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

Bedbound people in an airbnb? Aren't they normally in hospital? And if they are bedbound they wouldn't be upstairs in the first place.

I would follow the rule, but we don't take food or drinks upstairs anyway at home so it wouldn't bother us anyway. It's nice to have a coffee on the sofa or even outside if it's warm enough.

I’ve never come across a rule in anywhere that I have stayed that says you can’t have a cup of tea upstairs in bed. Hotel or a self catering chalet.

The rule here strikes me as a step too far. If you don’t want to deal with accidents or guest issues, then don’t host in my opinion. I don’t have a problem with general rules that are obvious but I refuse to pay good money to stay somewhere that has condescending rules like this.

They should make the rules clear in the advertising/booking.

Lots of people have drinks (water, coffee, tea) in bed. Or even like to have a light breakfast in bed (pastries, toast, fruit), as you may in a luxury hotel or relaxing morning at home.

I wouldn’t book a place with such stringent rules. If they hadn’t made it clear at booking stage but there was a notice when I got there, I’d be extra careful and may not risk having anything that stains (water or fizz OK but maybe not coffee).

If I caused any damage, I’d obviously clear it up or replace (or pay) as I would in my own home.

Will you get the mattress replaced and the carpet professionally cleaned before you leave? What about any furniture that may be stained? What if the accident happened on the morning you were leaving and more guests were arriving in the afternoon? Would they have to put up with a damp bed?

Definitely would have a cup of tea in bed. But would be extra careful not to spill any.

If it was made clear before I went then i would observe it. If it wasn't then no I wouldn't.

I don't have an upstairs as I live in a flat. I take a (mahoosive) cup of rooibos tea with me to bed and sip it through the night.

Mumsnet posters certainly do like to come up with the most crazy answers, how has the bed bound person got to the holiday home in the first place? Or did they develop a sudden illness one night that rendered them stuck in the bed?

Mind boggling

I would definitely have a glass of water by the bed.

I might consider a cup of tea in bed depending on the flooring and how easily a spill could be cleaned up.

I wouldn't take food upstairs.

No.

I'd take a cup of tea but not a curry.

It boggles your mind that disabled people can go on holiday?

What edible panties and flavoured condoms?

A coffee spilt in bed could stain the duvet, the bed linen and possibly the mattress and even onto the carpet, for instance. It's not exactly easy to clean these things in time and there can be a tight turnaround between guests. Cottage owners have to manage these eventualities as part of the business knowing not all guests will read or respect the rules.

I’d ignore this rule as have paid market rate to rent the property, use it in a reasonable way and cause no damage. (Unless it had been highlighted clearly to me upon booking, in which case I would never have booked it)

Thanks to this thread, I've realised that I never do eat or drink upstairs, so I suppose I'd follow the rule by default.

Why would you stay in someone else's property if you only intend to follow the rules that you want to and disregard the rest? That is incredibly disrespectful. It doesn't matter whether or not you will make a mess or whether or not you plan to leave the place spotless. That is the rule and you follow it or you check out and check in somewhere else that allows you to do what you want.

Also I would read the results of your poll with a pinch of salt as the options are counter-intuitive. I think YOU are being unreasonable, but because of the way you set the answers I had to answer YANBU.

No. Water is essential wherever I am in the house.

It depends whether the rules are reasonable and have been clearly communicated in advance. If the property owner has taken payment but not highlighted unreasonable rules in advance, they’ll have to put up with me breaking the petty rules that cause no damage, or give me a refund for misrepresentation of what they were offering.

I’d follow it for food, but not drink.

i actually think it’s an unreasonable rule for drinks.

the food yes, the drink no.

What exactly are you expecting them to be drinking? Cooking oil?

worst case scenario just get a stain remover😂

Probably yes as I can’t really be trusted to drink tea in bed. I always at least spill down myself. I don’t eat in bed for the same reason.
I’d have water upstairs or a glass of wine in the bath.

I think a glass of water is fine upstairs but agree you don’t need food or other drink.