The in that case, just tell them so. Tell them too that you can’t guarantee the safety of the bikes if they are left outside. (On the Airbnb message system so it’s on record). Then let them sort it all out 
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“I’ve determined that our place isn’t suitable for your particular needs. Best of luck.”
Just tell him the truth. There’s no room for the bikes to be indoors safely, and you cannot assure their safety in the back yard. Don’t tell him to cancel. Let him draw his own conclusion.
At least if he complains later, you’ll have your Airbnb message telling him the truth while he still has time to cancel. What else he does for accommodations is up to him.
“Thank you for confirming my decision. Have a nice life.” lol
Wow what a bunch of worry about nothing. The guest should have just kept his mouth shut and brought the bikes inside. That’s what I do. I bring my bikes in hotel rooms and STR’s and have never damaged anything. I have never had a host say anything either and if they did I would NOT be putting my bike outside. They have their own room in my house. They can come stay with me.
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This is not your problem. Just say you don’t allow bikes inside and that you cannot guarantee their safety outside and he’d be better suited to finding a place that meets his needs. Do all this via Air message system.
Contact CS and ask to cancel because you don’t want the liability.
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Fire safety. Two bikes would block the egress, sorry, insurance won’t allow it.
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Finally, a host that would defend the guests’ right to bring bicycles inside! I would do just like you, not ask and just bring my bike inside after cleaning it. If the room was really as small as the OP said, I would pull my bike bag out of the panniers, remove the panniers, take off the wheels, and put the bike in the bag.
My current bike is an old one that’s now worth only about $100 if I were to sell it, but my next bike will be a $5000+ titanium bike (it will be my last bike at age 73), and it will not be parked outside. No cyclist on a trip will want to risk their main transport by leaving it where it could get stolen, since police departments won’t take bike thefts seriously even when bikes cost thousands of dollars.
Cyclists are not only endangered by drivers who look but don’t see us, we are discriminated against, whether it’s drivers yelling at us to “get off the road” when we have a legal right to be there, or by hotels and hosts that don’t want bikes in the room. IMHO this host is wrong, very wrong, and stupid to not allow bikes.
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Sorry
I agree with the OP. We have a massive bike race here and when I get booked by cyclists I insist that they keep the bikes in the support vehicle or chained up outside. Lesson learnt after the first year. Black tyre marks on my handmade rugs, tracks up the polished floor boards, chipped paint on the wall and architraves and scratched furniture. Dont like the rules, don’t book my accommodation.
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I never said I don’t allow bikes. I said that this particular studio didn’t have room for 2 bikes. I offered him a locked room in the basement and also a larger apartment that would fit the bikes.
You don’t read any better than the average guest, IMO.
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Here’s some solid satire for you.
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I just watched my current guests bring their bikes in on the camera! Lol, what timing. I am not worried a bit.
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I blindly accept everyone, bikes, no bikes, snotty attitudes and all. Heads in beds.
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Yes, they fit. But all the other stuff that came up on this thread, rugs marked up and walls scuffed are no more risk then luggage being dragged through a house. as @NordlingHouse said, Cyclist get shit on all the time. Some people just hate us and I get a bit defensive.
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Well I also ask for shoes off inside and cleaning Persian, handmade, antique rugs is an expensive process. Why would you assume you could bring inside road bikes? Same rules apply to prams.
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Why not just be honest Call Airbnb say the guest is insisting he stores his bikes in your studio which is not an amenity you offer and that there is no room for them and you fear damage.
Ask them to cancel the booking.
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I’m glad you have successfully cancelled this IB. What a complete arsehole.
Going forward.
I had a similar experience a couple of years ago with an English Channel Swimmer (they think they walk on water…), who IB’d, but then started making demands about being able to shorten his stay if he got an early weather window.
I put this into my HR’s;-
"Instant Bookings are unconditional. If you have specific requests or needs, please make an inquiry in the first instance. " I’ve not had a problem since.
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Clearly these rugs should not be in a STR or anything else so fragile, including hosts egos who have a need for control (not saying that is you)
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Except people with dogs or cats. I find it absolutely fascinating that you and Nordling have the attitude of “I wouldn’t ask, I’d just do what I want and let the chips fall where they may.”
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Bikes don’t pee in houses, or even outside houses. A bike is just luggage as far as I am concerned, its something I travel with. The idea that I would have to ask permission seems crazy to me unless it is a shared house.
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