Forget Chore Lists, Some People Just Shouldn’t List Homes On Airbnb [Roundup]

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  1. These people are just looking to see how they can get more money out of you. Another reason to Never stay at an Airbnb.

  2. Just to let you know I couldn’t read your story because the View from the Wing floating ads expan rather large over stories on an Android device and there’s no way to shrink siE or stop it from floating around the page when I try to move text location.

    So you message is missed.

  3. @Neil McAslan – thank you for flagging, I am not able to replicate this, any other feedback or info appreciated to help me track this down

  4. Also have issues with all yhe floating ads and pop-ups on VFTW webpage with Galaxy S22+ (Chrome browser) – I don’t have Samsung Internet (withnpopup blocker) set to open Twitter URLs

  5. Regarding Airbnb notes: I would have followed the instructions and then just before checking out switched all of the tags to different locations. After all, there didn’t seem to be a note saying “Don’t touch notes.”

  6. The notes are jarring overkill but the substance of the notes are reasonable, given that the spirit of Airbnb is to rent out the home you personally live in and have a stake in — not to rent out a home that you own as an investment property specifically to earn revenue from Airbnb.

    All the rules are fine to me except for the threat of charging renters for a broken bed. It’s fair to say “no jumping”, but not fair to charge renters for a broken bed. Broken beds are a consequence of poorly constructed furniture. Even a 100 lb person lying completely flat and not moving on the bed can trigger the collapse of cheap slats or supports underneath the bed.

    The rules on Airbnb that are unreasonable are “action items” such as chores that were not disclosed prominently in the listing.

  7. AirBnB hosts need to take a hospitality course before they can rent their property.

  8. Actually these rules seem rather reasonable and, like most rules, are probably based on problems that actually happened.

  9. These rules are not reasonable especially if renting to parents with children. Another reason I seldom consider AirBnb. You are renting a home not a museum.

  10. Plain stupid to have furniture that’s so fragile it can’t be touched or used.

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