Some hosts are threatening to strike, while others are plotting ways around Airbnb’s new restrictions. Guests, meanwhile, are celebrating.
AIRBNB HOSTS ARE melting down over a new policy banning them from making guests complete tasks that “would typically be performed by a cleaner,” like “stripping the bed, taking trash offsite, or washing and putting away dishes.”
The change, which applies to all bookings made on or after November 20, quickly sparked outrage after it was announced in an email to Airbnb hosts on Wednesday. Many began fuming online about losing the right to make their guests clean up after themselves.
“As hosts, we have a responsibility to protect our investments, our homes, and, in many cases, our personal living spaces,” one person wrote in Airbnb’s official forum for hosts. “The problem is that Airbnb increasingly expects hosts to accept the risks while limiting our ability to protect ourselves.”
Dunno about where you live, but in my area it’s pretty difficult to figure out which eateries have employees bus table and which ones expect customers to.
I’ll err on the side of busing my own table, but I’ve had employees come out and tell me not to. So on the other hand, I don’t assume that people who don’t clean up their own tables do it out of rudeness. They may misunderstand the establishment’s practices and/or come from a culture where it’s rare for customers to do that themselves.