Airbnb Charged Me $700 for My Wifi Not Working
I had a last minute request for booking from a guest in my villa in Jamaica. The guest had suffered a last-minute cancellation from another host and booked via automatic booking. The guest was treated...
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I’ve been an Airbnb and VRBO host for over 14 years. I just sold my property and the new owners want to continue listing it. I reached out to both companies. One was very supportive and made it very...
View ArticleTaking Payment Off of Future Guest Stays?
Airbnbs in Calaveras County finally reopened in June. My first guests were to be a young couple and their two dogs. I was excited about getting my little cabin in the mountains ready for them, to clean...
View ArticleAirbnb ‘Guests’ Try to Force Their Way into a Stay
I had a couple try to book my place on Airbnb a day after the previous guests left. They said they were local and seemed desperate — which these days can mean homeless. Then came a bunch of weird stuff...
View ArticleCoronavirus Emergency Stay from Hell
I am miserable as I type this. My mom has been homeless since January. She started staying with me in March, but that got a little weird with my roommates. I found her a real apartment and that fell...
View ArticleAirbnb Account Deleted After Seven Years of Hosting
I have been an Airbnb host since 2013. I have managed two city apartments over the last seven years and had hundreds of four and five star reviews. I have even had ‘Superhost’ status for a while....
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