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by privateSFacct 2474 days ago
The accommodation had A/C, just not in every room. I've rented AirBnB's like this. You are out all day, come home, turn on AC in bedrooms and go to sleep. Not everyone puts AC into their kitchen, dining room, living room, bathrooms etc etc.

You are going to sue AirBnB over this?
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Thorentis 2474 days ago
Ah didn't realise full context in this specific case. I was referring only to "a fan legally constitutes an aircon". So, if the only thing in an AirBnB is a fan, saying it has aircon is misleading.
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privateSFacct 2474 days ago
The point here is that this guest is misleading everyone and the media is eating it up. Airbnb says that the hosts description of the place was reasonable. It had AC. It just didn't have it in every room the guest wanted. This is not a "fan is AC" - and airbnb never said that, this (spoiled) guest did. What airbnb is saying is some rooms have AC is AC. While that could be argued, the headline should reflect that.

If you're just reading the headline easy to get it wrong. But these "outrage" stories often have another side.

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dandv 2472 days ago
No. The Airbnb rep said EXACTLY that, as seen in the screenshot.

Context: I'm the OP's roommate. See my detailed reply at https://www.reddit.com/r/digitalnomad/comments/d1i53n/its_10....

See also https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/44524/can-a-fan-be-c...

See also https://airhostsforum.com/t/do-fans-count-as-airconditioning...

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