Some guests have a tendency to only look at the checkin instructions once they've showed up at the address. 2) Sneak In People Or PetsEvery host is going to deal with this sooner or later, but there are always guests who have no problem bringing five people to their two-person booking. Besides the deceit and lack of decency, guests who aren't part of an official booking may not be covered by Airbnb's customer service, meaning if something goes wrong, things can get real bad, real fast. A host's insurance may also have strict occupancy limits, and exceeding that can create serious liability issues. If it looks like your cousin is going to be joining you at the last minute, tell the host.

Source: Forbes August 28, 2017 12:56 UTC