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Whether you allow guests to leave bags is up to you.
I allow guests to leave their bags in my garage, but it is no inconvenience to me since they can let themselves in and out. However, I’d give you different advice if you are renting a guest room and must then babysit the bags while the guests return at a mystery hour.
Are you wanting to say NO and looking for help with wording?
I am curious who is on the hook if the bags go missing.
I personally would allow it, but I would do it like a hotel where they have to bring it to the front desk (which is me) instead of leaving it in the room because the cleaning crew need to come in and clean. When they want it back they have to come back to the front desk (again, me) to get it. My listing a a whole house and I live directly across the street about 100 feet away, so this isn’t a problem, at least as long as I’m home.
@Brian_R170 And if the guest has illegal drugs in their luggage? Now you have illegal drugs in your home…just a thought…
That would be VERY interesting for me if I also happened to have one of the retired working dogs that I occasionally board in my home at the same time…if they detected the drugs and alerted!
@Militaryhorsegal if they have illegal drugs in their bags they are leaving for a while then the same drugs would have been in their bags for the duration of their stay - what’s the difference.
I have no problem with guests leaving bags after checkout. Often I have guests who check out in the morning but whose train doesn’t leave until later in the day, saves them having to spoil a day they could spend enjoying because they have to carry luggage around.
I was replying to Brian who said the guest would have to bring the luggage across the street to his house where he lived. The guests had stayed in a separate house. I will edit the post as I see it didn’t show up as a reply to Brian.
Yes I allow it. But much depends on your rental and your setup.
NO. Anytime I agreed it became a hassle. I tell them due to Airbnb considering them checked out, I am no longer covered under Airbnb or my Insurance. I use the liability insurance a lot when I say NO.
If that is a real risk for me, then every Airbnb host that shares space in their own home with guests is taking a much bigger risk of guests bringing illegal drugs into their home. Same for Uber drivers, etc.
My response would be yes if it was convenient for me. As with Brian they would have to leave them with me, not in the room. However I don’t think I’ve ever had anyone ask.
Me either, my guests all come in cars except for the hikers, I may allow a hiker to leave a backpack on the porch if asked but I do not want guests coming in the cabin after checkout.
I think guests are like kids in this respect, they need clear rules and boundaries set:)
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If you want to know what percentage allows leaving bags and if they charge for it, see Questions 13 & 14 in the old Super Poll. It might not be totally up-to-date but it gives a good indication.
I hadn’t seen the poll–thanks! Though I messed up on one of my answers and couldn’t figure out how to change my vote.
Normally you can just choose another option.
If I don’t have back to back rentals, I can/will accommodate the bags. If I have back to back rentals, I can’t.
As most of the other answers have pointed out, it depends on your setup. Though, one possible issue with allowing guests to collect their bags later is that it could happen that they dirty your place again after the cleaner has already cleaned. Just a thought to keep in mind.
I like to scare them by saying that they can leave them on the front veranda. This is also successful for guests who want to leave their bags before check in. It is worth noting that we are a 98% drive to destination. I don’t apply that to the few public transport guests we have.
No. I don’t do “left luggage” or early check ins or late checkouts .
I don’t want the responsibility for their belongings and every time I did try they never showed up on time to pick it it or drop it off and I had to wait for them.
As others have said, this is an impossible question to answer definitively. It all depends on what kind of listing you have.
I allow luggage drop-off and storage at my own place because it’s no inconvenience to me and there are no safety issues. I actually advertise it on my listing - I’m in a highly competitive area so anything to get a little ahead!
At the entire property where I co-host, it’s a firm NO. It’s just not possible for a myriad of reasons.
This weekend I will begin saying, NO.
I let guest do this because my check out time is 11 am. A lot of guests have a late flight and it’s inconvenient to walk around with all of their of luggage.
Yesterday’s guest was supposed to pick up her luggage in the evening supposedly before her flight. As I write this, it’s 1:30 pm & her luggage is still here.
I let her leave her luggage in the hallway so I can still prepare the room for the next guest and I extended the smartcode time to 9pm. Supposedly the smart code didn’t work around 6pm & her phone died. I think she entered the code wrong & just wanted to continue the convenience of walking around without all the luggage. When I got home, I saw in the camera, she didn’t even ring any of the door bells, she just left.
No I’m stuck in limbo, paying attention to the cameras, waiting because I don’t want to give her anymore smartcode access incase there something else happening. I sure don’t want to leave my family alone until I know for sure it’s ok.
I was supposed to see my mom at the hospital & I’m stuck waiting.
After reading some of these reviews about possible illegal stuff in luggage, I don’t want to risk it anymore.
Do yourself a favor and look out for yourself and your space 1st. If they want to leave luggage after checkout they can pay for another day at least that way you have some protection.