One of those enquiries!

[harcourtv57]

Enquiry late last night (after 11 pm).

Is your apartment free this weekend? i.e. tomorrow ! Its not and they only want 2 nights when min clearly stated as 3

But worst of all - for 7 guests - four adults and 3 children - err 2 bedroom apartment that sleeps four


Another case of enquirers assuming that children don't count towards occupancy?

[Jenny C]

Yes, we had one of those the other day too. Enquirer was interested in booking for next week - for a family of four. Our cottage sleeps two, and it is clearly stated on the websites and the various sites we advertise on that we can only accept a baby under 6 months. I can't understand how someone wishing to spend a few hundred pounds on a holiday would fail to look at the property website and read all of the details, to see if the place had enough bedrooms for them, before trying to book!

[French Cricket]

It's the silly season. Our barn sleeps 2 (plus dog), but we're getting lots of over-occupancy enquiries. Had one last week for 4 adults and 7 children

But they're nearly all from Barcelona

[Essar]

harcourtv57 - was the enquirer from Leicester by chance. I had one at 4:15am today via my own website identical to yours.
Me thinks a scammer in the making!

[Topcat]

Last week in Saturday's Guardian Tim Dowling boasted of how he'd rented a cottage to sleep 8 even though there were ten of them. He was quite happy to say this was to save money. Articles like this don't help.

TC

[Mouse]

One wonders where they slept.

I agree - articles in the press like this only go to legitimise actions people may have thought cheeky.

Usually when over occupancy occurs I get questions first to alert me, rather than them come straight out with it. So I get asked is there a sofa bed or could another bed be put in to a bedroom. I have never had anyone who has asked about over-occupancy offer to pay for the extra person...and in 2 cases they even asked for a discount
Unbelievable behaviour to me.

To make things worse, in this respect, here I noticed that a company is now advertising (quality) tents. Their intro runs along the lines of 'not enough bedrooms', 'villa to small for your party' type of thing.
I had visions of owners arriving to check out guests only to find their garden looking like a music festival

Mouse
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[Topcat]

I'd like to see them try to pitch a tent on our terrace.
TC

[barbersdrove]

ast week in Saturday's Guardian Tim Dowling boasted of how he'd rented a cottage to sleep 8 even though there were ten of them.

Yes, I saw that and was incensed

[Windy]

Perhaps somebody should write in asking if the Guardian will now reduce it's cover price by 20% for those letting s/c properties??

[greenbarn]

Perhaps somebody should write in asking if the Guardian will now reduce it's cover price by 20% for those letting s/c properties??

Go into WHS, pick up a copy of the Grauniad, pull out the pages that are of no interest to you, offer to pay pro-rata for the rest, pointing out that The Sun is cheaper. Return later with pages, angrily demanding a refund because of the number of typos which ruined your reading experience. Threaten to write a bad review and send it to The Independent.

[Marks]

[salmoncottage]

Then, after Mr Dowling struggles to his feet with tears in his eyes from GB's brogue in the personal section, ask him "did you enjoy your stay Sir?"......

[Topcat]

I hope he goes in for ego-surfing. We may find ourselves in next week's Guardian.

TC

[greenbarn]

with tears in his eyes from GB's brogue in the personal section

I take it we're not talking about dialects here........

I don't have any brogues, but I do have some shoes with steel toecaps...... (bought just after I dropped a very heavy fire door on my foot, once I could manage to hobble into the shop..... )

[Essar]

Enquiry via my own website today:-

"Hello, solo traveller wanting 2-bedroom apartment from 7th April for 7-nights, budget of £280, how do I book?"

My response:-
"Sorry, to say that £280 is only half our normal rate for this 4-star property at this time. Could you please explain why a solo traveller would require 2-bedrooms?"

Normally, I just respond that it's unavailable for this price, but I couldn't resist asking about the bedrooms - maybe she thinks that stating that she is a solo traveller she will get it cheaper, then sneak in the kids!
I don't expect a response.