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I just got my $100 superhost coupon, which is $135aud.
I am going on a trip soon and need single night accommodation at each end of my trip near the airport, being the super cheap person I am I donât put this credit towards somewhere super amazing and treat myself but thought I would apply it to 2x super cheap places instead.
Only to discover you can only use it once!!!
Why? Why? WHY?
So I have used my $135 credit on somewhere for $77. Great location but ultra basic and there may be some resident creatures according to the reviews, I donât mind, Iâm there less than 10hours. But when I think I could have spent it on something a whole lot nicer instead???
It very clearly says in the email itâs single use, so what a big fool I am!
Yes, but here is the difference: you are taking responsibility for not reading. I believe we all are guilty of not reading everything all the time. But the real problem is when the non-reader tries to push the blame on the other party, instead of accepting responsibility for not reading.
Most of us who are hosts have an awareness that most people donât have I guess. We realize how annoying it is when people donât read and realize what theyâre getting and then try to get money back that they donât deserve.
The awareness is there for sure, as I think alot of guests would immediately be difficult, or critical at review time despite full well knowing something like this was entirely their fault. But itâs not something that would ever bother me even if I didnât know better, Iâm not a complainer.
And at end of the day itâs a free nightâs stay.
But even though itâs not technically my hard earned money, something like this really stings a cheapskate hard lol!
Last year I booked a few days in Honolulu in August. I was so focused on location (I wanted to be close to my daughter whom I was visiting) that I didnât notice which amenities were checked. After I found a suitable place and booked it, my daughter messaged me and said âDoes it have air conditioning? Youâll hate it here without itâ since August in Hawaii is very hot and humid. After checking the listing again, I was embarrassed to see that it did not and I became one of those guests who hadnât read everything. Fortunately the listing had a flexible cancellation policy and I had only had the reservation an hour or two so I didnât feel too bad about canceling.
So, itâs easy to miss certain things about a listing if youâre focused on certain things more important to you like location, etc.
I donât know the area that well, but the place w/o AC was near base housing, not too far from Pearl Harbor (my son-in-law is in the Navy.) We ended up in a condo in Waikiki. It was some 17 floors up with killer full glass views but the location was really bad - homeless people everywhere.