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Say your allergies in the why — not at the pass

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Say your allergies in the why — not at the pass

Hosts can cook around the truth. They cannot cook around a surprise.

A kitchen or farm day is not a custom restaurant app. Hosts will try. They need time. Put allergies, no-alcohol, vegetarian, or “I faint if I skip lunch” in the first why.

Be precise

“I cannot have peanuts” is useful. “I eat clean” is not. “No garlic” on an Indian listing is a real constraint — say it early so they can decline if the menu cannot move.

Do not

Turn the night into a tasting of your protocol. Do not arrive with a cooler of meals unless they agreed. Do not scold other guests’ plates.

If the listing cannot hold you

A no is safer than an ER. Thank them and pick another card. There will be a host whose food matches your body.

Write the constraint once, clearly, then talk about why you want this room. Start on experiences.

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