I went for short gate away over last weekend to Anyer / Carita Beach, around 4 hours from Jakarta. For the first time, we book Air BnB for our accommodation. Tips that I learned as first time Air BnB Guest are:
1. Always book n pay through Air BnB Apps. Some people or hosts just using Air BnB as free ads for their accomodation. I learn these when we booked the 2nd option, we asked what time we could check-in, and suddenly the hosts said he was disappointed that we booked directly without consult first, and he asked for us to cancel or pay more since he said "the time was not good, and he asked more money since Air BnB cut will make his earning less and less" 2. Read the host / place's review. You can read the host's review for better insight of how the places / hosts could be. The hosts I talked about in first point got some bad automatic cancellation review. He likes to cancel bookings. If you don't really sure about the places or the pictures looked bad, just read the review. Our booked place have a bad pictures; furnitures look old and bad, the bed looked dusty and dirty. But when we read the review, past guests are satisfied. The actual place is great, it just have bad pictures with bad lightning. 3. Arrive and Leave as discussed. Maybe our hosts have some schedules and he/she couldn't wait an entire time to give us the key. We text the host when we are on the way, when we arrived, she already waits. We also asked if we can have late check out, but she refused. So on the time we should check out, she already arrived on time. Please don't be bad guests, the hosts could have another guests come later after us. 4. Don't be a rude guests Remember it's not a hotel that have staffs ready to serve you. Clean after use, don't make damage around the furnitures, and follow the rules. You are a guest in someone else's house. We, as group, rented an entire apartment for our short gateaway. So, I don't have a clue for people who rents a room only and still share spaces with a host or another guest. But I think the golden rule is Never Be a Rude Guest at Someone's Home. You can imagine you don't want a rude guest in your own private home, right?
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