Would you follow this rule?

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Staying at a holiday house, the rules mention 'no food or drink to be taken upstairs' - would you follow it?

YABU - I'm on holiday, I'm having a cup of tea in bed and I'm old enough not to make a mess

YANBU - rules are rules, I'll do as I'm told

What about people who are bedbound sometimes? They can’t be left to starve or go thirsty.

I would ignore the rule, OP. I wake up often during the night with a raging thirst so I always have my insulated bottle by the bed.

If you’re renting out second (even third, fourth, fifth….) homes like this, you have to accept a degree of risk is involved. I’d be insulted at being treated like a child and wouldn’t give my money to someone so petty.

It wouldn't even occur to me that they meant water too!

I always (even at home) use a bottle anyway (because I'm not fond of sharing with bugs!)

Seems a reasonable rule to me. I wouldnt have food upstairs at home apart from water.

I might break the rule if I needed a bottle of water upstairs but thats it

If it was clearly listed at point of booking I would not book it.
A cuppa in bed is the best start to any day, especially when you’re on holiday.
I hate places with lists of rules, avoid them.
I don’t mind stripping the bed but when there’s a list of chores I get annoyed. I’m paying for a holiday.

Is this a private Airbnb rental or through an agency? It seems a bit unprofessional unless the bedrooms have antique furniture/carpets that need special protection.

I voted the wrong way! I don’t think YABU to have a cup of tea upstairs!

I would follow it - it’s just basic respect. Nobody needs to.

I wouldn't ever take food upstairs in my own house anyway. Rarely have a cup of tea in bed, so I probably wouldn't break that rule. Dh probably would though!

I know- awful!

I would follow it. If I'm getting up to make myself a cup of tea, I'm just as happy under a throw on the sofa to drink it as I would be in bed. I take a lidded bottle of water to bed with me.

I have no objection to respecting the rules of a house I have rented.

I wouldn’t follow it. For starters I have to have my coffee in bed, I’m not human until I’ve sat calmly with my coffee. Also need a glass of water at night. I wouldn’t eat upstairs.

I would, but I'd also leave a note in the visitor's book saying it wasn't exactly hospitable (I love a cup of tea in bed in the morning).

We had a holiday once where we discovered tons of silly rules once we got there - stuff like not leaving anything to dry on the draining board as it was wooden and might mark (so, um, it's not a suitable draining board then, is it?), not using the mugs on this shelf because they were for display (when it meant there weren't enough for the number of people staying), not putting washing on the rotary drier because it spoiled the view for people in the other holiday cottage ... it was really bloody irritating. People need to think about what's going to make guests want to come back.

Tea in bed but nothing else, I don't generally eat upstairs anyway.

Exactly. In fact hotels give you a hospitality tray and offer room service. No way would I give up my tea in bed, especially on holiday.

I’ve never stayed somewhere that has such a rule. I’m wondering what experiences have led to this rule, by the owners. Some seriously messy/dirty guests? But why.

OP is the accoomm either very expensive or very cheap? Wondering if maybe it’s a case of entitled guests (apparently the former prince andrew was a messy bastard) and owners wanting to preserve their luxury stuff, or guests taking piss in cheapy accomm? Still, it’s odd. Then again, seems from this thread that posters have experienced people who create mayhem, so maybe the owners have been burned.

Posts like this make me laugh. You don't really think that the poster is suggesting that someone who is bed bound is left to starve in their bed. It's so pointless saying something like this. 🤣

Yes, would follow the rule. Would be annoyed if the rule wasn’t clear in the ad for the property, and seeing it would make me less likely to book it as it’s nice to have a hot drink in bed on holiday.

Depends on whether it was made clear before booking. If I’d arrived to a list of infantalising rules after booking and paying in good faith, I’d be less
than pleased.

I wouldn’t take food up,I don’t at home,but I would take tea and coffee up,same as I do at home.

I owned a holiday home and wouldn’t dream of having a rule like that,imagine trying to control where people eat and drink on holiday,bloody ridiculous.

No doubt they didn’t send you a list of the rules before you arrived!

That's quite an extreme rule and like you I would probably ignore it for water bottles and maybe a cup of tea in bed or a glass of white wine if there's a nice bath. If I knew about the rule prior to booking then I wouldn't book it.

It can also cause damage to carpets, soft furnishings, cushioned chairs etc. it’s not unique to a bedroom. So where does it end, you need to stand over the sink and eat and drink? No wine or chocolate on the sofa.

if you rent a property out you take the risk and can have things professionally cleaned.

Stayed in tons of holiday rentals / over the years . I would of course forego my usual red wine and vindaloo curry taken upstairs. Or even the hyperactive kebab sauce or luminescent cheese sauce from cheesy nachos ( from my younger years - but always eaten when heading back home rather than in bedrooms .
(Not a red wine drinker anyway ) .

No I wouldn’t follow this rule . I always do my upmost to leave the place clean and tidy when I check out ( but not spotless ) . Have glowing reviews on air bnb etc .

I am mindful and respectful that I am staying in someone else’s property .

If I am on holiday I would like to relax and not be governed by lots of rules . If I knew this in advance , I wouldn’t book and I absolutely hate laminated signs everywhere .

Does this also mean that you can’t take a glass of wine with a bubble bath / read a book .

I think if you airb’n’b etc your property you have to accept that not everyone will treat it exactly the same as you would . There will unfortunately always be those ( a small minority hopefully ) who will leave the property in far from an ideal condition . I don’t think they would “ obey “ these rules anyway even if triple laminated …

Probably would obey for the most part as am a guest, paying or otherwise. I would take a bottle of water up though. Has a lid on it so no accidental spills.

I'd take water up, but nothing else, which is about the same at home. It's not a rule as such at home - I just don't drink tea or coffee. Although I was brought up with a strict no food upstairs rule, because it was an old farmhouse with a risk of mouse infestations.

Glass of water/cup of tea = yes
Food = no