Today's (technically yesterday's) guests were a mild acception. They did not arrive until after midnight. For some reason they parked in a manner that blocked our circle driveway instead of parking in the cabin's obvious spot. They then sent Janelle an communication through AirBNB saying that they were going to check out at noon (checkout is supposed to be at 11am). I didn't mind as we didn't have anyone coming in today. However, when I got back from town after 1pm, they were still here. As I was going to have to leave again, this time with Trevor, I was not comfortable with them staying so long.
Thus, I knocked on the door and asked if everyone was alright. One of the guests answered and said that they were just looking up directions and would leave in the next fifteen minutes. I reminded him that checkout was supposed to be at 11am, and then said that I'm glad nothing was wrong. I think that I intimidated the young man as he started quickly stuffing a bag while stuttering about how they would leave right away.
Still, they didn't leave until almost 1:45. In doing so, they backed into Janelle's garden and broke one of her decorative birds (I did not witness this, but Janelle found the aftermath this evening when watering the garden). They were then parked in our exit for a little while (I believe still looking up directions). As I had an appointment to get to, I ended up following them out all the way to Soldotna. I think that may have intimidated them even more.
They weren't bad people (I think), but this kind of disregard for other people, their time, and their property is one of the issues that can come up with these sorts of rentals. I'm glad that this sort of experience is the exception rather than the rule.