I’ve honestly never had such rude communication between hosts before. Maybe slow and unresponsive, but never outright rude. I kept asking about whether or not we could check in early since we would arrive at 8am, and the person messaging me over Airbnb, Irene, kept replying “As we have mentioned previously, early check in is subject to availability on your arrival date.” Which is fine, but the night before we were supposed to arrive, I received the exact same response which really struck me as odd. I knew they didn’t have the room booked that night, so I didn’t understand why I couldn’t get a straight answer, or a further explanation from the same line “As we have previously mentioned...” When I pointed that out, they simply said I could book the room if I wanted to secure early check in for sure. And I just...??? Felt incredibly snubbed. It could be that I’m overreacting or being super privileged, but it definitely felt rude and unnecessary.
I was told that a different person who was talking to me online would meet me to check us in, and that I needed to call her to set up check in. Again, I was told the same line. The person I called, Maria, was nice enough to help us arrange a car rental. Unfortunately me and my friend are unfamiliar with the roads in Greece, as we are foreign, and were asking Maria for help. I was asking her if al streets are one way and if there are signs to indicate if they are, and her reply was “Of course there are signs”
Overall it felt like a language barrier perhaps? They weren’t great at communicating about check in and defaulted to the one line they knew, got annoyed at my follow ups, and decided they were over me and were purposefully rude afterwards. My friend and I were honestly so put off that our first day was a little gray in terms of our mood, and afterwards if we had any questions we specifically avoided talking to our hosts. I’m sure other people have had a fine time, but my friend and I were super fed up by the end of it.