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Updated over 1 year ago on . Most recent reply

How do you collect damages from a guest without getting a bad review? (airbnb)
Stay went well and the guest said she loved the place so I am expecting a good review. However my cleaner found a stain on a bed skirt that will probably not come out. Plus, turns out the guest brought a dog and while I am "pet friendly" I do charge $50 for it and she never paid this.
What is the best way to go about this? If there was no damage I would let the dog slide but now I might have to replace the bed skirt. If I hit up the guest now I could see it leading to a poor review.
Do I wait until after reviews are made? Is it best to go through ABNB customer service, or does that even make a difference because they can still leave a bad review anyway.
Thanks in advance for any input!
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Quote from @Jon Martin:
I wanted to add something earlier but ran out of time.
Consider charging a fee for compliant guests and a higher fee for guests that violate the rules. For example:
$50 per pet, limit of two pets.
$200 for unauthorized pet.
- Nathan Gesner
