Airbnb Hosting Horror Stories

8 points by mbarsh 9y ago ↗ HN

I had a guest ruin a rug with coffee this week. When I asked him to partially pay for the rug he responded with "You are sending me this now. It's Friday we left on Tuesday. Really." Airbnb is impossible to get in touch with. As a host, I feel we are stuck with these issues to deal with on our own. For a 25 billion dollar company, they pay pennies to help their "independent contractors" who ultimately are providing the homes for their guests. Any other horror stories from Airbnb? Hosting or Staying.

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rhkk 9y ago ↗

I just started and have had all good experiences, would be very interested in real horror stories too.

dontJudge 9y ago ↗

If you count a coffee spill as a "horror story" then you're doing pretty well so far on guests.

I'm just a guest, not a host. No horror stories on my side. All the hosts have been awesome.

paulcole 9y ago ↗

If you're an independent contractor, pay for your own supplies and build their replacement costs into your rate.

When I do contract work and my computer breaks, I don't expect a new one from whoever I'm working for at the time.

bbcbasic 9y ago ↗

Lesson learned: don't have a rug.

ixacto 9y ago ↗

Lesson learned: don't use Airbnb.