The reason I will never use Air BNB again.
TL;DR version: Underwhelming property, emotionally volatile host who blamed me for his next guests hating it as much as I did.
To be clear, if it was just a sub-par property I probably would just eat it and not bother writing a review. I don't like conflict or cutting into people's income. Christian seemed like a nice person too. However, it is his post-stay behavior that has made me speak up. Seriously, I had to block his number.
The property itself isn't great. Upon arrival we noticed -
1. No sheets on the beds, just blankets.
2. Hairs from the last customer all over the unit.
3. Top bunk with no way to get up there.
4. A wobbly cot for one of the beds (we took the mattress off the cot as we were afraid it would collapse).
5. No heat or temperature control. And Oslo gets chilly.
6. Bathroom in a separate building, in the basement.
7. Strong, strange smell.
We decided to only stay 36 hours of the 6 days we purchased and went to a hotel in the city center. I came back the last night to clean up and take a quick nap before my flight. One thing to understand is that the host does not clean up between guests - he expects you to. Ok fine, I did my best. We weren't there long but we made a few dishes and did use the bathroom. I did the dishes, made sure I didn't leave crumbs, aired the place out, cleaned the bathroom, and placed the linens in the hamper as requested. Locked up, left the key in the lockbox and headed out. No trace of me was left.
The guests after me decided they didn't like the place and requested a refund. They thought it looked too "dirty". They're not wrong - it's a tiny smelly cramped shack in Christian's back yard. Christian decided however to blame me for not cleaning up well enough and blew up my phone with many texts and phone calls while I was on my first flight. He wrote me a negative review before he even spoke to me (which is now under review by Air BNB management). Weirdly emotional stuff too ("I trusted you Sean!" Christian, I don't even know you). We spoke after I landed about two hours later and I showed him my receipt for the hotel and he was least somewhat apologetic that I had a bad stay but it's too late. His outburst made me elevate my complaint to Air BNB management.
Christian, control your emotions. I am not the reason your next guests hated the place as much as I did. I was barely there. Your conduct was a black stain on an otherwise wonderful trip to Oslo.
Do not ever contact me again.