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Guest shares note from AirBnB host demanding he shower before bed.

Guest shares note from AirBnB host demanding he shower before bed.

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Airbnb is a low-key, cost-efficient alternative to staying in a hotel. It's totally normal for an Airbnb host to lay out some ground rules ahead of your stay (no parties, check out by noon, etc), but what if your Airbnb host told you when to take a shower?

A 26-year-old dude took to Reddit's 'Am I The Asshole' thread to share a kinda bizarre story that happened to him during a recent Airbnb trip when he stayed in the homeowner's bedroom.

I tried out AirBnB for the first time on a recent trip to NY. I was staying in my host’s bedroom while she bunked with her roommate. I arrived after an 8 hour flight at what would be around 3am my time, but 10pm in NY. Met my host who showed me around quickly, pointing out the bathroom and the bedroom.

I told her I was exhausted, so I just wanted to go to bed. I fell asleep almost immediately, and then awoke at about 4am NY time and I discovered a handwritten note had been slid under my door.

He explained that he arrived late at night and went straight to bed, only to wake up to an aggressive handwritten note from his host.

The host's 'note' explained that guests are required (?!?) to shower before bed because it's their responsibilty to 'respect the cleanliness of my room.'

The Airbnb homeowner even suggested that this is 'standard etiquette' when renting a room in a shared Airbnb home and penned this lengthy screed about the guest's body odor.

Hi, this might be your first time doing Airbnb so you should understand a few standard etiquettes. Airbnb is hosting so it is very different from a hotel or motel. You need to keep the room clean and free of odor because you are staying in someone else’s room.

After your flight, you had a strong odor yet you didn’t take a shower before going to bed. As the owner of the room, the bed and the sheets, I am extremely displeased with this fact. You didn’t respect the cleanliness of my room. Please keep this in mind during your stay. I might have to report to Airbnb if you fail to keep up with the personal hygiene and lower the quality of my room.

OP shared the story to Reddit's AITA because he wanted to know if HE was the asshole for not showering.

Reddit swooped in on the side of traveler and defiantly labeled him 'not the asshole.'

Despite the fact that the Airbnb host threatened to report OP to the company for being unhygienic, many on Reddit — like tipsywinosaur — told OP to report her to Airbnb instead.

Eww NTA, assuming you didn’t reek of something awful. This is a huge no go for AirBnb. You’d be well within your rights to say something to the company about the host making you feel uncomfortable.

Ordinaryhorse couldn't understand why the host couldn't just wash the sheets?

NTA was your host not planning on washing the bedding between guests?

Halcyonwade added that the host was 'out of line' to tell someone when to shower.

This is so unbelievably out of line. Like you said, if she doesn't want the funk of others, she should either not rent out her room or have alternate sheets. I mean, what if a couple is in there hooking up? Is she going to dictate terms on that? She seems to want the income from hosting but at zero cost to her.

Most people seemed to agree that the host seemingly didn't invest in a second pair of sheets and just wanted to make some extra cash with little to no effort at all. As OP put it, 'I also think that if you’re worried about people’s funk… don’t rent your room out to others.'

'Nuff said.

Sources: Reddit
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