A word of warning: At the time of this review, Pauline makes all guests sign an extra contract on arrival that requires extra payments includes a number of rules not stated on the Airbnb listing. The contract includes giving over your credit card details, making extra payments outside of the Airbnb platform, agreeing to clean the house yourself, and agreeing to not invite anybody over to the house even if you have family or friends in the area.
Other than having to negotiate our way through this extremely stressful experience after travelling 7 hours and having nowhere else to stay, the house itself is lovely - very clean and in a great location. Would highly recommend if we didn't have the experience with the surprise contract.
I have also given honest feedback about the above issue to Pauline and hopefully she can adopt Airbnb 'house rules' and the deposit system to make sure her needs are met as a host whilst also treating guests with respect.
In the meantime, I suggest you reach out to Pauline in advance of pressing 'book' just to confirm:
1. that there won't be any surprise house rules when you arrive (check there is no contract outside of the Airbnb listing)
2. that all deposits and payments go through Airbnb (check she won't require your credit card number)
3. that you won't be required to divulge personal details that might put you at risk of identity theft (check she won't require your home address, bank details and driving licence number)
Airbnb give us all the security to keep our bank details and personal identity safe - so let's use those tools and make sure that both hosts and guests are treated with respect and dignity.