I didn’t get the chance to stay at Lidia’s place, but just through my interaction with her over AirBnb, she STOLE my money and has STOPPED replying to me. Steer very clear of this AirBnb
Be EXTREMELY careful and do not book with Lidia as she is a liar and has no decency. One road bump in your plans might cost you your whole entire trip! I was scheduled to book with Lidia and had seen many reviews where guests had given her negative reviews, but I made a BIG mistake ignoring them.
I had booked an AirBnb with Lidia and had to cancel prior to my stay as my car broke down and I had no way of getting there. I had cancelled my reservation with Lidia and asked if she would be able to refund me the money due to the current circumstance I’m in. She had told me that would be fine and to contact AirBnb as she doesn’t have the money and it is out of her control. I had contacted Airbnb and the representative had told me he would speak with Lidia to confirm that she was okay to return it. He had called me back and let me know that he had asked her several times if she was willing to return the money like we had agreed to, but that she had said she wanted to keep the money and ended up not giving it back. I then messaged her through AirBnb to follow up on why she didn’t hold up her end of the agreement, she has not responded since.
At this point, it is not so much about the money, but just about the human decency. She had assumed I would not follow up with AirBnb. However, when I did and they asked her to confirm the refund, she denied it and COMPLETELY stopped replying to my messages. I just wanted to make things transparent with future potential guests as human decency and respectfulness of a host are a huge part of the AirBnb experience. No one likes a ruthless host with no remorse.
If she does reply to this and try to change the narrative and belittle the guest like she has done with SEVERAL other guest reviews, rest assured I have shared my experience with details in its entirety :)