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by facet1ous 1218 days ago
If you're letting yourself get used like that not once but multiple times I don't know what to tell you lol. Do you also give money freely to scammers on the street?

Why would you not report that? Airbnb would bring the hammer down on that host so quickly it wouldn't be funny. I'm serious, they would not tolerate that whatsoever and would get you compensated and moved to another property.
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tdeck 1218 days ago
> they would not tolerate that whatsoever and would get you compensated and moved to another property.

I've heard way too many Airbnb customer service horror stories to believe that you can count on this.

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_puk 1218 days ago
Personal anecdotal data, but to be fair to Airbnb, they have repeatedly looked out for me..

Just recently I had someone cancelling on me whilst I was in the car driving to the place. Airbnb were straight on it, instant refund, extra credit towards another place and someone rang me to try and help me book an alternative for that night (I was quicker than them and had thankfully booked the next door unit before they even rang).

I've had a few bad stays over the years (getting woken early doors by bailiffs was fun), but they've generally been sorted out really quickly.

The times I've tried the alternatives in the last few years I've come up short and regretted the lack of support.

I've used airbnb for many years (since the glory days!), but have to agree the fees are killing me now.. just give me the full price up front..

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biztos 1218 days ago
> and moved to another property

Because of this. I spend a lot of time picking the property and often, where I go, there aren’t that many good ones, nor much time left before I arrive. “Another property” might not be in the same town.

Between tolerating the BS, or losing my preferred apartment… or, I guess, antagonizing the host who already doesn’t follow the AirBnB rules… I have so far chosen to tolerate the BS.

If you make another choice, that’s fine. If you find it so outrageous lol then we just have different priorities.

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MichaelZuo 1217 days ago
Why not just book a hotel?
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birdyrooster 1218 days ago
Yeah I agree, parent commenter should show some additional gumption.
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