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You would be doing other hosts a terrible disservice if you did not post a review. The review need not be judgemental or emotional (except any positive aspects), just state the facts. Hosts can make a decision based on them. Write something like:
Ms. Facebook Name, from State, stayed with me for two months with her young son. We also became friends on Facebook. Her adorable home-schooled son was quiet and he was disciplined strictly. During her stay, she purchased a gun and kept it at my property. Fortunately, Child Protective Services did not take her son away. I wish them both the very best for the future, and hope the medication helps!
Sometimes a dead-pan review that really says nothing, BUT leaves a lot to the imagination may help other hosts. Example: āMadam Xā stayed with me for two months.ā Thatās it. What host wouldnāt be dying of curiosity with such a non-committal āreviewā?
I am sure others can think of a lot better examples.
I really think you should mention the gun. In many countries it is highly unusual for people to carry guns. Airbnb is an international website. I donāt allow weapons on my property, and would be mad if the guest did not ask permission.
I didnāt know if it was in her car or in our home. It made me uncomfortable since I have two children in my home plus hers. She was a hot head so that is worrisome.
Thatās exactly what I wrote once for one particular set of horrible guests when I was really new to hosting. I simply wrote āEdward stayed at (name of my place) for 2 nightsā. If hosts do the slightest bit of research, and click on my profile, then my listing, they will see that every single other review I have written has been personalized to each guest, and Iāve always responded to their reviews.
To the original post, I would absolutely freak out with weapons in my home, a mother scolding her child concerning bowel movements (Freud anyone?), seriously, I would have rather starved than hosted these people! Itās not my nature at all! I would probably not be able to write a review because there is no way I could not be emotional about it. Most of my reviews demonstrate that I connect with my guest on some emotional and personal level, so there is just no way I could not relay my genuine concern over this persons mental health issues and the impact it would have had on my life during their stay. Of courseā¦this is one of the reasons I donāt allow kids, and I donāt allow stays more than 4 days. I would have been on the phone with ABB, but I get that not every host is an emotional freak like I am I would have been calling them reporting that I did not feel safe hosting what I opined to be an emotionally/mental unstable person and this personās behaviors were in fact, mentally unstable.
I think you should keep your review focused on what she did while at your house. If she got the gun after she left your place, itās not really relevant.
Do let Air know about the strange, unstable behavior though. You are lucky she didnāt overstay. I wanted to warn you about taking long bookings like this, as they can create long-term tenant status, which could entail an eviction in court from squatting ā¦and you did say this girl likes to sue.
Ms. X and her son stayed with us for two months, during which she always took her meds. Child Protection Services did not take her son away, nor did she use her gun during her stay.
I am sure most of us have heard that āFamiliarity breeds contemptā, Something tells me, the more you find out about this person @rebecca1, the more difficult this review will be to write, comfortably. Heck, that may be the case with many guests. Getting too friendly with what are indeed strangers (most guests) and for such a long stay which facilitates it, oftentimes leads to personal moral dilemmas, because then perhaps we are dealing with ātoo much informationā.
(Had to repeat the post, first one kepted wrapping the text strangely)
What do you think??
XXX spent the last three weeks at our home. During the last week of her stay she broke three rules which were listed as rules which could have terminated her stay. I would not allow this guest back at my home due to her unpredictable and combative behavior the last week she was here.
(her two month stay was broken up into two three week stays and a couple of other stays)
@Maggieroni - I love it! I will also give her thumbs down with the least stars possible for communication. I have given her 2 or 3 stars each time I have reviewed her for communication. Thank you.
I would have been calling them reporting that I did not feel safe hosting what I opined to be an emotionally/mental unstable person and this personās behaviors were in fact, mentally unstable.