It seems like Rebecca is a great host if someone does not deceive her (ie does not change dates, or does not like her appartment alternatives).
She prioritizes money over good intentions and doing a good deed. We are completely different people in values so we could not have a good negotiation so I preferred to not stay at her appartment at all as she made me feel like I was held hostage.
Its a long story, so in brief: she has a lot of experience with Airbnb and her cancellation policy (which is awesome) but which means she works it to her advantage. My only advice is in case you want to change dates or even if you may change your mind a bit after booking, you’re gonna be stuck and lose all ur money for sure. She’s good 😂
It also made me understand that
cancelation policies are not to be judged by ‘strict’ or ‘moderate’, only by the values/attitude that your host lives by. Thats the real thing.
I ended up staying with another host with ‘strict’ policy who actually accepted my date modifications as i had to push my flight back from Melbourne. And beautiful energy/vibes. So happy ending at the end but I lost 800 USD to Rebecca and didnt even check-in 1 day!
I had booked for 8 nights, which is a lot, so clearly some flexibility can be accepted.
A bit more flexibility would be beautiful, and you would spread more positivity around. Not only when someone stays at the appartment and finds it clean. Thats the easier part:)