“It’s hard to explain. But it certainly, it definitely wasn’t cocaine. "I am not that sort, that’s not my scene.
A nosebleed”, he explained. Brighton Airbnb Superhost Annabel Dunstan woke at 6.30am to find blood all over the “duvet cover, the duvet, the bed sheet, the pillows, the pillowcases, the pillowcase protectors and the mattress protector too”.
As Annabel contemplated the state of her crisp bedding from The White Company, she wondered: “More sinister still, had he actually murdered someone in my ‘Quiet Haven 15 minutes from the Lanes, ideal for cyclists'? "And claiming a nosebleed was his cover for the pools of viscous red blood currently staining the comfortable Queen size bed, in the modest yet well-equipped room, as we stood awkwardly in the hall.” So begins Confessions of a Superhost, Annabel’s tell-all new book about her decade-long experience offering the traditional Airbnb homestay experience: that is, renting out a room in her home. She said: “I was an early adopter of Airbnb and at the very outset my friends were concerned.
"What if I get an axe murderer? One of my first guests was in fact a young man with a long thin bag – I thought, is that an axe?” Coffee, biscuits, flowers and a record player - guests are well provided for (Image: Argus staff) After splitting up with her partner of 23 years 12 years ago, Annabel became an Airbnb host at her Oxford home to bring in some extra funds to help pay the mortgage. She said: “I had two.