the whole point of airbnb was supposed to be a cheaper, more homey alternative to hotels. now they are much more expensive, they have ridiculous rules and make you clean even when they charge a cleaning fee and at this point i’ve just gone back to staying in hotels. fuck that stress! like they’re calling this a “home” yet you’re not allowed to have a single friend or partner over and you’re getting spied on by the owner through a doorbell? hell no
Hotels are almost always better. The only problem is when you're in the middle of nowhere and there are literally no accommodation options except Airbnb.
8:23 they tried to give her a partial refund, then finally gave her a refund 😭😭 imagine needing ur experience to go viral on twitter and tens of people spamming airbnb for them to even CONSIDER giving u a refund
The dog of an airbnb host had separation anxiety, spent most of their time in a crate, and the owner was out of town. The dog barked all day which stressed me out. I had to do a virtual interview outside because of the barking. Then one day the host's roommate let the dog out of the crate, but not outside to potty. So the dog pooped outside my door and airbnb made me take a pic of it only to tell me the pic was invalid because I didn't provide a date next to it??? Then for weeks they kept switching representatives. Their intent is to wear you down by weeks of switching agents and telling you whatever proof you provide is invalid.
@@greychiI didn’t get that vibe whatsoever lol??? Just because they didn’t shape their WHOLE story around the Hosts’ neglected dog, (aka didn’t express how bad they might’ve felt) doesn’t mean they showed, or are now inherently showing, “zero concern” lol. Like, my guy, the main point of them bringing up the facts/events plainly is to corroborate others’ experiences with Airbnb’s bad practices. That’s the crux of the conversation.
My grandmother passed away while I was staying at an airbnb. I told the host I needed to leave because of a death in the family , but I still put all the dishes in the sink as requested and stripped the bed. I apologized for abruptly leaving and said I wished I could have done more. The host was very nice over message and sorry for my loss. Then she gave me a bad review claiming I left the place a mess and didn’t believe I left for an emergency 🫠 I haven’t stayed at Airbnb since.
The original idea behind Airbnb was supposed to be people renting out their spare rooms or the whole place while they’re on vacation or travelling, not for anyone to be a professional Airbnb landlord. I’ve had great experiences on Airbnb a few years ago but it’s been nothing but ass since 2019 or so.
Totally, I've had great experiences in previous years staying in spare rooms and getting local tips from the host. One host even had twice weekly backyard bbqs for all the guests! But now it's all rental companies who give you stained towels and charge you extra for cleaning. It ends up being the same cost as a hotel with generally way lower quality and zero amenities
@@BrightAwakeOMG That. Is. Why. They. Post. Reviews. Do some research and adjust your expectations. I have consistently wonderful experiences. Try not aiming for the cheapest possible slab you can find. You truly get what you pay for. Fleabag is fleabag.
@@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin You are Sao empathetic that you apparently can't stop assuming whole narratives that probably are not at all true to the situation since they're, like...your assumptions. You should try being more charitable or at least open-minded.
Yeah but I refuse to rent from someone who ISNT professional. I never liked the concept from the start. There were so many safety concerns. And the price didn’t seem worth it when at a hotel someone literally cleans your after you, no expectations. And a hotel has a lot more to lose from safety concerns than airbnb which has too many over the internet communications. Cops also won’t take freaking airbnb crimes seriously.
This is what is happening in Puerto Rico. Homes are being sold to Americans under the 22 law which exempts them from taxes and they make them Airbnbs. Leaving locals with less renting options. The prices are also ridiculous.
I have an airbnb horror story. Paid 5k between 4 people for a place in DTLA to stay for a few months. Host spied on us through a camera, claimed we were criminals (what) kept all our money, had the cops beat us and throw us onto the street. As far as I know she's still running the scam
This was 5k per month BTW so. She got about 10k. We were strippers, not rich. On skid row after that right outside. Airbnb didn't see a problem with it and never refunded
I specifically chose an airbnb with a hot tub a few years ago. Full kitchen and hot tub were the only thing i wanted. I got there and the hot tub looks like it hasn't been used in 5 years. Airbnb gave zero fucks and the same listing exists with hot tub pictures looking pristine. BOOK. A. HOTEL.
Can confirm that Airbnb will put the matters of the refund in the hosts hands if it isn't anything to do with like, the host cancelling on you or anything! I had severe safety concerns about the airbnb that I rented once, tried to reach out to Airbnb because I did NOT want to stay there anymore under any circumstances, and the person I got on the phone said "well, I can ask the host if he wants to offer you a full refund, otherwise airbnb can only give you a partial refund." After my safety concerns, I absolutely did NOT want to communicate with the host anymore, so I said no, and guess how much money they gave me back for my partial refund??? Out of $189 - I got a whole whopping $25 back. I called it a loss and just moved on. It was absolutely ridiculous. You would think that if one of your customers called and said "I do not feel safe here", you would at least want to make a better effort in keeping them safe, NOT essentially handing them back to the person who's hosting them and making them feel unsafe.
as someone who works in the housing crisis world, if anyone finds themself in a similar position as the first girl (as either an AirBnB guest or long term tenant), i would highly recommend reaching out to the Dept of Health or Housing Inspection dept of the county you're in. In the US at least, it often goes against Habitability requirements for a rental unit to lack hot water or have other safety code violations. a report from a housing inspector might hold some weight with AirBnB and the landlord will probably get fined for the violation! if you're a regular tenant, then you may be entitled to a rent reduction or refund (WARNING: if your apartment gets declared completely uninhabitable or is found to be an illegal apartment, you may be required to vacate the apartment)
Yah we don't have any ac, supposedly it got broke during winter, it's June 22 2024 no ac, it was 105 faringht today. The landlord just dropped off a small desk fan. If you report it to the landlord, news, or county *in a rule area* you will be evicted! This is for low income, disabled, senior housing. The landlord is over the low income housing unites. There's another affordable place but it's the same cost of getting a low income place in Denver!! We'd be lucky to even get there safely with the car that survived the wreck. We don't have money to fix it all, drivers 3 hours away, Wichita is 6 hours away, I'm supporting me and my partner fighting for disability. I'm disabled. I applied for my old job again, but I don't think ill get it. Living here for us is a death centins, we don't have the money to leave, or even a car to get that far!
AirBNB making the host decide if you get a refund is like youtube making the person who falsely copywright claimed you decide if it gets repealed. That's wild. I'm glad that totally doesn't happen...
As someone who works in customer service, we literally have to say this "I'm sorry to hear..." etc. shit. We get rated for quality and stuff and that's one of the things that need to be included for us to pass.
The soft, placating language is fine by itself, it would just be nice if these specific AirBNB customer service people had the goal of actually helping and not wasting the time of the people seeking help.
@chelseahuddle557 i mean I feel like some of them do actually want to help but company policy keeps their hands tied and they want to have a job. Sometimes jobs are just swallowing your morals.
every time i hear about airbnb, all i can think about is this reddit story about a woman who rented a studio airbnb and was told only after she paid that there was an indoor camera that could see where she slept because, again, it was a studio apartment. airbnb refused to refund her because it "wasn't in an invasive/private area" since it was technically in the kitchen. i can't remember if she was a lawyer or social worker, but she worked with trafficking victims and ended up having to sue airbnb for her refund. absolutely insane business model also, my aunt travels a lot for work so she sometimes rents her apartment out for airbnb. this is an apartment she owns and lives in, but because of how people will just buy up a million properties there's such a bad stigma around it that she had to stop doing it. that's literally what airbnb was originally made for! people who have extra space or are out of town to rent out their own homes at more affordable prices! it's so awful what it's turned into.
AirBNB, more expensive than local hotels and you get a 36 year old trust fund baby named Kaitlyn to quadruple text you for not dry cleaning the rug after each time you walked on it.
As I’m sure you all know Airbnb used to be a cheap alternative to hotels. It was an affordable way to be able to stay in a home away from home. I remember when it was $20 a night for a room depending on area. Now I can’t find a reasonable space for under $100 per night and on top of that they tack on all these new made up fees. They’re clearly sourcing the work out to non English speaking countries which would be fine if they had policies in place to assure that any dissatisfaction will be reasonably taken care of. The things that made airbnb fun are no longer…much like TH-cam. Corporate tools taking away the magic that these spaces once had, all in the name of greed.
@@stickibug yep for sure. It’s becoming a huge problem, and I feel as though it’s the responsibility of government to regulate something like that in the midst of a huge affordable housing crisis. However, I don’t think anything is going to be done about it anytime soon unfortunately. I’m an advocate of being proactive in legislation, but I’m really not sure what we can do as individuals other than not using Airbnb anymore. Landlords were already a scourge of leeches on society as it was and AIRBNB just made it easier for them to skirt around laws regarding renter safety and well-being.
That's the problem with the Uber model, cheap at first to undercut the market, raise the prices once people get used to it and you have a wedge of the market. All this whilst Airbnb gets money for doing very little, providing a terrible service and no protections!
My only thought for the hot water thing is maybe they expect people to be carrying a thermometer around 24/7 and then you stick it under the not-hot water and take a photo of what it says while it is still in the running water. Which, I imagine, is still going to be not good enough for them because who knows, you could have stuck it in the freezer before you took the photo! You need to document the temperature of the freezer now too to make sure that it is not the same temperature as you are claiming the not-hot water to be!
I’m glad my only experience with Airbnb has been during its peak era, I was able to get a beautifully decorated apartment with 3 bedrooms in the center of Berlin for only $90 a night, split it between 2 other friends and really only paid $30 per night. We didn’t pay any additional fees and our host even left a list of places and addresses to recommend to tourists as a local
We got threatened to be reported and potentially kicked out of an Airbnb in Dar es Salaam because we used Uber and had family recommended drivers, and family members driving us places instead of the driver that the host got a kickback from. She fucking threatened to kick us out because we got rides from the family members we were in Dar to visit. The Airbnb was nothing compared to the airline we took to Dar tho. Y'know that John Mulaney Delta airlines bit? Almost everything he joked about in that happened to us.
I stayed in an airbnb by myself once during my uni's "homeless week" between semesters. Upon arrival I noticed that the airbnb included a door next to the bed that led to the main house. I could not lock this door, it was locked from the owner's side, which meant that at any point the owner could have walked in on me, a young college girl, and I had no way to protect myself. Needless to say I did not get much sleep and went to stay with friends until I could move back to the dorms
my boyfriend, my mom, and i stayed in an airbnb in brooklyn to visit my older sister and the airbnb was nothing like in the pictures (whatever) but we were shocked and horrified to learn that the weird little plywood shack in the kitchen/living room was apparently the host's "office," so whenever we were in the airbnb during the day he would "go to work" in there to spy on us. he would leave at like 9:30pm but come back at 8:30am every morning. if we came back during the day, he would show up within 5 min. what was worse was that the only bathroom and shower were connected to the kitchen, and had a little clear window on the door. airbnb said we were crazy for thinking this was weird and kept the money
Wait... Am I understandjng correctly that there was a plywood shack INSIDE the apartment/house??? Like a kids' fort or playhouse, only terrifying? Did he use the bathroom and kitchen while he was there?
@@6a6ylam6 unfortunately you are understanding correctly. in the kitchen/living room extending from a wall was a DIY built out plywood shack that had a view from his "office window" of the kitchen/living, bathroom door (with window looking directly at the shower), and looking towards the bedroom doors. it looked kind of like a construction site. it was fucking insane and AS FAR AS WE KNOW he didn't use the bathroom or kitchen while we were there the few days, but honestly he could have. we ended up leaving our belongings at my sister's place bc we thought he'd go through them
@@whoareyoulookingfor wtf!!! That would be funny in a comedy sketch purely because of how absurd it is.. but in reality 😵💫 omg I'm so sorry you had to deal with that
@@6a6ylam6 LOL thank you. it was a nightmare. but also perfectly in line with the video so i had to share. i wish you far better travels in your future
I've hated airbnb ever since it launched, and never stayed in one. after all these years of hearing horror stories and scams, i feel vindicated. i fucking love hotels if only because they are not airbnb lmao
I feel exactly the same lol. As someone who mostly travels solo, I feel so much safer and more protected staying in hotels. I'm more confident in hotels providing decent security and abiding by regulations (I know that some can still be dodgy, but they seem few and far between compared to airs). I generally tidy up after myself anyway and don't get too rowdy, but the service fees on top of the expectation to adequately clean a place at the end of your airbnb stay make hotels feel like such a relief by comparison.
My grandpa travels for work a lot (not just out of state but occasionally out of country) and due to that Ive been lucky enough to be able to use his hotel loyalty rewards when I’m forced to travel. Hotels will always be my favorite, nightmarish airbnbs cannot compare.
I have an Airbnb horror story. When my spouse and i went to the UK, we stayed in Northern Ireland for part of it. We booked a cheapish airbnb and upon entering the place, we noticed that there was a weird smell. Turns out that there was no ventilation for the steam that builds up in the shower so all that moisture permeated through the entire flat. It was so bad I had to place a sweater between me and the pillow because it smelled so heavily of mildew 🤮 that's not the only shitty thing about the place. In the shower there was mold building up in the corners and in the grout. I saw several spiders which was my worst nightmare. There were webs hanging from several places in the bathroom. I sent pics of everything to the host to request a refund and of course they never responded. I sent all that to airbnb and of course, they never responded. We paid like $160 for a couple nights. Airbnb SUCKS.
that sounds utterly horrific but i will say, as someone from the uk, no matter where you go theres a pretty high chance of finding spiders living indoors, especially in rural areas. theyre not dangerous so most people here just leave them to do their thing cause its kind of impossible to keep them out
hey, the shower ventilation thing is apparently pretty common here in the UK, and speaking from experience, that ‘mildew’ is probably mould and in the future, if you ever find yourself in a situation like this again (which let’s hope you don’t haha) you should do whatever you can to get out because it’s a serious health concern! We only even found the mould in my room because I noticed that my asthma got way better whenever I went to uni and worse when I came home for breaks. Had to treat the whole wall with bleach just to kill it. The reason I couldn’t see it is that it was on the wall behind my bed! So what you’re saying about the pillow is giving me flashbacks in the worst way
Airbnb has bit its own head off. I’ll stay in a hotel because they can tell which worker has entered a room and will switch you rooms if there are any problems.
That first roach place looks exactly like my first apartment, down to the hallway and everything. My ceiling was also leaking until one day it totally caved in, making the bathroom unusable and smelling like moldy urine. My landlord left it for 2 months.... I stopped staying there and got my stuff out ASAP. Sucks that my very first apartment was a horror story in itself. Cost way more to move out, having to buy a bunch of $50 vacuum seal bags to put everything in to stick in a storage unit for a few months to make sure no roaches happen to follow into the house I moved into. It's been over a year and I still haven't gotten them all out because it involves so much deep cleaning and I'm so disgusted and saddened :( very lucky I never had any of those miserable air bnb experiences though!!
As an Australian... I will say that when it comes to spiders that can kill you with one bite, vs cockroaches... I'll take my chances with the spiders every time.
The first story is literally from an author I’ve followed for years XD she has a decent following from what I remember so might get some justice on her side. My bf and his mate went to London last year. Bf got a hotel room but his mate got an air bnb. It was literally a house where each room was a “bnb” let and when he went in the room was a mess, like absolutely filthy. He had been told cleaners hadn’t been and if he didn’t mind having someone in the room with his stuff they would clean it later. So he left his bag and said that was fine. 12 hours later he returned and the room was still disgusting so he ended up having to travel to share my bfs room
I stayed in an Airbnb that had cameras in every room except the bathroom that were not listed in the description. When I contacted Airbnb about it they reached out to the owner and they replied saying they wouldn't be used except for "security purposes." I told Airbnb that it was ridiculous to have a camera in the bedroom especially since it wasn't mentioned anywhere in the listing. Airbnb basically told me that I could check out the next day and be refunded the rest of my visit even though I had only paid for one night. We left and got a hotel, I rated it one star mentioning the cameras but when I go to the listing my review isn't there. Fuck Airbnb.
The only time I ever stayed in an air bnb, the host left her year old baby with my friend and I for us to watch, while she went to grab her and her husbands car that was parked a block over, after they'd been to a party the night before. I was like "??!!?" Like she was nice, and my friend and I must have seemed trustworthy, but who just, leaves their infant with strangers, even for 15 minutes??
Air B&B could argue there is “no way to prove” she didn’t bring the cockroaches in herself. Can she prove that she did NOT purchase roaches for this purpose? Lol, I imagine working there has to be like my old job at Groupon where it was always punishing merchant or customer 😖
PEOPLE LOVE EXPLOITING OWNING HOUSING and it makes me ill have you seen Gabi bell’s video on airbnb? god that video enlightened me more than i would like. but as a series this would be great!! i’d watch
@@MermaidMakes i really recommend her vid!! youtube doesn’t like links sometimes, but look up this creator. i think it’s her 3rd recent video. gabi belle
a few months ago a friend of mine was hosting a big getaway gathering for a few days for like 20 people, some of whom were from out of state bc they’d met at burning man or something wild like that, anyways this friend (who paid a LOT of money for this massive cabin in the middle of nowhere) was told there would be NO cameras facing the house which was a lie, she then had to fight the owners of the airbnb on that but stay as polite as possible so our whole trip wouldn’t be cancelled, all we wanted was a few days to relax and meet some cool fellow queer people (and maybe do hallucinogenics) and it turned into a whole ordeal about cameras and privacy, airbnb is ridiculous
@@ThatGirlJDthe listing explicitly said there would be no cameras facing inwards/ pointing directing at the entrance of the house or into it, it’s normal to have cameras for safety reasons but it’s not normal to lie about where the cameras are
I would never stay in an Airbnb. Yeah please spy on me AND help jack up the housing market so more low income people can never own a home, sounds awesome
I had my worst airbnb experience in Munich after we, my family, had just driven across Germany for like 6 hours counting stops. when we arrived and carried our bags up 3 flights of stairs we saw the beds were on cardboard with dirty sheets, the windows were broken (wouldn't open and close reliably or safely) alongside one of the curtain rods (sin curtain) hanging catawompus. there was a bathroom with a used razor and like someone's whole bathroom supplies used and open, and all of the kitchen drawers were completely full of random item, the fridge was also like half stocked with opens items, there were exposed wires and random suitcases by the front door. all in all it was overpriced and a complete mess when we got there. we talked to airbnb and we got set up somewhere else. the part i still don't get is that we messaged the owner and they were extremely offended we opened the drawers in the kitchen and bedrooms and expected them to either have kitchen supplies or be usable for the guests. they also didn't explain anything else away so that makes it even more confusing. that being said I've had some really good airbnb experiences but there are always some weird ones
It‘s just sad, that AirBnB got so much share of this „hotel“ market by market dumping (as Amazone did it within it‘s market BTW). So they can set their rules quite a bit. Anyway, loved your JANUARY 😱 AirBnBs horror stories!
My parents were planning a trip and asked if I wanted to join them. They booked a third person for their airbnb, and when we got there, the "second bedroom" was literally the closet of the main bedroom (plus a bed and a cowboy poster). The sliding door would get stuck with me inside. This isn't a complaint; we all thought it was hilarious, the house had a ton of charm to it, and the host was lovely. We took photos of my mum sealing me inside The Boy Box™ for the night. (Also I figured out how to jiggle the door open eventually.)
I have never used Airbnb, and probably never will, because every story I hear is the story that you're telling right now. I have *NEVER* been told of a time where someone had a good experience at the AB&B they were renting.
I mean, personally I’ve only had good experiences. And plenty of other people in the comments are saying they’ve had them. Hell, he said 9/10 of his experiences have been good. Maybe this is a hot take, but I feel like a large proportion of the time people get scammed on Airbnb, it’s for the same reasons they get scammed doing anything else: not being vigilant enough. People just see good pictures and a good price and book the place. They don’t read the reviews, and they don’t read the rules. If a listing doesn’t clearly list the rules, and doesn’t have reviews, you just don’t book it. It’s that simple. For example with Orr’s story about the lady who he got charged about the blanket, if he had read the rules first and hadn’t brought his gf over, he wouldn’t have been charged. And there were almost certainly reviews warning about her.
Yes, more airbnb stories! I've never used the services but never will now with all the stories. You put a funny spin on the stories & in turn warns others about the possibility of using airbnb.
I am lucky enough to not have any horror stories from airb&b, although I have only stayed in them a few times. My friend usually only picks properties that have great ratings and reviews, and we mostly used it as a way to have more of a kitchen and stay in an unconventional type of house. Personally I do dislike how expensive it is, and that there's a list of rules they give you which includes extra cleaning. Which is funny coming from me since I usually tidy up my room in hotels by leaving laundry in one spot, trash in another, put things back if I moved them, etc. before I leave so I'm not against it.
I used Air bnb when i was homeless maybe like 5 years ago. It helped me a lot, there were some very cheap rooms at the time. I dont have any particular horror stories. Seems like it's gotten worse since.
The reason they have a huge cleaning fee is to show that their listing is cheaper than surrounding renters but to make up for the discounted price goes towards the cleaning fee. So you’re still paying over $500 for like two nights.
got an air bnb of a vintage home made in like the 1800s? that this guy renovated, cool place, really awesome interior design. Only problem was that we got locked out cuz the door handle fell off the skeleton key stopped working, so we were locked out and had to call the host at 12am. THEN I went to take a bath the next morning and the sink downstairs started FLOODING. The owner was really sweet though so we didn't ask for a refund, it wasn't his fault because it was a vintage home. I do hope things are going better for him :(
I hate Airbnb, my family were kicked out of our home of 20 years by our landlord to make it an Airbnb. So many houses are bought in rural Northern England now just to be made into Airbnbs, people can't find places to live or are being forced out of their homes by their landlords so they can make their house an Airbnb, its terrible.
I like to travel, but I also don’t make a huge amount of money and therefore hotels aren’t a viable option for me. I usually alternate between hostels, regular bnbs, and airbnbs. In the past Airbnb has been the nicest of those options, usually also a reasonable price with a bit more space. However, recently the increased prices have made it much less worthwhile. I’ve stayed in airbnbs that were similar quality to that first lady’s, the difference was that I knew what I was getting into and paying very little for it. Now airbnbs are much more expensive with many more extra fees and just doesn’t seem worth it anymore. I last stayed in one in 2021, and it was overpriced for what it was and I have since stuck to hostels. It’s a shame, because having that extra space (especially if travelling with a group) was always very nice.
Polly sounds like a demon. The door bell talking is so scary like what was her goal talking to you every time you came in like it’s a military fortress in need of security
I'm shocked most of your airbnb experiences have been good, almost all of mine have been awful. Ive completely sworn off airbnbs this year, only doing hotels from now on.
I had the same idea of how to document the hot water not working...but it's still a dumb request from AirBNB. Also, I already stopped using AirBNB but this vid made sure I won't ever use it again.
Hi Orr, I await your essay regarding the location of bins. Have been a happily satisfied subscriber for literally an amount of time and thumbed up this video at the start.
people, if you have a good bank, always go to them right after a huge dispute. tell them about the fraudulent /scammy conditions of the place you stayed and more often than not they’ll side with you. i’ve had to do that in the past with a hotel stay that was not worth the price of the room or amenities. sometimes they might have to cancel your card and send a new one, but hell, rather have a new card than be 2k in the tank like that first lady
we had a cabin we booked 4 months in advance, cancel on us 3 days before. It was peak ski season & new years and there was no way we were finding a housing within budget anymore(if any housing was left at all). The airbnb first just apologized, then offered a small coupon, then after a call about $150, and after 1 day of calls covered $800 for us to book a new place. The fact that we had to angrily but desperately beg, and that their response changed so drastically based on how clingy we were, was atrocious
Airbnb is like this all the time now. They are always on the side of the hosts. I had a similar situation. When I posted a bad review of the apartment and the host, they deleted my review because I mentioned the host's first name and wouldn't allow me to edit it. Thus allowing the host 100% off the hook for any public accountability
I once rented an apartment that had been an Airbnb. It was SO FILTHY on move in, I ran to the computer and found the old AirBnB reviews to screenshot for later. Every single person said it was a cesspool of filth and spiders in every corner. When the landlord's son tried to come at me after move out, I was delighted to beg him to take me to court so we could sort through those old photos and reviews. He never replied 😅
I was lucky the first time with AirBnb, having rented a tiny house to see what it was like to live in a tiny house. Now, the second time, the host accepted my booking, only to have not recognized I meant June, not July. So, the place was under construction. Given I was now in a foreign city with no place to stay, and there was a lock on the door and a bed, I took it anyway. I can see how someone who isn't an absolute gutterpunk would be very concerned, but still safer than the street and cheaper than finding a way out of town. Got some great pictures, still rated full rating, haha
I fortunately don’t have any AirBnB horror stories but I’ve heard so many that whenever we go on a trip, we use a hotel. I do have a bad story where the AirBnB itself was very nice but it was in the middle of confederate country. We were gay married and two of three of us are POC. I’m still angry about that one.
I have noticed that there are a bunch of people subbed here who don't know that this is actually my second channel lol
TH-cam.com/pinely
based pine fellow
i believe in you
Sorry Pine, I'm only here for your evil content.
I was wondering how I got here. I think it's Drew's fault lol
I am fully aware, it is a choice.
the whole point of airbnb was supposed to be a cheaper, more homey alternative to hotels. now they are much more expensive, they have ridiculous rules and make you clean even when they charge a cleaning fee and at this point i’ve just gone back to staying in hotels. fuck that stress! like they’re calling this a “home” yet you’re not allowed to have a single friend or partner over and you’re getting spied on by the owner through a doorbell? hell no
Fr. Hotels just seem more worth it.
Hotels are almost always better. The only problem is when you're in the middle of nowhere and there are literally no accommodation options except Airbnb.
They forgot to mention that not all home lifes are good, and that you would be stuck with a controlling parent for a month.
Ild sooner sleep in my car.
8:23 they tried to give her a partial refund, then finally gave her a refund 😭😭 imagine needing ur experience to go viral on twitter and tens of people spamming airbnb for them to even CONSIDER giving u a refund
The dog of an airbnb host had separation anxiety, spent most of their time in a crate, and the owner was out of town. The dog barked all day which stressed me out. I had to do a virtual interview outside because of the barking. Then one day the host's roommate let the dog out of the crate, but not outside to potty. So the dog pooped outside my door and airbnb made me take a pic of it only to tell me the pic was invalid because I didn't provide a date next to it??? Then for weeks they kept switching representatives. Their intent is to wear you down by weeks of switching agents and telling you whatever proof you provide is invalid.
How dare you not hold up a newspaper with the date, next to that turd 💩
That’s NOT separation anxiety it’s a lack of training. Dogs that are trained so not bark all day.
@@somethingsomething404 it could very well be both.
i love how in your whole story you showed zero concern for the obviously neglected dog 💀 yikes
@@greychiI didn’t get that vibe whatsoever lol???
Just because they didn’t shape their WHOLE story around the Hosts’ neglected dog, (aka didn’t express how bad they might’ve felt) doesn’t mean they showed, or are now inherently showing, “zero concern” lol.
Like, my guy, the main point of them bringing up the facts/events plainly is to corroborate others’ experiences with Airbnb’s bad practices. That’s the crux of the conversation.
My grandmother passed away while I was staying at an airbnb. I told the host I needed to leave because of a death in the family , but I still put all the dishes in the sink as requested and stripped the bed. I apologized for abruptly leaving and said I wished I could have done more. The host was very nice over message and sorry for my loss. Then she gave me a bad review claiming I left the place a mess and didn’t believe I left for an emergency 🫠 I haven’t stayed at Airbnb since.
That’s so messed up
wtf
What kind of bipolar disorder bullshit
The original idea behind Airbnb was supposed to be people renting out their spare rooms or the whole place while they’re on vacation or travelling, not for anyone to be a professional Airbnb landlord. I’ve had great experiences on Airbnb a few years ago but it’s been nothing but ass since 2019 or so.
Totally, I've had great experiences in previous years staying in spare rooms and getting local tips from the host. One host even had twice weekly backyard bbqs for all the guests! But now it's all rental companies who give you stained towels and charge you extra for cleaning. It ends up being the same cost as a hotel with generally way lower quality and zero amenities
@@BrightAwakeOMG That. Is. Why. They. Post. Reviews.
Do some research and adjust your expectations. I have consistently wonderful experiences. Try not aiming for the cheapest possible slab you can find. You truly get what you pay for. Fleabag is fleabag.
@@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin You are Sao empathetic that you apparently can't stop assuming whole narratives that probably are not at all true to the situation since they're, like...your assumptions. You should try being more charitable or at least open-minded.
Yeah but I refuse to rent from someone who ISNT professional. I never liked the concept from the start. There were so many safety concerns. And the price didn’t seem worth it when at a hotel someone literally cleans your after you, no expectations. And a hotel has a lot more to lose from safety concerns than airbnb which has too many over the internet communications. Cops also won’t take freaking airbnb crimes seriously.
This is what is happening in Puerto Rico. Homes are being sold to Americans under the 22 law which exempts them from taxes and they make them Airbnbs. Leaving locals with less renting options. The prices are also ridiculous.
I have an airbnb horror story. Paid 5k between 4 people for a place in DTLA to stay for a few months. Host spied on us through a camera, claimed we were criminals (what) kept all our money, had the cops beat us and throw us onto the street. As far as I know she's still running the scam
Most ethical landlord
This was 5k per month BTW so. She got about 10k. We were strippers, not rich. On skid row after that right outside. Airbnb didn't see a problem with it and never refunded
hey you just met the nicest landlord in LA!!!!!! you should be thanking them!!!!!!! (despair)
@@alexthewrecker4666 💯
Sounds like Toronto slumlords
I specifically chose an airbnb with a hot tub a few years ago. Full kitchen and hot tub were the only thing i wanted. I got there and the hot tub looks like it hasn't been used in 5 years. Airbnb gave zero fucks and the same listing exists with hot tub pictures looking pristine. BOOK. A. HOTEL.
I would NEVER use an airb&b hot tub, you think those cheap landlords clean those tubs? Or even buy enough Chema
@@somethingsomething404 well tbh we bought our own tools and cleaning agents to check/fix it which just sucked even harder lol
Can confirm that Airbnb will put the matters of the refund in the hosts hands if it isn't anything to do with like, the host cancelling on you or anything!
I had severe safety concerns about the airbnb that I rented once, tried to reach out to Airbnb because I did NOT want to stay there anymore under any circumstances, and the person I got on the phone said "well, I can ask the host if he wants to offer you a full refund, otherwise airbnb can only give you a partial refund."
After my safety concerns, I absolutely did NOT want to communicate with the host anymore, so I said no, and guess how much money they gave me back for my partial refund???
Out of $189 - I got a whole whopping $25 back. I called it a loss and just moved on. It was absolutely ridiculous. You would think that if one of your customers called and said "I do not feel safe here", you would at least want to make a better effort in keeping them safe, NOT essentially handing them back to the person who's hosting them and making them feel unsafe.
Always use a credit card so you can charge back
as someone who works in the housing crisis world, if anyone finds themself in a similar position as the first girl (as either an AirBnB guest or long term tenant), i would highly recommend reaching out to the Dept of Health or Housing Inspection dept of the county you're in. In the US at least, it often goes against Habitability requirements for a rental unit to lack hot water or have other safety code violations. a report from a housing inspector might hold some weight with AirBnB and the landlord will probably get fined for the violation! if you're a regular tenant, then you may be entitled to a rent reduction or refund (WARNING: if your apartment gets declared completely uninhabitable or is found to be an illegal apartment, you may be required to vacate the apartment)
You're also gonna have to be prepared for retaliation from the host/landlord.
Yah we don't have any ac, supposedly it got broke during winter, it's June 22 2024 no ac, it was 105 faringht today. The landlord just dropped off a small desk fan. If you report it to the landlord, news, or county *in a rule area* you will be evicted! This is for low income, disabled, senior housing. The landlord is over the low income housing unites. There's another affordable place but it's the same cost of getting a low income place in Denver!! We'd be lucky to even get there safely with the car that survived the wreck. We don't have money to fix it all, drivers 3 hours away, Wichita is 6 hours away, I'm supporting me and my partner fighting for disability. I'm disabled. I applied for my old job again, but I don't think ill get it. Living here for us is a death centins, we don't have the money to leave, or even a car to get that far!
AirBNB making the host decide if you get a refund is like youtube making the person who falsely copywright claimed you decide if it gets repealed. That's wild. I'm glad that totally doesn't happen...
As someone who works in customer service, we literally have to say this "I'm sorry to hear..." etc. shit. We get rated for quality and stuff and that's one of the things that need to be included for us to pass.
Oh yeah my problem is absolutely not with the costumer service workers, just find the script theyre given to be annoying lmao
The soft, placating language is fine by itself, it would just be nice if these specific AirBNB customer service people had the goal of actually helping and not wasting the time of the people seeking help.
@@chelseahuddle557sadly, even if the workers want to help they just can’t. They’re not the ones in charge :(
@chelseahuddle557 i mean I feel like some of them do actually want to help but company policy keeps their hands tied and they want to have a job. Sometimes jobs are just swallowing your morals.
@@EvilPinely yes ofc i find it annoying myself 😩 especially when you have to constantly find ways to make it seem less unnatural lmao
I've been laughing at the hot water exchange for five minutes. It's like something out of a British comedy.
every time i hear about airbnb, all i can think about is this reddit story about a woman who rented a studio airbnb and was told only after she paid that there was an indoor camera that could see where she slept because, again, it was a studio apartment. airbnb refused to refund her because it "wasn't in an invasive/private area" since it was technically in the kitchen. i can't remember if she was a lawyer or social worker, but she worked with trafficking victims and ended up having to sue airbnb for her refund. absolutely insane business model
also, my aunt travels a lot for work so she sometimes rents her apartment out for airbnb. this is an apartment she owns and lives in, but because of how people will just buy up a million properties there's such a bad stigma around it that she had to stop doing it. that's literally what airbnb was originally made for! people who have extra space or are out of town to rent out their own homes at more affordable prices! it's so awful what it's turned into.
it could've been a cool community thing but it's just ruined by profit
AirBNB, more expensive than local hotels and you get a 36 year old trust fund baby named Kaitlyn to quadruple text you for not dry cleaning the rug after each time you walked on it.
As I’m sure you all know Airbnb used to be a cheap alternative to hotels. It was an affordable way to be able to stay in a home away from home. I remember when it was $20 a night for a room depending on area.
Now I can’t find a reasonable space for under $100 per night and on top of that they tack on all these new made up fees. They’re clearly sourcing the work out to non English speaking countries which would be fine if they had policies in place to assure that any dissatisfaction will be reasonably taken care of.
The things that made airbnb fun are no longer…much like TH-cam. Corporate tools taking away the magic that these spaces once had, all in the name of greed.
@@stickibug yep for sure. It’s becoming a huge problem, and I feel as though it’s the responsibility of government to regulate something like that in the midst of a huge affordable housing crisis. However, I don’t think anything is going to be done about it anytime soon unfortunately. I’m an advocate of being proactive in legislation, but I’m really not sure what we can do as individuals other than not using Airbnb anymore.
Landlords were already a scourge of leeches on society as it was and AIRBNB just made it easier for them to skirt around laws regarding renter safety and well-being.
That's the problem with the Uber model, cheap at first to undercut the market, raise the prices once people get used to it and you have a wedge of the market. All this whilst Airbnb gets money for doing very little, providing a terrible service and no protections!
It just feels nicer and easier to stay in a hotel.
A landlord being able to watch you and yell at you through your doorbell is so dystopian and terrifying.
My only thought for the hot water thing is maybe they expect people to be carrying a thermometer around 24/7 and then you stick it under the not-hot water and take a photo of what it says while it is still in the running water.
Which, I imagine, is still going to be not good enough for them because who knows, you could have stuck it in the freezer before you took the photo! You need to document the temperature of the freezer now too to make sure that it is not the same temperature as you are claiming the not-hot water to be!
I’m glad my only experience with Airbnb has been during its peak era, I was able to get a beautifully decorated apartment with 3 bedrooms in the center of Berlin for only $90 a night, split it between 2 other friends and really only paid $30 per night. We didn’t pay any additional fees and our host even left a list of places and addresses to recommend to tourists as a local
We got threatened to be reported and potentially kicked out of an Airbnb in Dar es Salaam because we used Uber and had family recommended drivers, and family members driving us places instead of the driver that the host got a kickback from. She fucking threatened to kick us out because we got rides from the family members we were in Dar to visit.
The Airbnb was nothing compared to the airline we took to Dar tho. Y'know that John Mulaney Delta airlines bit? Almost everything he joked about in that happened to us.
Airbnb as a company needs to be shut down and I’m SO serious about this
I stayed in an airbnb by myself once during my uni's "homeless week" between semesters. Upon arrival I noticed that the airbnb included a door next to the bed that led to the main house. I could not lock this door, it was locked from the owner's side, which meant that at any point the owner could have walked in on me, a young college girl, and I had no way to protect myself. Needless to say I did not get much sleep and went to stay with friends until I could move back to the dorms
my boyfriend, my mom, and i stayed in an airbnb in brooklyn to visit my older sister and the airbnb was nothing like in the pictures (whatever) but we were shocked and horrified to learn that the weird little plywood shack in the kitchen/living room was apparently the host's "office," so whenever we were in the airbnb during the day he would "go to work" in there to spy on us. he would leave at like 9:30pm but come back at 8:30am every morning. if we came back during the day, he would show up within 5 min. what was worse was that the only bathroom and shower were connected to the kitchen, and had a little clear window on the door. airbnb said we were crazy for thinking this was weird and kept the money
Wait... Am I understandjng correctly that there was a plywood shack INSIDE the apartment/house??? Like a kids' fort or playhouse, only terrifying?
Did he use the bathroom and kitchen while he was there?
@@6a6ylam6 unfortunately you are understanding correctly. in the kitchen/living room extending from a wall was a DIY built out plywood shack that had a view from his "office window" of the kitchen/living, bathroom door (with window looking directly at the shower), and looking towards the bedroom doors. it looked kind of like a construction site. it was fucking insane
and AS FAR AS WE KNOW he didn't use the bathroom or kitchen while we were there the few days, but honestly he could have. we ended up leaving our belongings at my sister's place bc we thought he'd go through them
@@whoareyoulookingfor wtf!!! That would be funny in a comedy sketch purely because of how absurd it is.. but in reality 😵💫 omg I'm so sorry you had to deal with that
@@6a6ylam6 LOL thank you. it was a nightmare. but also perfectly in line with the video so i had to share. i wish you far better travels in your future
I've hated airbnb ever since it launched, and never stayed in one. after all these years of hearing horror stories and scams, i feel vindicated. i fucking love hotels if only because they are not airbnb lmao
I honestly love the vibe of hotels a lot.
I feel exactly the same lol. As someone who mostly travels solo, I feel so much safer and more protected staying in hotels. I'm more confident in hotels providing decent security and abiding by regulations (I know that some can still be dodgy, but they seem few and far between compared to airs). I generally tidy up after myself anyway and don't get too rowdy, but the service fees on top of the expectation to adequately clean a place at the end of your airbnb stay make hotels feel like such a relief by comparison.
My grandpa travels for work a lot (not just out of state but occasionally out of country) and due to that Ive been lucky enough to be able to use his hotel loyalty rewards when I’m forced to travel. Hotels will always be my favorite, nightmarish airbnbs cannot compare.
I have an Airbnb horror story. When my spouse and i went to the UK, we stayed in Northern Ireland for part of it. We booked a cheapish airbnb and upon entering the place, we noticed that there was a weird smell. Turns out that there was no ventilation for the steam that builds up in the shower so all that moisture permeated through the entire flat. It was so bad I had to place a sweater between me and the pillow because it smelled so heavily of mildew 🤮 that's not the only shitty thing about the place. In the shower there was mold building up in the corners and in the grout. I saw several spiders which was my worst nightmare. There were webs hanging from several places in the bathroom. I sent pics of everything to the host to request a refund and of course they never responded. I sent all that to airbnb and of course, they never responded. We paid like $160 for a couple nights. Airbnb SUCKS.
that sounds utterly horrific but i will say, as someone from the uk, no matter where you go theres a pretty high chance of finding spiders living indoors, especially in rural areas. theyre not dangerous so most people here just leave them to do their thing cause its kind of impossible to keep them
out
hey, the shower ventilation thing is apparently pretty common here in the UK, and speaking from experience, that ‘mildew’ is probably mould and in the future, if you ever find yourself in a situation like this again (which let’s hope you don’t haha) you should do whatever you can to get out because it’s a serious health concern!
We only even found the mould in my room because I noticed that my asthma got way better whenever I went to uni and worse when I came home for breaks. Had to treat the whole wall with bleach just to kill it. The reason I couldn’t see it is that it was on the wall behind my bed! So what you’re saying about the pillow is giving me flashbacks in the worst way
@@throwaway2294 great points! Yeah it was horrifying 😂
@@volatileFeline oh I know most are harmless, I just have a phobia 😅
@@stickibug I know, I just have a horrible phobia of spiders. I know most are harmless but my brain just can't stand them 😅
Airbnb has bit its own head off. I’ll stay in a hotel because they can tell which worker has entered a room and will switch you rooms if there are any problems.
"Now the host gets to decide if you get a refund"
Oh, like youtube
That first roach place looks exactly like my first apartment, down to the hallway and everything. My ceiling was also leaking until one day it totally caved in, making the bathroom unusable and smelling like moldy urine. My landlord left it for 2 months.... I stopped staying there and got my stuff out ASAP. Sucks that my very first apartment was a horror story in itself. Cost way more to move out, having to buy a bunch of $50 vacuum seal bags to put everything in to stick in a storage unit for a few months to make sure no roaches happen to follow into the house I moved into. It's been over a year and I still haven't gotten them all out because it involves so much deep cleaning and I'm so disgusted and saddened :(
very lucky I never had any of those miserable air bnb experiences though!!
If it's textiles take them to a laundry mat and wash them in the large washers and dryers.
As an Australian... I will say that when it comes to spiders that can kill you with one bite, vs cockroaches... I'll take my chances with the spiders every time.
The first story is literally from an author I’ve followed for years XD she has a decent following from what I remember so might get some justice on her side. My bf and his mate went to London last year. Bf got a hotel room but his mate got an air bnb. It was literally a house where each room was a “bnb” let and when he went in the room was a mess, like absolutely filthy. He had been told cleaners hadn’t been and if he didn’t mind having someone in the room with his stuff they would clean it later. So he left his bag and said that was fine. 12 hours later he returned and the room was still disgusting so he ended up having to travel to share my bfs room
I stayed in an Airbnb that had cameras in every room except the bathroom that were not listed in the description. When I contacted Airbnb about it they reached out to the owner and they replied saying they wouldn't be used except for "security purposes." I told Airbnb that it was ridiculous to have a camera in the bedroom especially since it wasn't mentioned anywhere in the listing. Airbnb basically told me that I could check out the next day and be refunded the rest of my visit even though I had only paid for one night. We left and got a hotel, I rated it one star mentioning the cameras but when I go to the listing my review isn't there. Fuck Airbnb.
The only time I ever stayed in an air bnb, the host left her year old baby with my friend and I for us to watch, while she went to grab her and her husbands car that was parked a block over, after they'd been to a party the night before. I was like "??!!?" Like she was nice, and my friend and I must have seemed trustworthy, but who just, leaves their infant with strangers, even for 15 minutes??
That is insane
Air B&B could argue there is “no way to prove” she didn’t bring the cockroaches in herself. Can she prove that she did NOT purchase roaches for this purpose? Lol, I imagine working there has to be like my old job at Groupon where it was always punishing merchant or customer 😖
Airbnb sounds like a landlord speedrunning to be awful
Noel Miller had a problem like this with a rental company and it was one of my favorite TMG arcs, their fans replying to all the company's tweets
The true horror is using AirBNB
PEOPLE LOVE EXPLOITING OWNING HOUSING and it makes me ill
have you seen Gabi bell’s video on airbnb? god that video enlightened me more than i would like. but as a series this would be great!! i’d watch
Would you mind giving a link? I wanna hear more!
@@MermaidMakes here is the link to the vid:
th-cam.com/video/aaodJqJ2o60/w-d-xo.htmlsi=C9O4cSam6n2Odc-A
@@MermaidMakesyou can't send links in yt comments, but if you want to watch it just search for "gabi belle Airbnb"
@@MermaidMakes i really recommend her vid!! youtube doesn’t like links sometimes, but look up this creator. i think it’s her 3rd recent video. gabi belle
I audit and sometimes someone calls, let's it ring once, then hangs up because it will register that they tried to contact you for legal purposes... 🤬
a few months ago a friend of mine was hosting a big getaway gathering for a few days for like 20 people, some of whom were from out of state bc they’d met at burning man or something wild like that, anyways this friend (who paid a LOT of money for this massive cabin in the middle of nowhere) was told there would be NO cameras facing the house which was a lie, she then had to fight the owners of the airbnb on that but stay as polite as possible so our whole trip wouldn’t be cancelled, all we wanted was a few days to relax and meet some cool fellow queer people (and maybe do hallucinogenics) and it turned into a whole ordeal about cameras and privacy, airbnb is ridiculous
It's kinda weird to expect no security cameras not to face the house if you have multiple cameras.
@@ThatGirlJD I don't think u read the comment right, they didn't know about the cameras and they said there was no cameras, which was a lie
@@ThatGirlJDthe listing explicitly said there would be no cameras facing inwards/ pointing directing at the entrance of the house or into it, it’s normal to have cameras for safety reasons but it’s not normal to lie about where the cameras are
More Airbnb horror stories please!!
Cannot imagine having some lady yell at me through a ring camera for a whole month
Airbnb horror stories are super fun to watch, more videos like this would be cool !
Sorry you had to relive your blanket trauma 💔
I would never stay in an Airbnb. Yeah please spy on me AND help jack up the housing market so more low income people can never own a home, sounds awesome
I had my worst airbnb experience in Munich after we, my family, had just driven across Germany for like 6 hours counting stops. when we arrived and carried our bags up 3 flights of stairs we saw the beds were on cardboard with dirty sheets, the windows were broken (wouldn't open and close reliably or safely) alongside one of the curtain rods (sin curtain) hanging catawompus. there was a bathroom with a used razor and like someone's whole bathroom supplies used and open, and all of the kitchen drawers were completely full of random item, the fridge was also like half stocked with opens items, there were exposed wires and random suitcases by the front door. all in all it was overpriced and a complete mess when we got there. we talked to airbnb and we got set up somewhere else. the part i still don't get is that we messaged the owner and they were extremely offended we opened the drawers in the kitchen and bedrooms and expected them to either have kitchen supplies or be usable for the guests. they also didn't explain anything else away so that makes it even more confusing. that being said I've had some really good airbnb experiences but there are always some weird ones
Thank you Mr. Evil Pinely sir, my entire subscription feed is filled with 2023 compilation videos so it's nice to have some actual new content
That Polly story was intensely entertaining. Plz do more 😹
It‘s just sad, that AirBnB got so much share of this „hotel“ market by market dumping (as Amazone did it within it‘s market BTW). So they can set their rules quite a bit.
Anyway, loved your JANUARY 😱 AirBnBs horror stories!
My parents were planning a trip and asked if I wanted to join them. They booked a third person for their airbnb, and when we got there, the "second bedroom" was literally the closet of the main bedroom (plus a bed and a cowboy poster). The sliding door would get stuck with me inside. This isn't a complaint; we all thought it was hilarious, the house had a ton of charm to it, and the host was lovely. We took photos of my mum sealing me inside The Boy Box™ for the night. (Also I figured out how to jiggle the door open eventually.)
I have never used Airbnb, and probably never will, because every story I hear is the story that you're telling right now. I have *NEVER* been told of a time where someone had a good experience at the AB&B they were renting.
I mean, personally I’ve only had good experiences. And plenty of other people in the comments are saying they’ve had them. Hell, he said 9/10 of his experiences have been good.
Maybe this is a hot take, but I feel like a large proportion of the time people get scammed on Airbnb, it’s for the same reasons they get scammed doing anything else: not being vigilant enough. People just see good pictures and a good price and book the place. They don’t read the reviews, and they don’t read the rules. If a listing doesn’t clearly list the rules, and doesn’t have reviews, you just don’t book it. It’s that simple.
For example with Orr’s story about the lady who he got charged about the blanket, if he had read the rules first and hadn’t brought his gf over, he wouldn’t have been charged. And there were almost certainly reviews warning about her.
Your first horror story with the old woman reminds me of the movie Duplex. A very underrated Ben Stiller movie, I do recommend!
Yes, more airbnb stories! I've never used the services but never will now with all the stories. You put a funny spin on the stories & in turn warns others about the possibility of using airbnb.
I'd love more of these stories, always shocking to see
I am lucky enough to not have any horror stories from airb&b, although I have only stayed in them a few times. My friend usually only picks properties that have great ratings and reviews, and we mostly used it as a way to have more of a kitchen and stay in an unconventional type of house. Personally I do dislike how expensive it is, and that there's a list of rules they give you which includes extra cleaning. Which is funny coming from me since I usually tidy up my room in hotels by leaving laundry in one spot, trash in another, put things back if I moved them, etc. before I leave so I'm not against it.
I used Air bnb when i was homeless maybe like 5 years ago. It helped me a lot, there were some very cheap rooms at the time. I dont have any particular horror stories. Seems like it's gotten worse since.
The reason they have a huge cleaning fee is to show that their listing is cheaper than surrounding renters but to make up for the discounted price goes towards the cleaning fee. So you’re still paying over $500 for like two nights.
It’s a bummer that Pinely never came pack, but EVIL pinely is still pretty sick
got an air bnb of a vintage home made in like the 1800s? that this guy renovated, cool place, really awesome interior design. Only problem was that we got locked out cuz the door handle fell off the skeleton key stopped working, so we were locked out and had to call the host at 12am. THEN I went to take a bath the next morning and the sink downstairs started FLOODING. The owner was really sweet though so we didn't ask for a refund, it wasn't his fault because it was a vintage home. I do hope things are going better for him :(
AirBnB make landlord sound pretty reasonable
I hate Airbnb, my family were kicked out of our home of 20 years by our landlord to make it an Airbnb. So many houses are bought in rural Northern England now just to be made into Airbnbs, people can't find places to live or are being forced out of their homes by their landlords so they can make their house an Airbnb, its terrible.
this is just an average new york apartment
Too spacious. 😂
"Not present during the reservation" made on their website doesn't seem like it would hold up in court but okay
I can’t get over the fact that that’s the twitter for the author of If We Were Villains
I like to travel, but I also don’t make a huge amount of money and therefore hotels aren’t a viable option for me. I usually alternate between hostels, regular bnbs, and airbnbs. In the past Airbnb has been the nicest of those options, usually also a reasonable price with a bit more space. However, recently the increased prices have made it much less worthwhile. I’ve stayed in airbnbs that were similar quality to that first lady’s, the difference was that I knew what I was getting into and paying very little for it. Now airbnbs are much more expensive with many more extra fees and just doesn’t seem worth it anymore. I last stayed in one in 2021, and it was overpriced for what it was and I have since stuck to hostels. It’s a shame, because having that extra space (especially if travelling with a group) was always very nice.
Polly sounds like a demon. The door bell talking is so scary like what was her goal talking to you every time you came in like it’s a military fortress in need of security
I'm shocked most of your airbnb experiences have been good, almost all of mine have been awful. Ive completely sworn off airbnbs this year, only doing hotels from now on.
I had the same idea of how to document the hot water not working...but it's still a dumb request from AirBNB. Also, I already stopped using AirBNB but this vid made sure I won't ever use it again.
You could also stick a meat or candy thermometer in it. But I don't travel with those. Maybe I should.
I'd be so down for this being a series
airbnb letting the host decide whether to refund customers is like paypal with the dropshipper who scammed me. ugh.
this makes me feel better about complaining about my neighbour's garbage airbnb listing lol I could go on for hours talking about my airbnb hatred
Hi Orr, I await your essay regarding the location of bins. Have been a happily satisfied subscriber for literally an amount of time and thumbed up this video at the start.
To my knowledge, it’s against airbnb policy for hosts to have cameras inside the home unless stated on the listing.
More stories, please! These are a riot!
people, if you have a good bank, always go to them right after a huge dispute. tell them about the fraudulent /scammy conditions of the place you stayed and more often than not they’ll side with you. i’ve had to do that in the past with a hotel stay that was not worth the price of the room or amenities. sometimes they might have to cancel your card and send a new one, but hell, rather have a new card than be 2k in the tank like that first lady
Gosh I just followed this guy and he’s already my favourite TH-camr 😮💨
AirBnB horror stories would be a really fun series for sure!
I would absolutely love to see you turn this into a series!
AirBnB is revolutionising the haunted house industry
Just soak a document in water that’s supposed to be hot, put it in an envelope, put on a stamp and mail it in. Duh.
😂
5:26 that’s like when you’re striked on a video and the creator makes the final decision. 😅
we had a cabin we booked 4 months in advance, cancel on us 3 days before. It was peak ski season & new years and there was no way we were finding a housing within budget anymore(if any housing was left at all). The airbnb first just apologized, then offered a small coupon, then after a call about $150, and after 1 day of calls covered $800 for us to book a new place. The fact that we had to angrily but desperately beg, and that their response changed so drastically based on how clingy we were, was atrocious
I'm pretty sure I saw cops getting called to the first house about weird sounds etc and it was put down to paranormal activity
I'd love an Airbnb horror story series!
Oh boy! Can't wait to get this private DM! I haven't been able to find my trash cans for at least a month.
Guys did you notice how many times Pinely starts the video by screaming 😂? I love it
The good airbnb reviews sound like when your dog groomer sends you a voicmail
Airbnb is like this all the time now. They are always on the side of the hosts. I had a similar situation. When I posted a bad review of the apartment and the host, they deleted my review because I mentioned the host's first name and wouldn't allow me to edit it. Thus allowing the host 100% off the hook for any public accountability
I once rented an apartment that had been an Airbnb. It was SO FILTHY on move in, I ran to the computer and found the old AirBnB reviews to screenshot for later. Every single person said it was a cesspool of filth and spiders in every corner.
When the landlord's son tried to come at me after move out, I was delighted to beg him to take me to court so we could sort through those old photos and reviews. He never replied 😅
I'd love to hear more of these
Please please these airbnb horror stories are amazing.
Please do more of these
I was lucky the first time with AirBnb, having rented a tiny house to see what it was like to live in a tiny house. Now, the second time, the host accepted my booking, only to have not recognized I meant June, not July. So, the place was under construction. Given I was now in a foreign city with no place to stay, and there was a lock on the door and a bed, I took it anyway. I can see how someone who isn't an absolute gutterpunk would be very concerned, but still safer than the street and cheaper than finding a way out of town. Got some great pictures, still rated full rating, haha
Please do more of this I like being angry I can take my anger out on airbnb
WTF??? I've never used Airbnb, but I have a feeling it's going to continue to go downhill as more places start disallowing it
I'd love this to be series!!
I'm just waiting on the class action lawsuit.
airbnb is a nightmare
I really liked airbnbs until the “cleaning fees” kicked in around Covid. Now im back to hotels and at least i can rack up points from them lol
I fortunately don’t have any AirBnB horror stories but I’ve heard so many that whenever we go on a trip, we use a hotel.
I do have a bad story where the AirBnB itself was very nice but it was in the middle of confederate country. We were gay married and two of three of us are POC. I’m still angry about that one.
Airbnbs are so frustrating because now more people are buying homes they don’t need and jacking up prices and now nobody can buy any home.