Camera in Airbnb

[Blueberrycake12]

So we are just back from a 2 night stay in a gorgeous airbnb. We stayed in a house with a family and had a family room with a fridge and kettle but no cooking facilities. It felt a little awkward everytime we used the kitchen as we had to knock on the kitchen door to use it. I felt like a burden. Anyhow, on the second day, the owner went away and said we can use the kitchen but her kids will be around. Fine. Last night I noticed a camera in the kitchen and it made me feel so uneasy. I feel like why bother putting your place on airbnb if you're unwilling to trust your guests? Left such a bad taste on my mouth. Could have stayed another night but decided not to. The host was very nice.

Need to write a review now. Do I bother putting that in?

Am I being unreasonable here?

HAVE PEOPLE ALL READ THAT THE KITCHEN WAS NOT PART OF THE AIRBNB?

I’m thinking most people have missed that bit?

Why did you book somewhere without a kitchen
Did you not know / realise there was not a kitchen

Did you check the listing to see if there was a kitchen since you have left
and did you check to see if there is any mention of cameras on / in the property.

If the guest is paying money and the host allows them to use part of their home as ‘extra,’ that still forms part of the contract and has to comply.

OP has not said she didn’t ‘rent’ the kitchen,
she said she specifically rented a bedroom, and was allowed to use the kitchen,

plenty of place advertise ‘own room, use of kitchen/other facilities’.

it does not mean the host is doing a favour - it’s part of the attraction, presumably many people will not book if this is not an option.

The onus with Air is very much on the host for everything used by guests to be safe, not for the guest to have to check every detail and be blamed if something is not right.
edited for typos.

If I'm understanding this the OP has rented accomodation without cooking facilities and then wondered how she is to cook for her DC. The host has then invited OP into a private area of their home to use their cooking facilities. The OP plans to complain about these cooking facilities. If that is, indeed, the situation YABVU and I'm sure the host will let the next guest crack on with the kettle and fridge in the room.

a family room with a fridge and kettle but no cooking facilities. It felt a little awkward everytime we used the kitchen as we had to knock on the kitchen door to use it. I felt like a burden. Anyhow, on the second day, the owner went away and said we can use the kitchen but her kids will be around

and the lady said I could access the kitchen to cook for my kids

OP hasn’t made it clear whether the kitchen was included or not. It isn’t a communal room like a hallway that you have no option to not use. It sounds like the woman was doing her a favour. And, more importantly, OP has repeatedly been asked and has failed to clarify this, which makes me think it was absolutely not part of the deal.

I think this is correct.

Some people don't want a lodger. There's no guarantee a lodger would be welcome even if the host wasn't renting a room on Airbnb or similar. Lodgers, like flat mates, are there every day and generally share all facilities in the house. With the rent-a-room scheme hosts can choose a part time option.

I can't believe how many people are ok with this. It's not ok. If you have CCTV on your property you have to make people aware. I would have turned it off or covered it up immediately on discovery, but you're well within your rights to request a copy and deletion of all material with you in it under GDPR. It's a commercial premises if they're renting it out.

Also yes, leave it in the review. In bold capitals.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-cctv-using-cctv-systems-on-your-property/domestic-cctv-using-cctv-systems-on-your-property

just to be clear

did you book a room with no facilities other than the kettle / fridge and your expected to eat out like in a hotel

or a room with the use of the kitchen

I mean did the advert say you could use the kitchen facilities

because if it did say you could use the kitchen then the camera is wrong and you would be right to complain

But if the advert didn’t mention you could use the kitchen facilities then they can do what they want in there kitchen as you aren’t supposed to be using it anyway and they were kind to let you use it

so maybe you didn’t read the advert properly and assumed that the room had access to kitchen facilities

How can I cook for my kids?

If you want full facilities you'd usually need to rent a whole property (or something specifically including a kitchen) rather than just a room

The host allowed the guest to use the kitchen, so it became part of the agreement between them. If the kitchen was not included, the host should not have allowed access.

And if you mention the camera in a review, you need to be specific that its in a part of the property not included in the airbnb, which the owner invited you to use, as actually its irrelevant to the airbnb itself which is a room only. Did you misunderstand that people renting only a room usually plan on eating out or having takeaway?

And if you did that to me and you has only rented a room without use of the kitchen
I would write you a really scathing review and you would be lucky if anyone rents to you again.

I would point out that i kindly offered you the use of my kitchen which was not included in my advert and that you had clearly not read the advert correctly and had only booked a room without access to my kitchen

if this is the case and you only rented a room.- try reading the advert properly before trying to ruin someone’s business

You should have booked your own place if you didn’t want to share the kitchen. She can do what she likes, it’s her house. YABVU

Book somewhere that has a kitchen!

Dont just book a family room with no facilities and assume they will let you use their family kitchen and then complain when they have a camera in it!

I was in a hotel a few weeks ago
I rented the room it had a kettle and a fridge

did I complain that they didn’t allow me access to the kitchen so I could cook a fry up 😂😂😂

some people are really stupid

The entitlement is truly astonishing. The host does the Op a favour and her instinct is to complain. What was filmed that you’re embarrassed about Op? 🤣

It should be declared in the listing if there is a camera.

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Well no because cameras inside arent allowed under Airbnb rules

The host let the OP use the kitchen, if use of the kitchen wasnt included then surely she wouldn't have done this?