How do I decline a booking inquiry without being penalized by Airbnb?

I had 2 booking inquiries I want fo decline. One ia from a couple who have no reviews and 2 service dogs. We are not a pet friendly property. I don’t want to approve them for booking because I have no idea what kind of guests they will be, esp. with 2 dogs accompanying them. The second one is from a “content creator” and her husband who want to create a scripted video we can ise to market our property on social media. They want to stay for free in exchange. Will declining their requests to book damage my standing wifh Airbnb? I am a 5 star host with 2 properties and working on getting to Super Host. TIA --- **Post Details:** - **Subreddit:** r/airbnb_hosts - **Author:** u/Truetestarossa2727 - **Score:** 193 upvotes - **Upvote Ratio:** 67.0% - **Comments:** 408 - **Posted:** 7/2/2025 - **URL:** https://reddit.com/r/airbnb_hosts/comments/1lpt4si/how_do_i_decline_a_booking_inquiry_without_being/