Comments on: Showed up to apartment, was told it’s not available https://www.airbnbhell.com/showed-up-to-apartment-was-told-not-available/ Uncensored Airbnb Stories from Hosts & Guests Thu, 03 Oct 2019 23:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: John Fox https://www.airbnbhell.com/showed-up-to-apartment-was-told-not-available/comment-page-1/#comment-29943 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 23:40:00 +0000 https://www.airbnbhell.com/i-showed-up-for-my-apartment-was-told-its-not-avail-and-airbnb-refused-to-honor-refund-policy/#comment-29943 Reviews used to be a very powerful (and truthful) thing but with Airbnb that has all gone out the window. Try posting a truly negative review and you will have it removed PRONTO by Airbnb who wants the world to think that they are truly a 5 star thing across the board. Especially since they are trying to puff themselves up in preparation to go public. I was in the hospitality business for decades and it simply is not possible to be that fabulous without some “manipulation” of the truth.

I agree that a hotel is far superior in many ways. Of course they do overbook occasionally but pretty hard not to help you when you are on the other side of the desk staring them in the eye.

Go on Airbnb Facebook and read the comments sometime. This guest is just one of the countless people swindled by the company on an extremely regular basis. Airbnb in their current form is garbage. I wouldn’t invest a dime in it.

]]> By: Brian https://www.airbnbhell.com/showed-up-to-apartment-was-told-not-available/comment-page-1/#comment-29939 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 21:22:42 +0000 https://www.airbnbhell.com/i-showed-up-for-my-apartment-was-told-its-not-avail-and-airbnb-refused-to-honor-refund-policy/#comment-29939 You contacted Airbnb and told them that the host did not have a room for you and they refused to give you a refund? I’ll be blunt. Either you are LYING or you are leaving out a some very important details of this story.

Did you wait several days to ask for a refund? Since this supposedly happened on the night of check-in, you can write a review for the host and let future guest know what happened. Did you do that?

]]> By: Jessica Berkel https://www.airbnbhell.com/showed-up-to-apartment-was-told-not-available/comment-page-1/#comment-29937 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 17:25:12 +0000 https://www.airbnbhell.com/i-showed-up-for-my-apartment-was-told-its-not-avail-and-airbnb-refused-to-honor-refund-policy/#comment-29937 That sucked big time. Yes it is a chance that you are taking but I do my best to read reviews (especially reading between the lines sometimes), check the neighborhood, read about the host.
I know even then its a chance I am taking but it certainly beats hotel stays.
Since I have discovered Airbnb, I don’t like the confinement of a hotel room anymore and the fact that someone is in your room every day.

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