While you definitely tried to be honest, I think that in the bottom line you prioritized kindness toward the owners. “Very lived in” is sooooooooo subtle, I would have NEVER taken it as you ment it. I would have thought about old furnitures, some wear and tear around the house, an untrimmed front lawn or an unkept garden.
I think you are right! I sent them an email offline with more detail but didn’t want to give them a bad review. However I think I could have probably worded it differently to get my point across better!
Done 130 exchange my self. Around 90 as a host and 40 as a guest. Generating 5 star review without any flaws. Honestly it happen sometime the house is not maintain in the correct way upon check in. I usually will tell them nicely in private message before i check out ( not upon check in ) i will collect some photo before and after i clean the place. And will do and clean the house by my self. And often i have to fix something ( Change the shower head that i found is leaking and broken for my exchange in istanbul, buying a new cookware for them for my exchange in italy etc ) again usually i will report this after check out mentioning the issues and what could be done or what ive done to fix the problem. They would super thrill and happy. But i never drop any bad reviews to home owner ( i could put bad reviews to a guest ). I made a peace already and develop my own understanding and decided to not to put bad reviews on host unless if something major ( house completely a different property than the photo ) but cleanliness never a biggy for me.. especially i have a very strong standard for that so i wouldn't complain to others. It would be different if i booked an airbnb property and i pay for it. I would have a different expectations. By someone hosting me on Home exchange is already a privilege for me.. considering how difficult to find an exchange house. Im sure all of us use to experiance this.. sending multiple messages to property owner. So by approving my inquiries i feel so grateful and thankful to all this home owner already.❤
You make some great points! I do agree with you - I emailed this host offline but just didn’t want to post anything that may harm their ability to get future exchanges. I like your idea of taking photos before and after. Great tips!
Thanks for your comment! I agree with you. I actually sent them an email follow up and suggested that they charge a cleaning fee for all exchanges and then use that fee to hire a cleaner before the guests arrive. I would happily pay a cleaning fee for any exchange and think it's a simple solution!
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While you definitely tried to be honest, I think that in the bottom line you prioritized kindness toward the owners. “Very lived in” is sooooooooo subtle, I would have NEVER taken it as you ment it. I would have thought about old furnitures, some wear and tear around the house, an untrimmed front lawn or an unkept garden.
I think you are right! I sent them an email offline with more detail but didn’t want to give them a bad review. However I think I could have probably worded it differently to get my point across better!
Done 130 exchange my self. Around 90 as a host and 40 as a guest. Generating 5 star review without any flaws.
Honestly it happen sometime the house is not maintain in the correct way upon check in. I usually will tell them nicely in private message before i check out ( not upon check in ) i will collect some photo before and after i clean the place. And will do and clean the house by my self. And often i have to fix something ( Change the shower head that i found is leaking and broken for my exchange in istanbul, buying a new cookware for them for my exchange in italy etc ) again usually i will report this after check out mentioning the issues and what could be done or what ive done to fix the problem. They would super thrill and happy.
But i never drop any bad reviews to home owner ( i could put bad reviews to a guest ).
I made a peace already and develop my own understanding and decided to not to put bad reviews on host unless if something major ( house completely a different property than the photo ) but cleanliness never a biggy for me.. especially i have a very strong standard for that so i wouldn't complain to others. It would be different if i booked an airbnb property and i pay for it. I would have a different expectations.
By someone hosting me on Home exchange is already a privilege for me.. considering how difficult to find an exchange house. Im sure all of us use to experiance this.. sending multiple messages to property owner. So by approving my inquiries i feel so grateful and thankful to all this home owner already.❤
You make some great points! I do agree with you - I emailed this host offline but just didn’t want to post anything that may harm their ability to get future exchanges. I like your idea of taking photos before and after. Great tips!
They did not pay professional cleaning company, i would expect that
Thanks for your comment! I agree with you. I actually sent them an email follow up and suggested that they charge a cleaning fee for all exchanges and then use that fee to hire a cleaner before the guests arrive. I would happily pay a cleaning fee for any exchange and think it's a simple solution!
oh yikes - yes when you walk into a house that smells! yuck
you should've been clearer in your review!
I keep thinking about that and wondering how I could have worded it better.