The ONLY problem we had with this rental was the surprise charge....Buyer Beware.....

It's NEVER a good idea to ever surprise your guests with additional payments needed to be made on the day of arrival.

Upon arrival to this lovely little guest room, there was a letter, a receipt and an envelope for us on the table....

The owner didn't even write the letter....he merely left a hand written receipt and envelope with the words, "please leave cash or check only for your tax amount in envelope."

Needless to say, NO ONE ever likes surprises when it comes to more money being owed unless it was clearly stated in the listing with Airbnb, (Which it was not).

We run several vacation homes in Hawaii, including several listings with Airbnb and would NEVER even think of asking our guests to pay without telling them FIRST.

Again, it is not an issue to pay the tax, if this host would have CLEARLY stated BEFORE BOOKING not as a surprise after arrival.

Very low-class and unprofessional....and certainly one of the issues Airbnb has. For all we know he is just keeping the cash we left in the envelope.

Again, no one likes surprises, and this owner needs to learn proper listing and business etiquette prior to asking for additional fees upon arrival