In our Casita, loud screaming by the woman, several times that one night. Hubs asked in the morning if they had been having sex or did he dream it. I told him he dreamt it for sure.
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Early on I had a man book for one night. I have a split ranch and rent out the bottom floor so they have an in-law space but it’s not soundproof.
Their sex was so loud it sounded like pornography. And it went on for many hours. It felt disrespectful.
They left it neat so they got a good review from me. Obviously they might have a different concept of what respectful is so I didn’t feel it was right to judge that within a review and would never put such personal info online. On retrospect I should have mentioned they were loud, but I was a novice.
I do believe part of their fun was knowing I could hear. However, I didn’t see it as a clear way to object as this is subjective and I don’t have any issue with people having sex. To avoid attracting people who want a sex pad I changed my minimum night to 2.
The next morning I looked out the window to get a look at them (I don’t greet guests) and he looked up an waved with a big grin on his face. Once the reviews were published I did email him to let him know I felt it was inappropriate and a hotel works have been a better choice or a completely separate space. Just in case this was innocent I wanted him to know how ignorant he was so he didn’t do it to future hosts. I also felt I had to assert my boundaries as a way to reclaim my respect because honestly, I felt violated.
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About my last guests 
Now I’m going into Aldi to buy a cucumber. (For the uninitiated: story in a large Aldi fan Facebook group a woman reported forgetting to purchase a cucumber, made the purchase then decided to go potty before driving. As she walked out of the ladies room proudly carrying her cucumber she realized women were giving her sideways, knowing looks)
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Oh gaud! No one needs to hear that! Most people are pretty good and I bet you won’t get that too often. We have rental suite with private entrance but shared walls. The worst that we have had was a couple showering for like an hour or so at 2:00 am, not awesome but it hasn’t happened again. In the Hospitality business, meh, I don’t think you need to think that is ok, screamers should book an entire private place.
Guests who are happy and relaxed = Hard, loud sex. I want my guests to be happy. They come first. Pun!
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What a bizarre and incorrect notion.
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I wrote on here a few weeks ago how I tried to move a problem guest (gut feeling that turned out to be spot on) to a different condo rented out by a friend who just had not updated her calendar, who told me a cleaning crew had just left that was 50 feet from mine. I did a sweep for her recently, after this incident, and found a used sex toy in the bedside table. It was of a very specific kind. I cannot imagine if she had agreed and then found it.
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I totally agree. I stayed in a place where we could hear everything and I mean EVERYTHING, so we left the next day.
If you’ve booked an Airbnb that’s shared with its owner/s and you assume it’s OK to broadcast your loud raucous sex beyond the walls of the bedroom, that means you’re ill-mannered and selfish. Book another type of accommodation and have it. It’s not complicated.
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Totally agree…they definitely are happy when they leave. 
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Ive had loudly snoring guests too @ our room is directly over theirs so I worry about privacy on both sides - my life has been saved by white noise machines, which I’ve installed in their room and in mine.
Housbay White Noise Machine with… https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095NX249W?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
My daughter uses one in her toddler’s room. But for me, white noise is just another form of noise which would keep me awake.
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There was a time when we rented a spare bedroom as well as the self-contained guest suite on the ground floor of the house.
None of our “spare bedroom” guests ever engaged in loud, exuberant sex, but if they ever had I would have turned to my wife and said (with a bit of a laugh)
“Well I guess that’s what can happen when we put a room with a door and a big, comfy bed on the market and two people with great affection for each other accept our offer of accommodation.”
I say the same thing to you.
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I agree with @muddy and others like myself that are in home sharing situations. I had a similar situation with some Guests this past winter. It is none of my business if they choose to come to Florida and stay in their rooms all day instead of enjoying the beautiful weather and things to do in South Florida. What I do have a problem with is when a Host reminds the Guest several times that they are in a “shared home,” and that they will hear normal activity noise from the Host and the Host family and vice versa.
In the situation of the Guests that stayed this past winter, they had sex everyday they were here and since my bathroom separates their room from the rest of the bedrooms, every time I went to use the shower or pee, I could hear their loud sexual activity. I know that young people are looking for a bargain and often choose an Airbnb rather than a hotel, but it is very disrespectful to a Host and their family for them to do this.
I gave them a decent review because there was no reason to penalize them for that (I did ding stars for other things like leaving my place filthy). I also wrote a personal note to them in that part of the review process, letting them know that I could hear them the entire time they were having sex. They sent me a message later claiming that they did not have sex while they were here–go figure 
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Yep, same here. It keeps me up all night listening to it 
I truly believe that these people have complete disregard for the Host and their family. They only care that they are saving money staying in an Airbnb shared home rather than a hotel. I often wondered why they don’t just get a cheap motel? Then I think to myself that if I had a choice to stay in someone’s home for a rate almost comparable to a motel, but have the luxury of clean, unstained sheets, towels, great amenities, etc., which would I choose?
I’m sure we’ll continue to read about Guests like these.
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Exactly- they are not booking a private room homeshare because they like that sort of experience, they are only booking it because it is cheaper than a hotel room.
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I own a duplex and after a night of headboard banging (pun intended) against the common wall, i bought a long stretch of foam pipe insulation. Doubled it up and attached it to the back of the headboard. I named it the f**k bumper. Softened the blow quite a bit - so to speak. The calls to God we’re another story all together.
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@tfnylaAirbnb That is a great idea to stop the bed/headboard noises for sure. “The calls to God”
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I just put on my headphones and hope for a 5 star review…
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