Where to begin? Honestly, this has undoubtedly been the worst Airbnb experience I have ever had, probably the worst lodging experience period.
First, she wouldn’t let me turn on the heater past 3 even though I’ve been freezing. I left the apartment for 30 minutes to grab food so I didn’t leave the heater on for long.
Second, I only used the shower once in the first three days of staying there. I was in the shower for less than five minutes when she pounded the door and demanded to know why I was using so much water. I was just washing my hair.
Third, she yelled at me but she knocked loudly and then barged into my room while I was still putting on my clothes to demand that I open the curtains and turn off the light. I didn’t want to open the curtains because the room faces the street so everyone can see me if I change. She pulled the curtains open and turned off the light before I could react, and then slammed the door, yelling if I’ve ever stayed in an apartment before. This was all terrifying and made me feel extremely unsafe.
Other things that contributed to my negative experience were she always had the TV on really loud volume very late into the night and the bathroom door didn’t lock, along with requests such as cleaning the glass wall of the shower if I ever used it. I felt like I paid to suffer and felt I was constantly walking on eggshells. I should have canceled this sooner, such as when she got upset at my using the heater, but moving was inconvenient for me in a foreign city. However, I had no choice when everything escalated this morning at 11AM to 12PM so I scrambled to pack and move to another place and reported everything less than 12 hours after it happened. Because I didn't cancel within 24 hours, Airbnb couldn't give me a full refund; when Airbnb tried negotiating with Christine about giving me a bigger refund, she refused.
Furthermore, I have documentation for the threatening notes she wrote me but am unable to post them in this review. Lastly, when I rechecked the listing, it doesn’t share anything about a shared bath even though that’s the situation I was in so it was essentially an inaccurate description.
This entire experience has made me extremely reluctant to book accommodations through Airbnb in the future.