A Nantucket homeowner who ignored a “sketchy” Airbnb request to rent out her beautiful home later discovered that dozens of teenagers had broken in and organized a school-wide party.
Edith Stone Lentini, 47, received a strange request just days before the burglary asking if she wanted to rent the $2.3 million dollar property for one night to use for a Halloween party for teens.
“Alice” stated in the post that her daughter wanted to throw a “little Halloween party” for her and her 14- to 15-year-old friends on Oct. 28.
She told Lentini – who bought the three-bedroom house in 2012 – that she would be there to supervise the young adults, adding that there “wouldn’t even really be a party.”
“They just want to have a fun costume party to take some pictures and eat some pizza, you know?” read the rental application.
‘It wouldn’t even really be a party. I will leave the house spotless and I am sure nothing will be broken,” the message concludes.
Lentini was nervous about the peculiar question and did not respond to the message.
Just days later, on November 1, Nantucket police called the 47-year-old, who permanently lives in Armonk, New York, to ask her if she knew a party was taking place at the house at 20 Field Avenue.
An upscale Nantucket homeowner ignored a “sketchy” Airbnb request to rent her million-dollar home, only to later learn that dozens of teenagers had broken in and organized a school-wide party. In the photo: the house 20 Field Avenue in Nantucket, Massachusetts
Edith Stone Lentini (pictured), 47, received a rather strange request on Airbnb just days before the burglary, asking if she wanted to rent the $2.3 million dollar property for one night to use for a teenage Halloween party
Shocked, she began to wonder about her prized possession, but soon began to give clues.
“When I put two and two together, it was clearly a child who wrote the message,” she said. ‘Because the end (of the message) was: “I’m sure nothing will break.” This way you don’t ask a landlord to rent to you.’
It’s likely that the Halloween ravers didn’t take well to being ghosted by Lentini, as she’s certain it was them who broke into the luxury home through an unlocked window.
The school-wide costume party was in full swing when police arrived around 10 p.m., responding to a neighbor’s noise complaint.
Lentini flew to the holiday island the following weekend to assess the damage.
‘I’ve been thinking all day on Saturday, they sprayed my walls. My artwork is messed up. “I had just renovated the cottage in 2024, my first rental wasn’t until August,” she said. “I put all my money into repairing it.”
After she and her husband divorced in 2021, the Armonk resident fought to keep the cottage, a priceless keepsake for her children as her family has been visiting the picturesque island since 1899.
Lentini saw unspeakably expensive damage and was surprised when she finally arrived at the house on November 3.
“I have to say they took care of it,” Lentini told the newspaper Nantucket Stream.
‘They took all the pictures and mirrors off the walls. They took all the cushions off the couch and put them in the basement. They moved all the furniture aside, rolled up my white carpet and moved it to the screened porch, and moved my TV.
“As much as I’m upset about this, they did take care of the house. Most of the damage was just sticky floors. They even put ‘do not enter’ tape around the TV stand,” she added.
As the investigation into the burglary continued, police discovered additional details about how the crafty teens almost pulled off the brave stunt.
The girl who sent the unusual message to Lentini was found to have posted videos of the house on the popular social media platform Snapchat, in which she festively decorated the 500 square meter house.
Officers told her that the children were only 14 and 15 years old and that their plan called for the ninth-graders to come to the house at a certain time, followed by the 10th-graders at a later time, and so on.
In sheer shock and worry for her prized possession, Lentini flew to the holiday island to assess the damage. Pictured: Nantucket, Massachusetts, a resort island known for its 82 miles of beaches, lighthouses and picturesque harbor
“The audacity of it and the fact that she shook the numbers,” Lentini said.
‘But because I know my house hasn’t been destroyed, I can find humor in it and say that she should really be a party planner. I would hate for this to hinder her future.”
The homeowner said all the partygoers left behind were sticky floors, an Amazon monitor and a bottle of Tito’s vodka.
“At least they have good taste,” Lentini said.
Nantucket police first learned of the burglary after concerned neighbors reported “juveniles in the area making loud noises,” Lt. Angus MacVicar said.
MacVicar added that an “extensive investigation” is underway, but it has not yet been determined whether charges will be filed.
‘I want to thank my neighbors for knowing enough to call. If I hadn’t been in a neighborhood all year round, I don’t know what would have happened,” Lentini said.
Nantucket police declined to release the official police report of the incident, citing the fact that all individuals involved in the incident are minors.
“There were a lot of children present, but not all of them are part of the investigation,” MacVicar said. “They wouldn’t necessarily be charged.”
Lentini, who has 17-year-old and 14-year-old twins, said she does not plan to press charges.