11 Former Airbnb Guests Shared The Wildest Charges, Chores, And Demands Hosts Gave Them, And It’s Utterly Ridiculous

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“My family stayed at an Airbnb and, after we booked it, the host sent me an email with 3 pages of detailed instructions on what to do and not do. This is just a tiny bit of what it included:”

“HEAT: The fireplace is the preferred (more economical) source of heat for the house; please turn on ceiling and doorway fans to distribute heat and turn down thermostats for electric heat when using fireplace. When using the electric heat, turn up heat using controls in each room only as needed; 60-65 is usually a comfortable temperature range. Please turn off heat and close doors to bedrooms if you will not be using a room during your stay. During the day, if you will not be using either bedroom, please turn heat off and close off both until an hour or so before retiring. Also turn down heat throughout house if you plan to be out for more than a short period, and turn off fans and lights when not in use.” 

“Wash and fold sheets and towels (if used) and any soiled bed linens or covers. If you prefer to have us handle laundering, a minimum $15 per load laundering fee will be claimed against your security deposit.” 

“Take garbage and recyclables to trash facility behind Welcome Center…Trash left behind will incur a minimum $15 disposal fee. DO NOT mix recyclables with regular garbage as large fines may be imposed by the community.”

“Mind you, we PAID a cleaning and service fee! And this is just a tiny amount of the directions she gave, which sounded really smart and snippy in the email. We couldn’t even relax because we were so worried about what we were doing wrong and what extra crap we’d be charged for. It was too much, too stressful and uptight. Would much rather book a hotel.”

–CocoChanel