Charge for extra person and ask them to be quiet after 10 pm.
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Thanks guys, sorry for the late response. Busy week!
We have ended up just dealing with this one. The one great benefit of this guest is we have not seen her for days now. She generally arrives back after we are in bed and seems to sleep in until after we have left for work. To actually discuss this with her would involve me stumbling out in my PJs!
I caught her briefly yesterday when I dropped in from work in the afternoon. She was in the shower so I was going to hang around and have a chat when she got out, except the shower lasted the entire 45 minutes I was at home so I gave up and left! (these long showers seem to be a common event with Asian guests. The mould issue is annoying).
She has 2 days left so to keep the peace, weâre just running with it. The love making seems to happen at about 11 which we can handle. Our only hope is that it is actually the same guy every night as we canât really verify!
This will be, however, the absolute last time I allow a request like âis it ok if my BF drops in sometimesâ. The houserules say no unregistered guests, and that is now how it stands.
For interests sake, the long (30-45 min) late (after midnight) showers does seem to be a common theme with some guests from Asia. We donât like to take issue with the late night showers as people are here on holidays and they should be out enjoying themselves at night (and we get home late sometimes and shower late - although the ensuite canât be heard from the guest room). Do hosts generally take issue with this or just suck it up?
Maybe include in the âSuggestion Listâ: âQuiet hours are after 10pmâ. May help.
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Because I had this happen, and yes it was ONLY with Asian guests, I had to make a house rule of âPlease finish showering by 11 PM, as late night showers wake us upstairs.â
A 45-minute shower is rude, obnoxious and wasteful. I would be way more concerned about that than the sex friend.
I also think, but I am not certain, that they feel they MUST shower after sex. I have had honeymooners and they sometimes shower at 3am, which wakes me up. I canât allow that.
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Had the same issue with the mega long showers with Asian guests (and also twice a day, 45 minutes each time ). Hugely wasteful like Kona says.
This guest has finally departed!
The boyfriend was here every night in the end (although he sometimes left at 2am) and they had at least one loud session a day.
As the final âgoodbyeâ, I walked out of my bedroom this morning to find her totally naked in the kitchen! She wandered off to the bedroom and they had one last go at it while I was having breakfast.
The sheets are absolutley disgusting. I think theyâll be going straight in the bin!
Crazy guest!!
I just had to ask how you feel the guests have changed over the years. Iâm curious 
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When we first started, the room was literally our spare room with my desk and a futon. It was very basic! The guests back then were friendly and engaging. Theyâd join us for a drink and a chat at the end of the day. All reviews were fantastic and people told us just how much they loved their stay.
Fast-forward a few years, the room is now 1000 times better with a comfortable new bed, new furniture, tablet, new paint and carpet, high quality Ralph Lauren linen and towels. The only thing that hasnât really changed is our low price. Most guests now find something to have a cry about, be it a lack of air conditioning, blockout curtains⌠whatever. All the stuff people would expect in a hotel, however without the hotel price (we have a Novotel at the end of the block that charges 6 times what we do (and the rooms are actually worse!).
Guests now arrive and basically avoid any contact. They scurry past us when they get home. The room is generally left untidy with rubbish dumped.
We still have some great ones, but as a whole AirBNB have pushed this to being a âhotel serviceâ and the house gets treated as such.
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Thatâs sad. What is your (approximate) location? Is it not possible to some more aggressive filtering?
In Sydney, Australia. The funny part is that my filtering doesnât seem to work very well! Guests who I think are going to be terrible often turn out great and those who seem great on paper turn out to be a real headache.
I guess thatâs just what happens when Air push this as a hotel service and we end up with such a large cross-section of society staying with us.
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Sounds like you need to work on your filtering.
One reliable indication of a bad guest is one that shows disrespect for your rules. Thatâs often (though not always) possible to gauge in advance. I usually try to engage potential guests in conversation, whether they are making a booking request or an inquiry, and specially if they are making a request. Such questions as when you plan to check in and out (which is a must, in my experience) can elicit interesting responses.
Thanks for your honest and highly informative response! You perfectly described the changes that have taken place as far as the clientele we attract. Itâs baffling that people canât see they are getting an incredible bargain and be happy to put up with the hardships they must endure like not having black out curtains or an ice machine down the hall.
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i canât say that this is my idea because its on an internet search for wifi names.
but one named their network, I can hear you having sex.
considering how much guests depend on wifi, perhaps changing your guest network to this phrase may assist you. or the âIâm under your bedâ, may freak them out. Or Iâll post my security cam footage to YouTube if you donât quieten down??
lol i think the first is rather an effective approach.
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Great topic. I recently posted a topic of whether hosts are concerned about the number of romantic visitors a guest receives.
My husband says you need a sign âUnhappy, want central air and blackout curtains? Try the Novatel down the street. Rates start at X$â
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How funny!!! 
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Hahaha! Thanks for that lol moment!
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Oh, awesome! Thatâs my exact same experience, which is why I turned on instant book earlier this year - I couldnât figure out who I was going to enjoy and how not. Usually just the opposite as expected! I had two sets of guests I was so nervous about I considered canceling them - and they were both amazing.
Weâre only 5 months into this, so weâre still pretty new. I have no other perspective. But most of our guests have been sociable and appreciative. I hope it stays that way.