I have been using Airbnb few times now and I can say this was the worst experience I ever had. We were two hours early to check in. We did ask Dianne whether it was okay to check in early to which she said ‘yes’. As soon as we entered the house, there was no pleasant welcome from her side, had a run through the facilities there and told us that she had to go out for Christmas shopping. That’s fair enough as it’s a busy Christmas period.
She left early and there was no one home. So my partner went to shower, soon Dianne returned home and started banging on the shower door. She was shouting and yelling at my partner saying that she wanted to use the shower. All I could hear was Dianne arrogantly walking through the house and almost smashing her bedroom door. My partner got scared hearing it and somehow finished her shower in few minutes. When she came out Dianne started questioning her why she went to shower. Thus we decided just to remain in our room.
Then comes other issues. There is an internet modem in the room and a password was provided. No instructions on what connection to use. So, we tried all available connections with the password and none of it worked. As mentioned in the Airbnb there is a television in the room. Voila, there was no remote and it has only one channel which works for maximum 15 minutes before it goes to standby mode and turn off.
On top of it, we found spiders and an unclean blanket. The room had no air circulation and it felt like a sauna facility. We decided to remain there that night only because we didn’t know the place well and had paid for it. We left next morning as early as we could just to have a fresh breath. No welcome and no goodbyes.
I know this is a lengthy review but I can’t hold it back. What a nightmare!