

Despite COVID, we still managed to be fully booked. We also place them on our banned list, to make sure we never let them back.Ģ020 was quite an interesting year. Of course, they never got their security deposit back. We had to block out an entire day just to get it back in order. One time, we had a guest who trashed the house terribly used condoms, weed and dirty plates were littered all over the home. Or the ones who expect a porter to carry their suitcases for them. And then we have the ones who send you messages in the middle of the night. They don’t send you any messages until they want to hand over the keys. Many times, we have great guests who aren’t a bother. Arikeīeing an Airbnb host in Nigeria is quite an interesting experience.

I spoke to four Airbnb hosts about their experiences and how they coped during the pandemic. Being an Airbnb host means having to interact with different kinds of people, some great, others unsavoury.
