Bachelorette weekend booking?

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We have a VRBO request to rent our house for a bachelorette weekend. The booking request is for 6 people and they assured us they will be using the house “as a place to come back to at night.” Would you accept the booking after reminding them of the house rules (I.e. no parties) and asking the right questions? Or would you just decline the bachelorette weekend? I have visions of vomit or worse at our house.

Dale Bertrand · Answer

Thanks everyone for so many helpful answers. We decided to say no, despite the fact that they were upfront about their intentions and very polite when I declined. We just decided we didn't want to deal with the risk.

Mike Dymski · Answer

you may have to chaperone

Trish Mccoy · Answer

LOL... that's a tough one.   If it was a really nice home - I would decline.    If not, I'd ask them a few questions and let them no there are no parties etc... and if their events were going to be outside the home

Bruce Woodruff · Answer

Probably a good idea. But I was going to offer to come over and house sit for you while they were there. I could have been the 'house dad' and bartender.....

Leora Merrell · Answer

I host those often at one of my properties. Usually with a lot more than six guests. Zero issues. Most girls really do want a chill weekend together, nothing crazy.

John Underwood · Answer

I have allowed something very similar with no issues.

They could have just rented the place for 6 people and not been upfront. They are being upfront with tells me a lot about their character.

Michael Baum · Answer

Hey @Dale Bertrand. I would get more details. Where is the actual party? How many other folks will be there.

Parties of this sort have a tendency to continue on when they get home.

Zane Cress · Answer

NOPE NOPE NOPE. That will be a massive clean up and most likely some broken things. Potentially a late night police call for noise violations. Not worth it unless you are charging a premium price.

Matt Moreland · Answer

These are always tough situations. The one bachelorette party group that stayed at our place threw up in one of the toilets, shoved a scarf down it, and flooded the master bath/bedroom and left early instead of notifying us that something was wrong.

Needless to say drywall had to be replaced and water remediation experts had to come into the property that was less than a year old at the time.

Hard to say what I would do if I got another request from a bachelor/bachelorette group again today, I think that first experience has me slightly jaded LOL

Carson McGee · Answer

These are always tough calls.

My team requires all guests to sign a legal agreement with house rules. They also have to set up a security deposit (credit card hold) through our PM software. This helps keep guest behavior in check as they know we can charge for any damages.

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