Yvonne

Jan 29, 2026

This is kinda of a scam that Hosting Power Get Away it. Host & Guest be aware.

I have hosted for a few years, hosting power never checked my property I was never vetted, guests are not vetted even tough they say they do on their website. All communication is by emails. It was foreign students who booked at first but with the current housing situation you can get all sorts booking as in the case of my last guest showed up drunk, which I cancelled on the spot in the interest of my safety. Please note that the host has nothing to do with the fee that hosting power charge guest so my last guest was confused about the money he paid Hosting power as he taught it was a deposit which is quite steep and non refundable which I do think is very unfair and a scam. Please note that the guest pays one or two weeks deposit to host, which is unfair to host but seems it ok to guest as they have paid a non refundable fee to hosting power. You see the guest for the first time when they check in and you cant ask them questions until you accept their booking. Because I cancelled the last two bookings in the interest of my safety I got suspended probably because they wouldn't refund the guests the money they paid them & the guest gave out to them. You are better off going on daft.ie and interviewing who stays in your house or as tenant going to view a property etc., you can apply the same rules if your want as tenants are very flexible these days plus ask for a months rent deposit while it is 2 weeks max with Hosting power.