First bad guests... Hurray!

[faheem]

@Chloe

Indeed, I wouldn’t argue that you should keep your doors locked.

Should that be “shouldn’t”?

@Chloe

Off topic, are you a Stephen King fan? The Stand is one of my favorite books.

Not really. I think I’ve tried to read a couple over the years. It, Pet Seminary, Christine. That sort of thing. I’m not sure I read any of them completely. He’s certainly effective at being scary, if that’s your thing. But mostly he’s not my taste. Plus, honestly, he seems like a bit of a weirdo.

[Gardenhost]

Incredibly safe. I’ll pm you

[Shanghai]

We also don’t lock our house even when travelling overseas. Our front door doesn’t have a key but a bolt from behind. The kids used to head off to school and leave the front door open, people would assume we were home. It is a small country town, we have dogs. Our accommodation has locks and keys because people expect it

[Yana]

This happened to me actually when I was flying from Honduras and mixed up dates likes this.
They accepted the charge which is nice . Why you don’t give keys? So they need to be sure you always home? That’s a hassle.

[GutHend]

@Yana

Why you don’t give keys? So they need to be sure you always home? That’s a hassle.

@Yana, this is an older topic, but I’ll answer with a few quotes from above:

@GutHend

And my main fear is that they came over to get a key to the apartment, to make a copy and to return in a few weeks, to empty our apartment. This is the vibe I am getting.

@GutHend

Apparently, while I was asleep, she has been discussing some more about the fact that we don’t hand over any keys to the apartment. And also complaining about other things.

@GutHend

Why they would target our home? Well first of all there’s a foreigner living in it. Foreigner to lots of people equals money. We haven’t been hosting very long so maybe they could think that we are an easier target. Since I don’t have one, I don’t know how a criminal mind works , so I really don’t know.

I do know crazy things happen in this country and that Peruvians are sometimes even too paranoid to give their name and their phone number to someone. This because of stories that would take me too far .

@GutHend

If a key would get lost, we have to consider replacing two locks each time this happens. This is perfectly manageable. Less manageable is the fear of nationals copying a key and “returning” a few weeks after their stay. Did you read the beginning of this topic? These guests really had us worried, and in fact my hubby is opposing the factual review I want to leave, because he fears the “boyfriend” coming back or sending someone over to our place to teach us a lesson .

@GutHend

When travelling around the world, I have even known loads of hotels where you have to ring the doorbell after a certain hour.

@GutHend

For us and our guests, until now, it has never been an issue. Why should I change something that doesn’t pose any problems?

Feel free to ask me more questions about the topic, I’ll be happy to answer.

[AJmartin1]

Never, ever be the cheapest thing around. This only attracts the impecuious and partiers. Make you guest room a bit luxurios and raise your price.

[GutHend]

OLDER TOPIC

@AJmartin1

Make you guest room a bit luxurios and raise your price.

That was no option in our former place: Rental and the location was too bad to raise prices. And it would not solve the security problem of handing over keys to guests. Also, we only had 1 party couple and 1 bad experience.

@GutHend

I do know crazy things happen in this country and that Peruvians are sometimes even too paranoia to give their name and their phone number to someone. This because of stories that would take me too far .

[Yana]

Sorry I didn’t realize it was old topic . Nevertheless interesting one. Your fears are legitimate … I am just not sure how to go around the key subject.
I don’t know how I would stay in someone’s house without having access at any hour.
I like to go out a lot when I travel. And sometimes I come home at 2-3-4 am. I wouldn’t want to alter my lifestyle because of my hosts fear of giving out keys.

I think the key thing must be mentioned in your house rules for sure. If I were your guest I would complain too. That’s quite a restriction