Post by High Priestess on May 30, 2016 5:18:42 GMT
Stan & Maggie shared on Hosting 911
www.airbnb.com/groups/content/content-101943
Stan & Maggiea year ago
28 days = monthly rental
Yipes! Took a 28 day rental last night, this morning I find our strict policy is changed to long term monthly for this reservation. Severely unhappy and freaked out! We rarely take a booking over a couple of weeks. CX just told me that all booking of 28 days and over are monthly !!!!
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Deboraha year ago
It isn't quite clear from your question, what is your concern? Long term monthly cancellation policy is actually more strict than "strict", so not sure why that would be a problem for you. That is generally preferable for hosts.
Yes, all bookings 28 days and over are considered monthly, so monthly rates begin to apply, as does long-term cancellation policy.
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Stan & Maggie
Stan & Maggiea year ago
monthly implies the ability to stay long term, ie: rights! We set our max stay to 28 days to avoid any eviction problems as did a lot of other hosts, after discussions on these boards. Whilst CA law is 30 days we don't want any guest to feel they could argue the point. Also monthly policy requires a 30 day notice by the guest, a nasty surprise I think (hope) for the visitor.
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Julie and Eric
Julie and Erica year ago
Is the word "monthly" bothering you? The policy is "long-term." www.airbnb.com/home/cancellation_policies#long-term
28 days is less than 30, so if you're concerned about a squatter, just don't let them stay past 30 days.
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Deborah
Deboraha year ago
Well, yes, 28 days is close to 30, but isn't 30--- so I think you are safe going with 28. Also, while it is good to be cautious, a number of us hosts have rented out to guests for periods of time over 30 days and not had a problem. You can decide to only take people who clearly are from out of state or even from another country, and who will be going back there at the end of their stay.
Yes, the long term cancellation policy is such that if a guest books a stay for 28 days, there is effectively no way they can get a refund at all -- unless the place doesn't meet minimal standards or was falsely advertised, or there are extenuating circumstances or some unusual thing. Otherwise, once they book, if they cancel before the reservation, they get 0% refund, and since they have to give 30 days' notice to cancel, if they arrive and cancel right away, they get 0% refund. (However if you mutually agree it isn't working out, you can certainly give them a full refund if you wish).
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Barbara
Barbaraa year ago
Hi Carrie - when you did the search were you using Google and did the individual Airbnb listings show - or just one advert for Airbnb. In the UK Airbnb listings are not visible on Google (as they were before) and we are currently 75% down on enquiries, views and bookings. Groups in the UK are fighting this vociferously.
www.airbnb.com/groups/content/content-101943
Stan & Maggiea year ago
28 days = monthly rental
Yipes! Took a 28 day rental last night, this morning I find our strict policy is changed to long term monthly for this reservation. Severely unhappy and freaked out! We rarely take a booking over a couple of weeks. CX just told me that all booking of 28 days and over are monthly !!!!
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Deborah
Deboraha year ago
It isn't quite clear from your question, what is your concern? Long term monthly cancellation policy is actually more strict than "strict", so not sure why that would be a problem for you. That is generally preferable for hosts.
Yes, all bookings 28 days and over are considered monthly, so monthly rates begin to apply, as does long-term cancellation policy.
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Stan & Maggie
Stan & Maggiea year ago
monthly implies the ability to stay long term, ie: rights! We set our max stay to 28 days to avoid any eviction problems as did a lot of other hosts, after discussions on these boards. Whilst CA law is 30 days we don't want any guest to feel they could argue the point. Also monthly policy requires a 30 day notice by the guest, a nasty surprise I think (hope) for the visitor.
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Julie and Eric
Julie and Erica year ago
Is the word "monthly" bothering you? The policy is "long-term." www.airbnb.com/home/cancellation_policies#long-term
28 days is less than 30, so if you're concerned about a squatter, just don't let them stay past 30 days.
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Deborah
Deboraha year ago
Well, yes, 28 days is close to 30, but isn't 30--- so I think you are safe going with 28. Also, while it is good to be cautious, a number of us hosts have rented out to guests for periods of time over 30 days and not had a problem. You can decide to only take people who clearly are from out of state or even from another country, and who will be going back there at the end of their stay.
Yes, the long term cancellation policy is such that if a guest books a stay for 28 days, there is effectively no way they can get a refund at all -- unless the place doesn't meet minimal standards or was falsely advertised, or there are extenuating circumstances or some unusual thing. Otherwise, once they book, if they cancel before the reservation, they get 0% refund, and since they have to give 30 days' notice to cancel, if they arrive and cancel right away, they get 0% refund. (However if you mutually agree it isn't working out, you can certainly give them a full refund if you wish).
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Barbara
Barbaraa year ago
Hi Carrie - when you did the search were you using Google and did the individual Airbnb listings show - or just one advert for Airbnb. In the UK Airbnb listings are not visible on Google (as they were before) and we are currently 75% down on enquiries, views and bookings. Groups in the UK are fighting this vociferously.