Stealing from the accommodation

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Guests and theft

Just curious, I have been hosting since June this year and never had any major incidents only minor thefts which really is annoying! Apart from the odd guests who take ALL complimentry toiletries and teas, coffees and snacks they haven’t used just take because they feel they have ‘‘paid’’ for them, Its other items such as Bed sheets, Bath towels, Tea Towels, Cleaning Products and more recently (today) the kitchen scissors!! Why?! Bizarrely all these guests whom have taken things are from BDC…a…

People Stealing Stuff?

I was talking to someone today who said they use to manage vacation cabins. She said people stole so many things. Have you had things stolen?

Has anyone ever had a guest steal something?

I just went through a scare where I thought a guest who checked out took my wineglasses - only to discover a current guest had taken it to his room. Has anyone actually found anything stolen from their home, and if they do, what was their experience with AirBnB to get reimbursed for it? And how do you do it if you have no proof…do people actually take photos of their homes’ items?

I posted before that the very few things that I’ve found missing were either accidentally thrown away or accidentally packed or left in a vehicle, etc.

However, I have discovered something may have actually been stolen from my listing. I have 3 outdoor tables on the 2 patios in my listing, and before I listed in November, I bought a 4-pack of cheap but virtually indesctructible ashtrays for the tables. I put on ashtray on each table and put the extra on the top shelf of the kitchen pantry. My sister-in-law came to visit us last week and she smokes, so I went to get the extra ash tray from the listing and it’s not there. The spare ashtray wasn’t visible without standing on a stepladder, which also happens to be in the pantry. Probably not accidentally taken or thrown away, but at a value of $2.72, it’s at most a small inconvenience.