BEWARE - COUNTLESS HIDDEN COSTS
This house has shockingly strict policies that are only stated AFTER you book and pay for your stay. My group of girlfriends and I were told 3 days before our trip that we must pay a $1000 bond (approx 12% more than what the actual booking cost for the whole weekend), and a $50 non refundable meet-and-greet fee, all because we are under 25 years old.
We were disgusted in the demand as we are all of legal age - what more can you do than be considered an adult by the law to not be discriminated against and treated like an immature child? To have such a large amount sprung on you right before your booking date is frightening... Imagine if we couldn't pay it?
We were most outraged by the meet-and-greet fee; firstly we did not wish to use our precious time from our weekend away meeting with strangers to go over rules that were already a given, it felt like they wanted an opportunity to judge our appearances (it's 2020, are we really still doing this?), we had paid for our stay and agreed to the T's & C's, so why was it OUR responsibility to pay more money to the hosts who insisted that they didn't trust our word and needed to meet us in person... we deeply felt that if the hosts wanted to meet us that badly they should be doing it out of their own petrol and time.
Luckily the host dropped this non refundable fee and agreed to meet us at no further cost after we stood our ground on the topic; however if they hadn't we would have made a large complaint to Airbnb as the person who was meant to be conducting the meet-and-greet only made an appearance at the property when we made 5 attempts to call as we were having trouble with the key safe; she couldn't have cared less about going through the code of conduct or house rules, therefore the $50 would have been a complete scam.
House styling was lovely, clean and had great amenities in terms of cooking utensils and general pantry items - HOWEVER, lacked in the common hospitality category with sheets and towels - It's just such a small thing that would be simple enough for them to include, considering all other bed linen was supplied; they are definitely preying on people who want no fuss and to get on with enjoying their holiday to spend an extra $39 pp.
Yet another testament to this particular listing trying to mooch more money than what you signed up for.