I was supposed to stay at Karl’s place but a snowstorm was coming, so I sent him a message asking him if he could cancel. After telling me he would refund me the amount (I have a screenshot), I canceled the reservation through Airbnb and sent a request via Airbnb reimbursement for the money back. He has decided not to refund me.
So don’t take what he says seriously unless you want to lose hundreds of dollars.
Also the instructions to get the key to this place are ridiculously complicated so also beware of that.