Comments on: Everything about this Airbnb Listing was Different https://www.airbnbhell.com/everything-about-this-airbnb-listing-was-different/ Uncensored Airbnb Stories from Hosts & Guests Sat, 11 Aug 2018 12:56:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: PJ https://www.airbnbhell.com/everything-about-this-airbnb-listing-was-different/comment-page-1/#comment-23810 Sat, 11 Aug 2018 12:56:06 +0000 https://www.airbnbhell.com/dr/#comment-23810 Mark Beard – that’s not always the case. You can’t always trust positive reviews. I stayed at a cottage recently and whilst the outside was beautiful, the interior was dated and smelled musty everywhere to the point we couldn’t use any of the closets and feared for our health. Yet all of their reviews were positives with promises to return. I wonder if they get their friends to sign up and leave reviews. There were a couple local reviews which would make me think that was the case.

]]> By: Mark Beard https://www.airbnbhell.com/everything-about-this-airbnb-listing-was-different/comment-page-1/#comment-23793 Thu, 09 Aug 2018 17:19:54 +0000 https://www.airbnbhell.com/dr/#comment-23793 In reply to Alexis.

Hi Alexis. With Airbnb the reviews are not visible until both the host and the guest has left a review. So when you leave a review it’s not possible to know in advance what the guest or host has said in their review. Both guests and hosts have 14 days to leave a review. As an Airbnb Superhost with over 850 positive reviews, I would strongly suggest that guests DO NOT book accommodation without there being several very positive reviews about the listing. We travel exclusively using Airbnb and have found fantastic value with fantastic people.

]]> By: Alexis https://www.airbnbhell.com/everything-about-this-airbnb-listing-was-different/comment-page-1/#comment-23789 Thu, 09 Aug 2018 12:42:08 +0000 https://www.airbnbhell.com/dr/#comment-23789 It’s always a gamble when you book a room whether the accommodation looks like the photos, even with hotels. However, legal hotels and bnbs are generally running a professional business and may have dozens if not more reviews by paying guests who will have had similar expectations to yours. AirBnB is different in that guests generally may have lower expectations since they know many places are not a hotel (even though there are plenty of people who do not even live in the accommodation and only own it to let it out) and that they will likely have to deal with staying in someone’s actual home. I also found that host and guest may not actually give an honest review after the stay since they don’t want to get a negative in return even if their negative review was accurate.

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