No problem. But everything after
is your suggested edit, correct?
I’d include the guest names and the stars. I was just trying to answer the question of what else was extraneous.
In which case if the guest didn’t accept in a timely manner, you could have just declined it @Fahed
It isn’t your problem if there are not a lot of options in your city for left luggage, that is your guests. There are two in mine. That is plenty.
Room doesn’t sound too bad.
Sure, I understood that.
You mean reply in a timely manner? And it’s Faheem
Sure, but there’s something to be said for the Golden Rule in situations like this. Though some people do abuse it.
It wasn’t terrible. But it was just annoying in the context.
Sorry, bad phone typing at work. I was trying to say it’s nice to see you back.
Oh. Thank you. Not sure how long I’m going to be around, though.
And right now, feeling decidedly jaded about the whole hosting thing.
Sorry it autofilled on your name and I didn’t notice as i was on my phone 
@faheem… @faheem… How many times have you heard us too host that reviews should be factual, to the point, and un-emotional?? Not to mention short… no one wants to read a War and Peace review!
Here’s what I would say:
Guests visited for a X days during their visit to India. They seemed like nice young people, and were good guests, although communication could have been better.
They told me they would be leaving on a late train, but early in the morning of Check-out day I was told they were on their way out of the door; it would have been more considerate if they had told me in advance that their plans had changed. They were respectful of house rules, though the room could have been left tidier.
The rest seems to be wingeing because they didn’t do thing the way you would have.
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I agree with Ritz3. I also don’t think you should penalize them because you accepted the last minute booking…
Hi @KenH,
i don’t think it’s whingeing to say that if you are going to make a booking request (and in Spanish!) less than 24 hours before your planned arrival (which I think in their case was around 2 pm), you should be in a position to communicate with the host at that time. Presumably they knew they would be travelling at that time. It’s really not that hard not to make a booking at the last minute, if communication was going to be a problem.
Anyway, thank you for the feedback.
Penalize them how? You mean by taking off a star? The issue was that they made a last minute booking, and then didn’t communicate. And what happened at the end of the stay is also relevant.
Final version. Sorry if it seems like I am whingeing, or whatever, but I think my POV is reasonable. Thank you everyone for your responses and suggestions. I used various bits of wording from different posts.
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Review date: 1st March 2019
xxx and xxx visited for a couple of days during their trip to India.
We did not really meet after the initial check-in, but they seem like nice young people.
They were generally good guests despite poor communication. The booking request was made 8 pm the evening before arrival. My request
for further information, was not answered until 12 hours later. Since
they were unable to communicate, perhaps an IB listing would have been
a better fit.
They told me they would be leaving on a late bus, and I agreed to hold on to their luggage, in spite of my usual policy not to do so. But early on the morning of check-out, I was told they were on their way out of the door. It would have been more considerate if they had told me in advance that their plans had changed.
They were respectful of house rules, though the room could have been
left tidier.
Cleanliness 5/5, Communication 4/5, Observance of House Rules 5/5
Why did you give them 5 on cleanliness if they didn’t clean up their room? Sounds like a 4 at best
Hi @PitonView,
Dunno. I was being nice? It was a little messy, but not really bad. Just bit of stuff strewn around the place - mostly things like paper, as I recall. No bodily fluids. No dirt. I picked up most of the stuff before the cleaning people came through, and they didn’t complain/comment, as sometimes they do.
Really, communication is more of an issue, in my experience than cleanliness. Most people are acceptably clean. And a lot of travellers are extremely casual about communication, to put it mildly. Sometimes they describe me as “demanding”. I once used to get that from students I taught, too.
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I’m sorry my opinion you asked for hit a raw nerve. You can do whatever you want, but if you ask for opinions you’re bound to get some you don’t agree with or like. I agreed with the others that when guests are traveling it’s difficult for them to get signals, wifi and even be able to keep their devices charged. In my part of the US there are many areas where you can’t make a phone call or text. I ask my guests to give me 60 minutes notice but that is often difficult for them to do because they’re traveling in forests etc where there is no signal.
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@faheem the most important thing is you got your F icon back since the thread started! I wonder what that was all about I saw others disappear lately as well.
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Yeah its fairly reasonable and better than the first.
Most people have mobile data anyway. There’s nothing to stop the guest texting if they don’t.
Folks may not have cell service while traveling. That is my experience. I have guests driving through the mountains to get here.
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