This was my first stay with Airbnb. Being in the rain with a forty pound backpack on my back, I needed a place near me that I could check into right away.
I stumbled on this location and saw that it was about 1.5 miles from me so I immediately booked it. I let Ekaterina know that I needed to come right away and she responded quickly saying that was fine. Great! :)
I arrived and checked in to this location. I was not greeted by Ekaterina but possibly her husband or boyfriend. No big deal. He shows me the place. I put my stuff away and get comfortable.
15 minutes later, he returns and asks if I’m at the right place. I check my Airbnb app and confirm. Turns out: Ekaterina has double booked this place, one through Airbnb and another through a different company. The other guests seem to be staying longer than I am, so even though I was already at the location and settled in, I‘m asked to leave.
Seriously?
I was told that they have a different location that belongs to a friend named Eric and was asked to go there. He even had the audacity to say it’s very fortunate situation for me because this other location is more spacious and comfortable than theirs— neither of which I cared about, as I planned on simply sleeping and leaving at 7 am the next day.
It was an incredible inconvenience. After walking 1.5 miles in the rain to their place with a 40 lb bag on my back, I now had to walk another mile to stay at a place that was 1) inconvenient for me and 2) not on Airbnb or with reviews online so I had no idea what I was getting into— all while being told I stumbled into a fortunate situation!
I assume Ekaterina is very nice.
I imagine the water pressure at their shower is great.
But I had no chance to find out, as I was asked to leave 15 minutes after arriving for a place I’d already paid for.
Simply outrageous.