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Airbnb staffer loves host’s racy pic, still asks him to take it down

Now this is customer service with a smile.

An Airbnb staffer tasked with weeding out inappropriate listings on the room-rental site showed she appreciates a sculpted torso as much as the next guy.

The customer service rep, “Kristi L.” penned a playful letter to Daniel Nardicio, a New York City party planner, asking him to remove a photo of two buff guys in an outdoor shower to draw attention to his one-bedroom Fire Island cabana.

If you didn’t mind putting up a photo less visually — compelling — while still keeping the verbiage, some of us will sigh with disappointment, but it will also fit more soundly in our Terms of Service.

 - Airbnb customer service rep Kristi L.

Kristi, a specialist with Airbnb’s Trust and Safety Team who also moonlights as a “writer of m/m erotica,” said that while she found the photo “mesmerizing” and “captivating,” she asked that it be changed to conform to the company’s terms of service.

“Again, not saying that I personally didn’t think it was captivating, but if you didn’t mind putting up a photo less visually — compelling — while still keeping the verbiage, some of us will sigh with disappointment, but it will also fit more soundly in our Terms of Service.”

In the same e-mail, Kristi jokingly asked Nardicio for help finding a model for her next book cover.

“If you didn’t mind dropping me a line when you insert a different photo, I’d be grateful. Also, if you happen to know any friends with ringleted red hair, please let me know; my most recent writing submission could use a book cover,” she wrote in the letter, which was sent to Nardicio from an Airbnb e-mail address.

Nardicio told The Post that he didn’t take offense to the letter cracking down on his $225-a-night listing. Although he hasn’t removed the photo of the men covering their privates with clothing, he cropped it so that they can only be seen from the waist up.

“The best feature of the cabana really is the outdoor shower,” Nardicio said.

Airbnb is trying to keep a lid on sex scandals after complaints that hookers use it, and other horror stories. One comedian said he came home to a wild sex party at the Chelsea apartment he had rented out on Airbnb.

“If a member of our community raises questions about a listing photo, we investigate and may ask hosts to alter or remove photos associated with their listing,” an Airbnb spokesman said.