One day after my arrival, the host, Prashant, told me he was leaving Malta for a business trip in Africa. Prashant said his "friend " would supervise the Airbnb.
The very next day, after Prashant went to India, his friend moved into the apartment. As I left for dinner, the "friend" was in the apartment.
I returned to my room and saw that the host's friend had used a duplicate key to enter my room and take something.
I did not confront Prashant's friend, because you never know what kind of person you are dealing with -- if tge host's "friend" is able to illegally enter your room with a secret key -- then you're going to be careful about avoiding violence.
After many years of Airbnbs this is one of the creepiest.
I tecommend that you should *NOT* trust this Airbnb host.