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Same! I find it mostly amusing, especially the ones whose Air photos and profiles indicate a partner. It was these extra guests all the time that led me to just no longer charging an extra guest fee. I was tired of feeling ripped off by it, so now I just turn a blind eye. If they have four people in one bed I don’t care so long as they damage nothing and disturb nobody.
I’ve often seen hosts feeling disappointed that they gave a low-occupancy discount only to find the guests filled the place. Simple solution for me was not to give the discount. If I had a sleeps-8 and they only bring 4 people, they’d be paying full price at my property, it’s not worth the angst to offer discounts.
I think for me it’s that I’d prefer only 2 people, but I’ll take up to 4. If I don’t charge extra, then it will be more common to get 4 people. Or if I don’t charge extra then people will make no big deal of maybe even bringing more into a space that can’t accommodate that at all. It totally depends on the space. If I had more than 1 bedroom and would be changing the linens in all those rooms every time I’d charge more, but more than 2 guests means opening up the sofa and making another bed and more washing.
I use the same tactic. I never give a discount. I point out the amenities I offer, my super bi…ch rating and then, if I really want to rub it in, I nicely refer them to the Motel 6 down the road which is 2.2 times more expensive during the week than my place and nearly triple weekends.
Last week I had a girl want to book every Monday during the upcoming semester at the uni up the street. She wanted a weekly discount (???), parking and then a “walk through” before she decided. OMG pain in the rear guest for sure for a measly $38!! Heck no! Had she kept her mouth shut I would have said yes in a minute.
I say this:
“Regarding a further discount, I’m sorry but we have chosen not to negotiate with the fees that have been set. We have carefully structured our fees and believe that we are already priced below the other similar listings in our neighbourhood.”
I don’t decline based soley on the discount question, but if there are other potential issues I would.
My listing includes weekly and monthly prices, which are a discount from the single nightly rate: about 10% discount for a week and a much larger discount for the month. I have a three night minimum and then each additional four nights is
at the regular nightly rate.
