Host claimed bond payment had not gone through so a 2nd was sent. Both payments actually went through and host did not respond to requests to send back original bond payment. After stay, host then invented frivolous council charges for supposed street parking and street littering violations which were conveniently the same cost as original bond payment.
Had to get Airbnb dispute resolution team involved, who had both bond payments returned almost instantly. Funny that.
Ended up having to pay $140 extra for excess rubbish removal, even though bins were 90% full when we arrived. Didn't realise carting our own rubbish around is part of the experience.
Host also lowballed us on the rates for bedding which were extortionate to begin with. Listing advertised $25 per single bed and $45 per double/queen/king. Host then quoted us $33 per single bed and $61 per double/queen/king.
What was originally meant to cost $2k could've easily ballooned into $4.5k if not for the very understanding Airbnb support team.
Overall the place was very nice and exactly as advertised but definitely not worth the hassle with these hosts. Next time I'll skip this one and begin work in the linen industry.