My privacy was violated in this AirBnb. This will be the first negative review I have ever left on AirBnb and so it goes without saying this was the worst experience I have ever had here. These are the main reasons for my awful experience with this AirBnb Host: Multiple Privacy Violations, Threatening WhatsApp Messages, Scamming Tactics by Hired AirBnb Manager, Dangerous Environment and Extremely Loud Noises.
Explanation: Multiple Privacy Violations – My wife and two small children were extremely concerned upon hearing loud banging on the front door. When I opened the door a person walked through the door and entered the AirBnb and began to walk around rooms. This person was either the Host or hired by the Host as they began to water plants. My whole family didn’t understand what was going on as we had not been notified of this intrusion ahead of time. We then found out this person lives inside of our AirBnb via a door that is connected to the kitchen. We felt very uncomfortable knowing there was a person behind the door in our kitchen.
Threatening WhatsApp Messages – I notified the host that a book shelf was broken due to tight spaces my son accidentally broke an Ikea shelf. The barrage of WhatsApp messages were non-stop and very threatening. All very unsettling considering what we had experienced with the intruder.
Scamming Tactics by Hired AirBnb Manger – The person who met us upon arrival was hired by the AirBnb host to walk us to our flat and explain how to use things inside the flat. This person grabbed one of our suitcases without our asking for help and upon bringing them inside hinted that we owed him for his help and later mentioned it on WhatsApp Messages with his threatening messages.
Dangerous Environment – The large rugs throughout the flat are extremely slippery and caused all of us to slip and slide numerous times until we eventually decided to roll them up. Before we left we did roll them back to where they were but it is very concerning for future guests. The spaces are also very narrow throughout the home so there is many incidents of banging your feet and legs on furniture.
Extremely Loud Noises – The walls and windows are paper thin, and being next to busy squares you hear very loud partying noises all night long. It is difficult to convey here how loud these noises were, but if you could imagine sharing a wall with a night club that is what it sounded like through the night.