I thought about this and after I replied, I decided I just didn’t want the bad review waiting to be written hanging over me anymore.
So, I sat down and wrote a review that said something like this; “We are confident that guest X will be an excellent Airbnb guest some day. She is charming and responded to our messages promptly. However, she is new to the platform and does not yet understand the difference between Airbnb and a hotel. Hosts should remember to be specific in their expectations of new guests. We failed to explain exactly how Airbnb works. I am sorry for that.”
This is the one who left a sink full of dirty dishes and a $5 bill under the pillow. That really got me. I am nobody’s maid.
Anyway - no pushback so far. She has until next weekend but I do think I was fair and honest and I did not mention her condescending attitude, (she wasn’t actually charming) or her piggish household habits, (the floor was also filthy) at all.
But I did hit the “don’t recommend” button and I did give Airbnb all the details. I like to leave a paper trail.