Comments on: Airbnb Cancellation Policy Cost Me $1200

By: Daniel Lim

Daniel Lim — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 03:11:38 +0000

Why would you hand someone that amount of money without having read their policy? The first thing an immigrant learns when they arrive and live in the States is that everything official must be written in some form of a contract. Can this host still refund the money? Of course but it’s apparent she really wants the money and unfortunately she has her policy to back her up. When I do transaction through Craigslist I never meet the other person at night in a remote place, why would you? unless you want to get robbed or killed. You will almost never lose money or your life if you do things cautiously and smartly.

By: Rosie

Rosie — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 01:14:12 +0000

You cant help a family emergency. you should review their cancellation policy cuz you might qualify to have a full refund if you can give them paperwork.
It varies from host to host as far as refunds when you cant use that policy. I had one that only refunded me after he filled up the dates I had booked.
I always go with superhosts because they kepp up on those “ridiculous standards” of things like giving you what they advertise and keeping a clean place. They also usually work with you if you have a problem. I will ONLY book my mom into a superhost listing. If I cant find one for her, I have her set up in a hotel.

By: Shenika Daniel

Shenika Daniel — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 06:59:18 +0000

This is honestly YOUR fault for not doing your part in reviewing the policies regarding cancellations. Had you booked with a hotel, trust me you likely would not have gotten your money back either. As a host we put in a good amount of work to maintain airbnb’s ridiculous standards, and when you book a reservation, you simply sit on our calendar blocking others from booking. So again, this was your fault not the hosts or airbnb’s.

By: David Aaron

David Aaron — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 06:26:48 +0000

That is why guests should read the listing. This is not the hosts fault as their cancelation policy is clearly listed and you have no idea if they had the chance to re let the room