What other details would you like?

1) We got the number rooms that were promised. That, and how tiny the space was, wasn’t the primary issue. As I said in my story “The size we could live with.” The issue was the mildew smell and the documented photos showing the place was far filthier than the listing photos showed. And that is not a marble toilet seat. That is a very dirty toilet seat. Are you being sarcastic?
2) We didn’t re-rent rooms? My fellow travelers were listed on the stay with me. The place was one giant flat that had been converted into a narrow hallway and 5 separate rooms. Is that against policy?
3) Yes? That’s why we didn’t cancel, after consulting with the host, and attempted to stay. However, her dishonestly is the issue here in telling us it was far from the protests.
4) If the rental is significantly different from what was promised, then the other party has breached the contract. According to Airbnb policy,
5) I’ve certainly learned my lesson. I’m not a frequent Airbnb user, but I’ve never had issues like this before in all my previous stays. And, if you had read the entire story, you would know I escalated to Airbnb AFTER the host tried to scam an extra $1500 from me.
6) When we booked, this was not in fact lower priced rental for the area. it was a good price, but not significantly cheaper.

What is obvious to me, is that near zero details are even listed in this story, making it more of a story and an opinion from a customer complaining and trying to get out of a commitment when it goes a little scary.

Here are some details and facts that would show more of the whole story here:
1.)How many rooms did you rent for that price and how many nights?
Let me guess that this is a bargain lower priced rental for the area! Did you really expect a Marriot room? The pics don’t seem that bad … in fact misleading on the marble toilette seat.
Yes … cheap rooms can be small and not perfect! It seems like everything is in working order.

2.)A traveler must realize that it is a high risk (maybe breaking airbnb policy) to re-rent rooms to friends in a group rental of rooms maybe set up as separate rentals? I can only guess due to lack of details.

3.)When weather, politics, or even fires and floods happen in the area of a rental, the contracts and agreement are typically valid until a “formal closure or evacuation is issued by local gov”. This is because many things are beyond control of the host, and as long as you have access and agree to services by staying, you really need to pay! Remember that hosts loose money from cancellations and unexpected events too, and you need to be part of the risk in exchange for a reserved rental! Bargains are not free of risks!

4.)It is always a bad idea to start complaining and asking for returns for a rental you have already committed to in contract! Things are bound to go defensive or biased on one both ends.

5.)Learn about a rental platform, like refund policies and other tricks to limit scams. Watch for listing with poor photos not showing every room … or those identical to other listings that are maybe duplicates. Read reviews and try to call a host to verify things and see if host or rental even exists.

6.)Never expect AIrbnb … or other P2P platforms to fix your problems created by ignorance.
When you pay less, you typically get less service! Dealing directly with self employed, many times untrained and un-experianced hosts is what you agree to on P2P rental sites! It is usually a trade for getting a bit more local and home feel. You need to connect and be ok with the hosts or local accommodation for an area realizing it is also an adventure.