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I don’t get it. I went back and read your entire post. At the end you said
Then when people did just that you rejected it. You can’t use other platforms, you can’t stop hosting multiple guests in multiple rooms, you can’t get additional security cameras, you can’t check in guests personally.
I’m trying to determine what you want advice about. Use of other platforms should you be suspended or delisted from airbnb is out. I made very specific suggestions about your security and that of your home and future guests should the husband use his knowledge of your home and your never being there to his advantage.
You’ve reported the harassment to Airbnb and they have escalated it. If the guests retaliate with a bad review you can probably have it removed. They actually did you a favor in doing that because if they had just gone to Airbnb and reported you for discrimination you’d probably not get Airbnb’s support.
People took their time to give advice after you specifically asked for it and then you dismissed it all as “useless.” You reject the truth that advice and opinions are in fact one and the same. You don’t have a problem that can be solved here.
I do have one other suggestion: quit doing Airbnb and get 4 roommates. If you get kicked off Airbnb that will be your only option and it would solve many of your other concerns about security and privacy.
Why ask for advice on how to ensure you know who every guest is who is booked into your Airbnbs’ and exactly what they look like? Then when you are offered advice - reject everyones suggestions and advice out of hand without so much as a thank you.
Of course it is possible to personally check in guests through a co-host if you are not available to do self check in.
You would of course have to sacrifice some of your profit, but surely if knowing the identify of all your guests is so important to you, this is a small price to pay.
I have helped, given my time and assistance and you rant at me now. Goodbye to you. I won’t be answering any more of your posts and I am sure others feel the same.
Not that you’d care about any of my useless advice, but you could get a ring video doorbell and find a way to disable the sound of the bell. Then you request that any newly arriving guest ring that bell , which would allow you to communicate with them, since you get notification on your cell phone. You could then ask them to hold up their I.D., for their and all the other guest’s security.
They do have a Ring video doorbell. That seems like a good idea about the ID but when you are too busy to even meet most your guests that might not work.
Just thought that if the time isn’t there to actually meet the guest, the next step would be to stay where you are. but being able to communicate via cellphone/ring which takes less time and they don’t have to go to the property.
No, I didn’t dismiss everyone’s advice. I appreciate the advice. I was specifically referring to your “opinion,” which is uninformed. As I explained earlier, and will not bother to explain to you further given your general unwillingness to listen and eagerness to find fault, I have to balance my need for the income with the logistics of my situation. That is not “contradicting myself.” That is just he difficult situation I’m in.
That’s a good idea. Maybe I can have people call me when they check in and do a phone introduction. It might humanize me and keep them from acting so awful.
I did actually thank the people who provided advice. I either commented or “liked” their post.
It looks like you haven’t really read or understood what I said. It also seems like this is a bit of a hive mind. Which isn’t unexpected. But disappointing.
So far Airbnb has not responded to the case. Other guests, both minorities and non-minorities, have been staying with me with no issues. I’m optimistic that this can be resolved in a positive way.
All evidence to the contrary. You seem to think your needs are paramount. Airbnb is not a social service agency, They don’t care if you are dependent on the income. Guests don’t care either.
Since you are so desperate you should read this thread. Knowledge is power.
So I’m not allowed to engage in a discussion with you and answer your advice with facts?
Seriously?
Edit: do you always take it personally if you offer a solution to someone and they counter with reasons why that solution wouldn’t work? Are they supposed to grovel profusely first?
Yes. My needs are paramount to me. Therefore I will do what I can to protect them.
Honestly, this response seems so far out of left field, so far from advice on the topic at hand, that it’s absurd.
If you want to attack me personally, you’re welcome to do it. If you want to think that anytime someone disagrees with you is a personal attack on yourself, go for it. All I said was that I wanted advice, not your opinion. Your personal attacks fall in the category of opinion.
I maintain that you (and some other mods) are being unreasonable, and behaving in a way that isn’t conducive to useful discussion. If the people here aren’t allowed to request actual help and engage in discussion without moderators throwing a tantrum, that seems like a problem.
No-one on this forum minds engaging in a debate. In fact some of us love it !!
What some of us mind is someone coming on here, asking for advice and when they receive it, dismissing it out of hand without acknowledging the advice given
It just means that people are less likely to engage and offer further advice when this happens.
I came to this discussion late, but the OP’s turn to “I-don’t-want-uninformed-opinions” is the problem here. What cheek! Learn to use the scroll button, @Clemkadiddlehopper and you will do better on internet discussion forums.
