Could not agree more if I tried.
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We are lucky, our only No-Pet-Breaking-Rule-Guest-with-Cat-Damage was VRBO. We already got a bunch of cash and are now waiting on the damage claim.
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We are structured to be pet and animal exempt. It should be so with any private property!
I donāt allow pets. I donāt allow infants. This is my house and I make the rules. Plain and simple. There are plenty of airb&b in the area that are pet and infant friendly.
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Is that a $40 per dog fee per night?
Yes ā¦ or generally $200 per week. ( discount of $10).
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Iāve never charged a pet fee anyway but I looked at the pet fee setting. and the only limitation to what I could set as a fee was limited to my average nightly price. Right now, because itās the dead season, that is only $179 but it will let me set a pet fee of $178. I went to the calendar and raised the prices to $500 and it let me set a pet fee of $499.
Also, you just put in your house rules what you pet limits are. The article about the new pet settings actually encourages this. Iāve always had a house rule that says that dogs (because we only accept dogs) must be pre-approved prior to booking and itās always been easy peasy to get a request withdrawn or a guest cancelled when they have not gotten their dogs pre-approved before booking. (Clearly I donāt cancel guests just because of that but it is handy when needed/desired).
https://www.airbnb.com/resources/hosting-homes/a/what-you-need-to-know-about-hosting-pets-463
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Thatās what I saw as well. I asked someone what the source of that ā$50 max pet feeā was but they didnāt know. I donāt know if it was this pet thread or another one.
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I think most people just add the fee on afterwards and ask for the money via resolution center. I allow pets with no fee, guests appreciate it, and my listing is a separate house. If I had an issue with pet damage or excess cleaning I would go through the resolution center just as any other damage claim.
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I just read two Airbnb articles regarding āservice animalsā and it sounds like they are saying that anyone can bring any animal at any time without telling anyone and with no fees if they are an Emotional Support Animal. And, of course, the definition of that is up to the customer. And owners canāt refuse them. Anyone getting anything different?
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It depends. Some hosts are entirely exempt, especially outside the USA.
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Even in the US, many are exempt especially home shares (BR in a house listing). There are ways that āentire stayā listings can also be exempt, for various reasons.
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Itās always a good idea to include language in the listing and house rules.
@RockHouse You are correct. According to Airbnbās TOS, in most cases, guests can bring dogs even to non-dog-allowing HR whole-house listings (for free), if they elect to be horrible people. The definition of ESA is whatever the dog owner wants it to be. And you canāt even ask about it. Itās repugnant. And I canāt wait for the day when it stops.
All of our listings are dog friendly. Thereās just too much money in it. And our experience (surprisingly) is that the vast majority of guests declare and happily pay for their dogs. But about 5% claim itās an ESA. And every single time, itās the same: They grotesquely put their hands on their proverbial hips and declare how ācrucialā their ESA their dog is, and how entitled they are to NOT pay for it. Barf.
Again, Iām just glad itās not that many guests who elect to be scum.
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Parvo comes to mindā¦
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I always chuckle a little when I see you mention this option. Thanx for the smile!
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