here here here here, I applaud your post.
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What kind of guests to avoid?
Here are a few to avoid:
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The one type that caught my eye was #4 - âThe Fearfulâ. By the time they are done asking all their silly questions (like are there great white sharks in the area and such crazy stuff) and then proceed to âthink about itâ, the place is already booked. Then it is scramble mode.
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I hope you display âno over 50sâ as your first house rule as that way those of us who dislike sweeping generalisations about people can avoid you.
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Anyone in particular you addressing that to Reader?
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We only avoid people who we have âbadâ feelings about like those who donât show their faces in their profile.
We have had two sets of retired folks, and theyâve both been delightful. One were visiting because they were expecting their first grandchild. They were super stoked to be there.
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I donât know - as a guest, I didnât mention the lovely soda bread, cakes biscuits, cheese, fruit, wine etc which my first host left because I didnât want her to feel that she would be obliged to do the same for everyone. It was her first hosting too. Iâve felt bad about it ever since, though not enough to send her a private message explaining myself.
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We had an enquiry from someone asking if the bathroom was clean. I thought about introducing her to the Liar Paradox, but in the end I just declined her.
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I would have dragged that out just a little by answering back.
I did send her a picture of one of our guests happily kayaking; to this day I am wondering why she didnât book. 
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To Euphoria Soul who started this thread, not sure why it doesnât show up as a response to him/her?
Got cha. I have had a lot of cool older folks stay and kind of a fan of those types of guests.
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There was this girl who asked so many questions. Many of those questions could be answered by doing some research on her side. I knew she was going to bombard me with more questions so I just ignored her. Luckily, she didnât do instant booking or I would have been doomed:P
I got an inquiry from another guest who asked if she could check in earlier than our usual check in time. I told her that weâre having guests checking out on the day she wanted to check in, and that the room required some cleaning. Have I made my case clear? She then insisted that her flight was early and that she was going to be bored. She was even friendly enough to put a frowning face like this at the end of the message â> 
So I thought, okay, then you can go somewhere else buddy!
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I have older guests now and they are great! Self -sufficient and not fussed about anything. Easygoing.
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Its true, I agree with it.
We have a local staying with us for the next couple of nights. Heâs a 50-something who is in the middle of a divorce and is tired of staying at a hotel downtown. Lovely guy, and heâs happy with what weâre providing here.
I rarely have truly older people, because I am not a vacation spot, but I have found some younger women really entitled and quite the opposite of the older people I do get. Part of being a host is giving directions and helping; that what âhostâ means. I really appreciate guests who want my advice.
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@marialvarez I couldnât help myself when I read this. I mean what on Earth were the guests thinking?! âYou were not that helpfulâ because you were not able to provide weed?! Joke: provide contact of local dealers in your guidebook;))) Just kidding.
YesâŚive been hosting for around 5 years and although i hate to stereotypeâŚgenerally this seems to be true. Even to the point where one spanish lady in her 50s had my son carry her bags in and out of the house to the uber for her when arriving and departingâŚshe then left four stars and complained about the layout of the room. Ive had people of this age group complain that the sheets werenât ironed properly!
Airbnb is one big social experiment and i could stereotype most ages and cultures (although there are always exceptions to the rule) but as with anything i find there are pros and cons to all ages and cultures. To be honest thoughâŚthe most problems have been from locals.
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Quite true. Guy left three stars for overallâŚbecause his flight was delayed for three hours, haha