Comments on: Crazy Airbnb Host in Miami with Unreasonable Rules

By: John

John — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 11:38:06 +0000

WTF, have you never seen an old boiler? With a limited tank of water it can heat?

By: Mm

Mm — Sat, 06 Jan 2018 06:05:11 +0000

Where to begin?!
1. House rules are made when that one guest pushes the boundary – congratulations that was you!

2. A 30 minute shower is 300L (80 gallons) of water. And that’s assuming the host has a water saving shower head. My family of 3 averages less than that in a WHOLE DAY FOR EVERYTHING!

3. Most places have water restrictions in place , water being one of precious resources and all. Do you want your host to add in all the laws of the land into the house rules so you know not to break those also?

4. You washed your dirty underpants in the bathroom sink? This is completely gross.

5. Photos of underwear is for evidence purposes (we hope), airbnb like to play photos or it didn’t happen.

5. Buy yourself a wheatbag when you’re travelling to avoid pissing off any more hosts

6. Or just stay in a hotel where they don’t care or monitor any excessive usage. Wait, maybe that’s also generally why you pay more at those places?

By: Maryam

Maryam — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 14:20:38 +0000

I would be horrified if guests take showers for 20-30 minutes. In Jordan we get 2 m2 water per 4 days in the summer. A 30 minutes shower would use up 1/3 of the total water supply. Also an average geyser for hot water would be empty too with such long showers. You really should have mentioned you wishes/need for 30 minutes showers PRIOR to booking.

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 07:50:15 +0000

our new TROLL has got a busy day, her name is NELLIE 🙂

By: Prune

Prune — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 05:04:07 +0000

The host was probably a jerk and he invaded your privacy but his comment about the shower is reasonable. 20-30 min showers are not normal and a waste of ressources. In many places you would leave the rest of the household without hot water. So yes that was inconsiderate.

By: Ellen N.

Ellen N. — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 04:20:06 +0000

20 to 30 minute showers are considered very long to most people that I know. If you use Airbnb again; you should ask the host if showers of that length are permitted.

Regarding washing your clothes in the bathroom. You did in fact violate the rules. I permit use of my washing machine and dryer, but I don’t permit hand washing. I would be even more emphatic in banning hand washing if I lived very close to the beach as I don’t want my drains to be clogged with sand. When guests don’t use our dryer, they invariably dry their clothes draped over wood furniture dripping on our wood floors. As hand washed clothes are wetter than clothes that have been through a washing machine, they cause even more damage to wood. I understand why your host documented your breaking the house rules. Airbnb will not permit the host to take any action against the guest if the rule breaking and/or damage is not documented.

By: Nellie

Nellie — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 20:20:49 +0000

What a disgusting host.

He shouldn’t have entered the room while you weren’t there unless there was a genuine emergency.

Definitely mention in your review that there are time restrictions on showers which you weren’t advised of.

In terms of your periods. There are many over the counter medications you can buy for stomach cramps and if these aren’t effective make an appointment with your doctor.