Our house rules include the following:
- No guests under 25 unless accompanied by a parent.
- We do not rent to groups of unrelated young people.
- No parties or events are allowed.
Our description includes the following:
- Oursis a place for swimming, boating, reading, conversation, hiking, family meals on the deck, and early bedtime. It is not a place for loud music, television, video games, fast driving, or late-night parties.
We do not allow instant booking. I message and talk with every potential guest personally and frequently to assess the suitability of our place for their purposes. I ask them howled they are and what they are visiting. I decline many of them.
We've been doing this for 40 years, thousands of guests. It works.