Airbnb is a community platform. At least that is how we always used it, as a host and as a traveller. As a traveller we want to get ‘local’, as a host we want to share. And nothing wrong with getting something in return; mutual respect and some financial compensation.
Some are too obvious in using this platform commercially and when thats too obvious we become critical. This listing is the latter.
The photos and pricing breath an luxurious spacey apartment, which it is not. If needing 77 photos to convince a client (not a guest), we should have known better on forehand. Charging us for little extras on top of an overpriced listing isn't sexy and necessary.
Nevertheless the host communicates proper (of course - there is something to be sold), yet is inflexible when it comes to refund when we said immediately upon arrival that we wanted to shorten our stay with a day. (We booked two days in advance). She had the right to refuse, yet it shows the commercial perspective and the lack of sharing ‘an experience’ . The area is nice, so is the shared pool attached to the apartment.