@J72
You should contact Airbnb and tell them this is a 3rd party booking but the guest is ignoring you and not cancelling. Airbnb does not allow 3rd party bookings so you can get this cancelled with no penalty.
I do understand that these observations may be individual characteristics (not related to the sex of the person) but still..... I can't help but think being a male does have *some* effect.
- Leaves lights on all the time - even during the day with the sunlight flooding in, he keeps turning on all the lights every where in the house and never turns them off.
- Dishes are never washed or rinsed properly. Food bits are left stuck on plates or you can smell/feel dishwashing liquid still on the cup.
- Leaves used cups on the kitchen counter or table - not in the sink.
- Does teeny tiny loads of laundry every 3~4 days (we have a 16kg top load washer), and leaves all this clothes and underwear on the drying rack until it's time to hang his next load. (technically, I allow up to 2 loads per week...... and he acts like if he doesn't use up his 2 load quota, he's loosing out or something)
- Uses our good fluffy GUEST towels as extra bath mats.
- Always leaves the curtains caught in the window (does not bother to check and make sure curtain is NOT caught in the window when closing the window)
- Took our good fluffy guest towel with him when he went on a weekend trip with friends (without asking first) and brought it back all smelly and ragged.
- Talks about wanting to "share" food or a meal with us (hosts) but never contributes to the meal in any way. (It happened 2~3 times and Henry & I have decided to keep our distance after the first month.) What he actually means is, he will sit at the table like a dinner guest and expects to be waited on and served a home cooked meal or will wait for Henry or I to pay for and dish out whatever delivery we get. He doesn't even offer to help set or clear the table, not to mention paying for his share. After he's done eating he will say "thanks for dinner" get up and just go to his room, leaving Henry (or both of us) to clear the table and do the dishes.
- SNOOPS. Henry says he can hear the guest opening and looking thru our cupboard and pantry. (Henry is super sensitive.) Most of our guests are long term and we always say to the guest during the check-in tour (and after), if you need something, anything, please ASK instead of going thru our drawers and cupboards trying to find it on your own. Stuff we thought you might need are here (in a specific drawer) and here (shelf), but if you don't see it here, please ask us and we will find it and provide it.
In general, it feels like the guest just lacks common sense, decency and manners. He's not really violating or outright breaking any house rules, but is the type of person that makes you think, "Do I really need to add a house rule about (1) not turning on or leaving lights on during the DAY? (2) properly rinsing off liquid soap from the dishes and cups? (3) making sure the curtain is not left caught in the window? (4) about common decency?!?!?!?!?!