Where do I even start. DO NOT STAY! The home was BURGLED. ALL my valuables were taken.
I try to never bash someone’s character or complain about something out of anyones control. But this trip was a nightmare for me. To list the positives, the pictures depicted exactly what it looked like in real life, and Maire was a good communicator. She also made sure the place was cleaned personally and stocked up the home with everything we could need. The walk to the main tourist attractions was doable. We had a late check in however and the place was not ready still. It was clean and spacious for 2 but that’s all I can say that’s positive.
The negative: the Airbnb was burgled on day 2 of our stay. My best-friend and I have been traveling the UK and EU and have never had this happen to us. It was a nightmare. The interesting part is to get into the home, you need a key to the main gate, a code into the building, and then a key into the actual home. You would think that means you’re safe right? Well no. After our first full day there we came home late at night, and the home had been broken into. I immediately noticed all my things were missing. My laptop, all my money, my AirPods, and Apple Watch, my souvenirs, all my jewelry, my cameras, and much more. Normally I wouldn’t even travel with a laptop, but I’m a university student studying online so it’s necessary for me to have. In an Airbnb, of course you want to always be cautious with your valuables and be wise, but I didn’t feel like I should have had to hide them incredibly well. Now I wish I did. All my stuff was zipped in my backpack and my friends stuff was laying out in the open, but only all my stuff was stolen. I’m a university student on a very strict budget and considering the level of “security” this place had to offer and how much we paid, I thought we would be safe. Here’s the best part: the home wasn’t broken into. Someone used a key to get in. After I called authorities they had verified too that the door wasn’t broken in any way and someone clearly used a key. I was heartbroken and left with thousands worth of things stolen from me.
I called Maire and she came down the next day. She said she couldn’t believe that happened but didn’t understand how. I said I don’t understand either. She then told me a girl staying a few months prior had the key stolen from her at a club and Maire never changed the locks from then. Who knows how someone got in or had a copy of the key: maybe past visitors even. But moral of the story, I was violated and I’m now out thousands of dollars and nothing seems to be done about it.
She needs to switch from a key and lock to a code that can be changed, or have security cameras, or anything to better protect the home. The issue with a key is that anyone can make a copy. It was negligent on her end and as a struggling student this just devastates me.
You also would think that Airbnb with their reimbursement and insurance policy would cover the cost of my items stolen, but they said they can only offer me up to 500$. What a joke considering I had more than 5,000$ stolen from me. I wish I had better things to say, but considering all that was taken from me, including precious items I’ve collected around the UK and in my life, I’ve just been left devastated ever since. The security on this place needs to be improved 100% and I would never recommend anyone to stay here sadly.
We left the next day and got a refund from Airbnb. But it didn’t help anything in the scheme of things. Sadly my view of Dublin was tainted. I tried to stay positive but it was near impossible.