Don't Be an A**hole Airbnb Host!

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[@MyMySharona]

I invested in an Ozone machine after 2 guests smoked pot inside and 2 other guests heavily used curry, its very true, those scents are so hard to get rid of as it gets in everything. Even airing my place out overnight with windows open didnt help. The Ozone machine is what takes care of it.

[@ThanksForVisiting]

Glad you found a tool that works!

[@islandkiss316]

I just had an incident where the guest mentioned they were bringing dog, then changed plans when I mentioned the fee, but I’m pretty sure still brought the dog (there was pet hair found and I can hear a dog in some Ring cam footage). Do you factor that in your review of the guest?

[@ThanksForVisiting]

I would have to be 100% sure they snuck in an unapproved pet -but you absolutely can broach the issue!

[@koby2995]

Yep I had a guest that brought two dogs and didn't tell us (only have front camera) I was mad but then I was like whatever and had to let it go.

[@TabbyLife8]

Whole heartedly disagree. Cooking with highly aromatic spices (not just curry), excessive oil, and excessive steam can and should be prohibited. Zero people want to smell someone’s leftover cooking smells and the property owner does not want their property PERMANENTLY damaged by the spice molecules binding to surfaces, oil and steam.

[@ThanksForVisiting]

We will have to agree to disagree. Being hospitable does not include forbidding people from cooking the foods they love. These aromatics do not permanently damage properties. Properly cleaning after each guest more than resets the stage for the next arrival.

[@alynarae3469]

@@ThanksForVisiting yeah that is definitely not true You can use an ozone machine to address the smell left from people specific cooking, which is more than acceptable as people should be able to cook what they want, but certain religions. I have found to put it as realistic as it is cook with such high heat they ruin a stove top that cannot be cleaned or remedied by a turnover following their stay. I’ve seen it more than a few times regarding specific religions. I’m not going to Name? specifically but it is just facts, from my own experience and some men groups of men that I posted many times cook with such high heat, not of the same religion mentioned before, but that it ruins, stoves countertops and cabinets nearby the ceilings covered with grease, etc. that cannot only be cleaned up, but have to be repainted it’s actually quite serious and concerning and dangerous. It is completely unnecessary to use such excessive high heat to cook. I wish more people certain people that it seems. I’ve had many experiences with knew this. You do not need to have burned down the kitchen in order to cook a good meal.

[@recebaker330]

We have a townhouse rental with hardwood floors and everyone knows dogs are not nice to these types of floors and they are very expensive to refinish. I would really hope someone with a service animal understands this and would find a more pet-friendly option. Because they would have to come out of pocket for damages.

[@JanetKohl]

I bred, trained and showed Great Danes. They are large. My hardwood floors are fine. I even had puppies on them. I refinished them 26 years and 5 dogs ago. I now have a service dog. It’s the untrained basic pets that are a problem. I have a no pets policy and have never hosted a single service dog in 6 years of hosting.

[@recebaker330]

Well you are very fortunate with your hardwood floors because we just stayed in a million dollar, on the water, gated community AirBNB home in Ft Walton Beach with absolutely beautiful hardwood floors. The homeowner just had them refinished because a previous renter brought their dogs and they damaged the hardwoods that bad. They said absolutely no more dogs. And I don’t blame them! So as the post says, yes I would totally be that “A**hole”