Post by High Priestess on Oct 5, 2015 1:25:21 GMT
Peter shared in AUGUST 2015
Airbnb user says Paris home share was a nightmare
"When I finally saw the apartment after meeting the host in a nearby cafe, I was appalled by the condition of the place. Yes, in the website photos it looks a little cluttered with some interesting travel items. Not too bad — gives the place some character. What I did not expect was that almost everything was covered with dirt and dust.
The blinds were shabby; they were crooked and nonfunctioning. The dining room, which looked so inviting in the photos, had half-dead plants in the window. The table was nasty-looking and covered with a piece of clear plastic. Chair cushions were dirty.
The kitchen was horrible. All the windows were dirty and old, left open, one pulled shut with a dirty piece of string. On the counter was a dish drainer covered with crud that I’m sure had never been washed."
Click here bit.ly/1ONXhRQ for SFGate republication of a National Geographic Traveler ombudsman article.
My two cents: The kicker is that at the end, the writer says she didn't leave a negative review. Although, as mentioned in a previous post, bit.ly/1IiaPDg if she cancelled after the first night (it sounds like she did), Airbnb would have deleted her negative review since she didn't complete her stay. Attention Airbnb Open attendees - stay away from a listing fitting this description in the 16th Arrondissement.
Alison:
I wonder how much she paid and I kinda chuckled at the "rough towels"remembering how as a student at a European pension, ask my clothes adds rough after being line dried right even in winter
All my clothes were rough...regularly. as a matter of fact, Europe is a little rough around the edges.
sounds like she was a little"sensitive".
Peter:
Good point. I also wonder what the rental rate was. If it was relatively low, that should have been a red flag for the Guest. It's not an excuse for the deceptive photos, but still, generally one gets what one pays for.
Alison:
I kinda think the article was written with the intent to dig Airbnb. "Dirty string"?
Gina:
I wonder why Airbnb wouldn't have followed up with her and removed that listing?
Alison:
They refunded her $682, and who knows, maybe they did remove the listing.
Airbnb user says Paris home share was a nightmare
"When I finally saw the apartment after meeting the host in a nearby cafe, I was appalled by the condition of the place. Yes, in the website photos it looks a little cluttered with some interesting travel items. Not too bad — gives the place some character. What I did not expect was that almost everything was covered with dirt and dust.
The blinds were shabby; they were crooked and nonfunctioning. The dining room, which looked so inviting in the photos, had half-dead plants in the window. The table was nasty-looking and covered with a piece of clear plastic. Chair cushions were dirty.
The kitchen was horrible. All the windows were dirty and old, left open, one pulled shut with a dirty piece of string. On the counter was a dish drainer covered with crud that I’m sure had never been washed."
Click here bit.ly/1ONXhRQ for SFGate republication of a National Geographic Traveler ombudsman article.
My two cents: The kicker is that at the end, the writer says she didn't leave a negative review. Although, as mentioned in a previous post, bit.ly/1IiaPDg if she cancelled after the first night (it sounds like she did), Airbnb would have deleted her negative review since she didn't complete her stay. Attention Airbnb Open attendees - stay away from a listing fitting this description in the 16th Arrondissement.
Alison:
I wonder how much she paid and I kinda chuckled at the "rough towels"remembering how as a student at a European pension, ask my clothes adds rough after being line dried right even in winter
All my clothes were rough...regularly. as a matter of fact, Europe is a little rough around the edges.
sounds like she was a little"sensitive".Peter:
Good point. I also wonder what the rental rate was. If it was relatively low, that should have been a red flag for the Guest. It's not an excuse for the deceptive photos, but still, generally one gets what one pays for.
Alison:
I kinda think the article was written with the intent to dig Airbnb. "Dirty string"?
Gina:
I wonder why Airbnb wouldn't have followed up with her and removed that listing?
Alison:
They refunded her $682, and who knows, maybe they did remove the listing.