Comments on: Airbnb Listing was Nothing like the Description

By: Mary J

Mary J — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 16:58:23 +0000

Suzanne: get a life and do some charity work:)

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 14:22:17 +0000

Phil – we know you either work for Airbnb or are a troll.

By: Jen

Jen — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 05:52:39 +0000

May I suggest booking a nice hotel room next time?
Airbnb sucks.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 05:09:23 +0000

Hi Phil,

Did you not read that the government has said that the property is NOT Habitable?

I suppose you believe it would be acceptable for a house owner to build a cubby house and attempt to rent it out on AirBnb using pictures of the main house. That is essentially what this owner has done.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 03:36:58 +0000

Hi Phil, I didn’t argue with the host, we logged a support request with AirBnB, asked for a refund and got out as soon as possible. The issue is a lot more than overgrown grass as shown by those pictures. In fact she has broken quite a few laws in Australia because the shed has not been built to be occupied as a dwelling. In Australia you need a permit to build and a permit to occupy it. The government have already stated that it is NOT Habitable, are they also being finicky?

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 23:45:24 +0000

I posted this story and have an update.

I contacted the police and they wrote back to say that she had not lodged a complaint and they were not looking for us. She had lied about this as well as the property damage.

The funeral director contacted the government and they inspected the property, their reply was as follows :

Studio NOT built as a Habitable Building (art room etc only)
Issue will now be pursued with property owner
Thanks for bringing this to our attention

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 20:28:49 +0000

Instead of arguing with the host, you should have called Airbnb straight away. Yet, a little overgrown grass in the countryside? Somebody is being finicky here…..