We booked the entire house in the Tamar Valley which sleeps 9 people. When I made the booking I must have accidentally booked for 2 people instead of 4. Even though the house sleeps 9 people, the host charges an extra $40 per person if you have more than two guests staying. I was unaware of this. The next thing we know, the host has then come to the property requesting us to pay extra and tried to get me to make payment to her directly with my credit card, outside of the Airbnb platform. Coming onto the property as well as requesting direct payment are both breaches of the host terms and conditions. We had been respectful and had barely spent any time at the house so we had provided no reason for her to come onsite. I would have been more than happy to pay the extra amount however this made us feel really uncomfortable and could have been easily avoided had she followed her obligations as a host by raising any concerns through the Airbnb platform. Her justification was that she lives and works close-by, which she seemed to think provided an excuse for her to come into the property.
Aside from this, the house was clean, tidy and accurately described. I would also say that it’s overpriced, particularly if they are charging an extra $40 per person. If you are staying in the Tamar Valley for the purpose of visiting a few different wineries, I would suggest staying a bit further north closer to the Batman Bridge. Then you can enjoy the wineries around the area but then it’s also not as far to travel if you would like to check out the wineries around Pipers River/ Brook as well.