Comments on: Host got a better offer and cancelled my reservation

By: thepinch

thepinch — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 22:54:59 +0000

I would slick with the Hosts that have equity on Airbnb; namely, the Superhosts. You may pay a bit more, but you have built in references. And they have a lot more to lose if they cancel.

Yes, I’m a Superhost.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 23:49:39 +0000

As Mary said, the host will have the ‘cancelled by host’ review on their website. They will also be non eligible for ‘super host’ status for a year and may be fined by Airbnb (for me it was $130.00). I am a host and my guest asked me to cancel their booking, unfortunately I did and I’ve been paying for it ever since. So no, the host does not get off that lightly at all

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 19:09:35 +0000

Host will actually automatically have a message ‘cancelled by host’ on his listing and cancelled dates are blocked for booking. That said, the host could well have his properties published on other platforms…..

By: PJ

PJ — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 14:36:27 +0000

It’s outrageous! Similar thing just happened to me – the price I had already paid was jacked up on me, and when I refused to pay the new higher rate, my reservation was canceled. Your suggestion that we, as guests, have to just bend over and take, while the hosts have their way with us, seems spot on, sadly. 🙁