I’ve been VERY fortunate. 80 ABNB guests and nothing taken. I’ve actually had the reverse with guests leaving stuff behind, both unintentionally and intentionally:
- One guest left a wood cutting board. (I provide the synthetic plastic type, and I assume he brought one because he followed a strict Kosher diet) I contacted the guest after he had left and said I’d be happy to mail it to him but he said just to keep it.
- Often have guests leave extras that they can’t carry on a plane (liquor, sodas, chips, etc). Opened gets thrown away; Unopened gets distributed to future guests.
- On several occasions guests have left behind thankyou cards and gifts (Starbucks gift cards, Wine). I had one Italian woman who was visiting her family and wanted to cook a meal with her sister; I offered larger pots / pans from my kitchen to make it it easier for her in the guest house. She was so grateful that before she left, she presented me a proper pasta bowl and spaghetti tool
And most recently a guest left the nicest thankyou card, and the attached. Tart to us / Wine to future guests.
