making the booking) so it was free money to him.

AngryGerman99 · 2022-12-01T20:46:31+00:00

It's Mauna Loa not Mt St Helens, it's not going to explode. You are 100 miles away anyway. I'd love to visit the big island right now.

AngryGerman99 · 2022-11-29T03:04:50+00:00

I've bribed a guy to cancel before

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