I have a guests currently who lower my thermostat to 60F ... it's the end of August. I came home from working a night shift and walked into a freezing house. The temperature outside is currently 67F. I usually have it set to 72 in the summer and the house is cool inside because of all the shade.
It had to be running all night non stop. This is their first airbnb experience and they are here another 2 nights, and I'll be at work. I don't mind if they'd like it lowered to 68... but 60 is obnoxious.
I don't even charge much for the room I rent, yet offer full access to my gym, kitchen, their own living room, give them seasonal beach tags... I'm very accommodating.
I guess I'll have to figure something out or put a lock on it. I came home to nap before working another shift - if I were rich I wouldn't be depending on the extra income and having strangers in my house. They complained that they were hot at night - the AC was set to 70.
I've watched as this Airbnb experience has been changing to Airbnb resolutions in favor of the guests and not offering hosts much back up.
I had another guest last week who sent me a private message berating me for getting up at 9am on a weekday. I was quiet, I tiptoed around my house and avoided the side of the house where he was. My quiet hours are clearly listed as 10pm-8am.... and I asked him specifically if he needed any special accommodations or if I could do anything to help his stay more pleasant. He accused me of waking him between 8am-830am....(again, past the listed quiet hours) but that's not even true because I came home from work at 7am and slept till 9am.
He never told me he needed to sleep in so late. Yet he threatened to give me a 1 star rating (I have a 5 star rating). I apologized and was bullied into refunding him his lasts night stay by Airbnb since he complained.
At first, I was happy to host and meet new people. I was happy to be able to help people save money by avoiding the high costs of hotels in my area (I'm at the shore), but airbnb needs to start offering host support. Anymore, I feel like I'm a servant to the whims of these entitled guests.
I turned the temp up to 65F. I added 2 blankets and am shivering.
I'm ready to quit hosting due to lack of support from Airbnb and how guests renting just a room feel entitled to bully and overtake my home.