Airbnb is nice when it’s nice but when it’s not it’s realy bad. I have been using it for the past few years because it’s cheaper then hotels. I had good experiences until it started getting worse. The biggest problem with Airbnb is that you as a paying guest is being reviewe...
Next I was told the host was paid out and declined my refund. I am reading the hosts are not getting paid and have a class action lawsuit against Airbnb, so I’m not sure I believe that. Finally I was told I waited too long to reach out to the Resolution Center about a refund, ...
Mark Sokol, an owner of the 120-room Hotel Erwin in Venice, said he feels pressure to keep his rates low because too many short-term rentals in Venice have turned into illegal hotels that operate year-round and don’t pay the fees and workers’ salaries of traditional hotels. “When you...
Admittedly, my love for Airbnb has declined since I first wrote areview of my Airbnb experiencesback in 2013. Back in 2012, when few people had used Airbnb (even among my fellow San Francisco based travelers), most of the apartments and rooms were actually run by the owners (and you...
Homestay also works very similarly to Airbnb in terms of the booking process – guests send you a booking request, which needs to be confirmed (or declined). Then, a guest has to pay a 15% booking fee to the platform. You are paid the entire price you set: a guest can pay upfront...
and you couldn’t track your rides. Cabs were usually in terrible condition (with regulated prices and limited numbers of cabs, it made no sense to invest in the product because doing so didn’t help a business earn more). And you had the whole payment process thing at the end of the...
I didn't blank out the guest's name as suggested by @Emilia42 because then I would not be able to clearly show you what I receive, but there is no incriminating information, just a name which many other people also have. I made it small so you co...
The next day Airbnb got back to me to say they had to ask the host for the refund. I never heard from the host. Surprise: the host declined. I suggested a 50% refund to settle, which was generous in my opinion. Airbnb said I needed to go back and take pictures (a two-hour dr...
Based on this, we immediately complained to Airbnb, hastily took photos (because of safety issues) and left the property as advised by Airbnb. The host reached out to us within the hour and offered a further cleaning of the property. We declined as we had no intention of returning to th...
“I didn’t know you messaged Airbnb haha. You’re a great guest.” This child has a real attitude problem. Sounds like he needs a spanking. So I’ll be honest I got smart back. I said: “And now your wifi isn’t working haha. Great house.” ...