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Category: Off-Topic & Lounge
By: Emily Chen
Reply by Camille Dubois:
Oh I have SO many. Top 3: **1. The Bread Maker:** A guest stayed for 5 nights in my beach condo. When my cleaner arrived for turnover, the entire kitchen was covered in flour. He had apparently spent the entire trip baking artisanal sourdough bread. He left a beautiful loaf with a note: "Thank you for the use of your kitchen. Please enjoy." The bread was actually incredible. Five stars, would host again. **2. The Wrong House:** I got a frantic message at 11pm: "Your lockbox code isn't working and we've been standing outside for 45 minutes!" I was confused because the code was correct. After 20 minutes of troubleshooting by phone, I asked them to read me the address number on the house. Wrong house. Wrong STREET. They were 2 blocks away trying to break into a stranger's home. The actual stranger eventually called the police. It all got sorted but my god. **3. The Film Set:** I rented my loft to what seemed like a normal couple. My neighbor called me the next day asking why there were bright lights and people with cameras at my place until 3am. They were shooting an indie film in my apartment. At least they left the place spotless — film crews clean up after themselves better than most guests!
Reply by Jake Anderson:
My personal favorite: a guest messaged me on Day 2 of their stay asking, very politely, if my property "came with a cat." Apparently a neighborhood stray had discovered the pet door (which I had installed for the previous tenant and forgotten to seal), let himself in, and made himself comfortable on the guest's bed. The guest LOVED the cat and asked if it could stay. I said that was between them and the cat. The cat stayed all 5 nights. The guest left a 5-star review mentioning the "complimentary cat" as the highlight of their trip. I sealed the pet door and added "neighborhood cat may visit" to my listing description. Bookings increased. You can't make this stuff up.