Accommodation request accepted by host on previous day, arrived in Lyon at 5:30pm and found property still available on Airbnb, requested reservation confirmation from host, received confirmation and processed payment, drove to property, received host cancellation notice due to reservation being "too late", host repeatedly unwilling to facilitate refund, contacted Airbnb directly 2 days later for resolution.
Host should not accept reservation, then cancel on short notice. Per Airbnb, host must transact refund. Host unwilling to facilitate refund.