Was this request a trap to pay for one night but get two?

[TuMo]

Same exact thing happened to me recently:

Prospective guest almost caught me

Had an inquiry yesterday for a guest who wanted to arrive at 3am (this is a private suite in our home and we state that we prefer to greet our guests, no self-check-in offered.) I replied that 3am is a little early for us but we could do 6am. She was happy with that. Then, just as I was about to approve the stay, it occurred to me she was asking for a free day since I would have had to block the day before in order to ensure the room was free at 6am. So I told her she would have to book the da…

I’m starting to think this is a “thing” now to trick hosts into a free night.