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Airbnb extra guests - a query

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craftyminer · 30/07/2021 15:10

About 6 months ago I booked an Airbnb for myself, DH and two kids (in august). The house sleeps 6. Now my brother and his wife are going to join us for 4 of the 7 nights. Do i need to tell the owner/amend the booking? I'm not sure if the price was based on the number of guests or if it would have been the same whether there were 2 people or 6. Any one have any idea?

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memberofthewedding · 30/07/2021 15:24

I would leave the booking as is. If you get rumbled you can always say they turned up unexpectedly.

Orangelizard · 30/07/2021 15:27

Definitely tell the owner - very unfair not to.

If you need another reason then they may not leave enough bedding / toiletries etc for 6 if they are only expecting 4.

CompleteBarstool · 30/07/2021 15:27

If you only booked for 4 then there may only be bedding for 4

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freelions · 30/07/2021 15:29

I would tell the owner

If the house sleeps 6 then why wouldn't you

If the price goes up a bit then surely your brother & wife will offer to contribute the extra

emmathedilemma · 30/07/2021 15:29

The price tends to be per property not person but I think it's only fair that you tell them and they might not provide bedding / towels if you don't.

Anoisagusaris · 30/07/2021 15:31

You need to tell them as they probably will only provide bedding and towels for the number originally booked.

GetTaeFuck · 30/07/2021 15:31

Yes, in general the price does go up if there’s more people there.

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craftyminer · 30/07/2021 15:34

Ok thanks everyone. Just wasn't sure what the protocol was. Didn't think about the bedding and towels.

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pinkcircustop · 30/07/2021 15:36

Of course you have to tell them. Why wouldn’t you? Confused

Doidontimmm · 30/07/2021 15:44

I used to run an Airbnb and charged extra for more guests as more washing, towels, water etc. Very unfair of you to think about not telling them!

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craftyminer · 30/07/2021 18:06

I'm not thinking about not telling them to be mean. I just didn't know if it was a case of booking the house then it's yours to use or if it mattered to them if you had 4 or 6 guests. I'm not trying to get away with anything.

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pinkcircustop · 30/07/2021 18:31

Well you wouldn’t book a hotel room for 4 that could sleep 6 and invite two more to stay without telling them would you?

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craftyminer · 30/07/2021 18:58

No but if i wanted i could book a six bed house all for myself and sleep in a different bed every night and have the heat on 24/7 and create the same amount of washing

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Worriesome · 30/07/2021 19:02

@craftyminer - I totally get why you made this thread and it’s a shame some people just jump down your throat when you’re asking a simple question. Nowhere did you say you’re trying to get away with sneaking more people in. Argh annoys me how fast people pounce on each other these days x

Everythingiseverything3 · 30/07/2021 19:35

I don't charge more or less depending on how many people stay at our holiday cottage, it's a flat rate, I pay the cleaner a flat rate,all beds are made up with towels regardless of how many are coming. But I do make this clear on the listing. Some people let me know if they have extra family staying for a few nights, but as long as it doesn't go over the number of beds provided, it doesn't matter to me. Any savings on laundry are fairly minimal. The thing I do object to us when people have clearly slept on sofas and moved furniture and bedding around the house, had some horrors do that last year, left cottage in terrible state and then left a bad review for good measure, CFs.....

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craftyminer · 30/07/2021 19:49

Thanks @Worriesome So annoying that people immediately think the worst of you. I'll email the guy and let him know and if it's more money then no big deal.

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Precipice · 30/07/2021 22:08

Well you wouldn’t book a hotel room for 4 that could sleep 6 and invite two more to stay without telling them would you?

If I booked a hotel room for myself, I wouldn't think of going to tell them I'd decided to bring someone back to sleep with or even more someones if I were having an orgy.

Kezzie200 · 30/07/2021 22:43

When we stayed in a 4 person air bnb there was a 10 pppn charge for persons 3 and 4.

I recall it as we booked for 3.

Doidontimmm · 31/07/2021 07:11

The reason I automatically thought op was not going to tell them is why post on here and not just ask the Airbnb owner?

Tickledtrout · 31/07/2021 07:30

In some places it wouldn't matter but yes, in others, they only make up beds and provide towels for number specified. Haven't paid more per head.
I've started booking to say we're a party of the maximum occupancy at the initial booking; older teenagers want flexibility and some double beds are too small for me, DH and his snoring, especially for a week long booking.

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craftyminer · 31/07/2021 10:10

I only asked here because i couldn't remember my Airbnb password and got caught in a loop of resetting the password and the code being sent to an old phone number but then i couldn't log in to change the phone number.

Anyway, i logged in via my husbands one and messaged the guy and he said the house is ours for the week to use however we wish and we don't owe any thing for extra guests

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