The flat is reasonably nice – pretty much as described. It is on a busy street though and that permeates through the whole apartment day and night. We didn’t have too much issue with anything in particular... APART FROM THE ANTS! Yes, that’s right folks, we had trails of the things, going around rooms up walls, under doors and, worst of all, on every square inch of the kitchen. It felt like Custer’s last stand at times when I was cooking.

So, we reported this ‘problem’ to Beatrix the host. Her response: Yes, they come from the pot plant in the lounge, but it’s not a problem – they’re just ants.. It was not a problem she said and she didn't want to help us with it.

She said that If you don’t like it, destroy the nest in the plant.Rinse the plant with water. I am super freaked out by ants. Ain’t no way I’m going to touch the plant! She said buy poison if you think it’s a ‘problem’

I’m not one for insects generally, and I’m certainly not one for attacking nests of them. I found a different solution. Remove the plant and put it on the roof terrace so that the little blighters couldn’t find their way home. Case closed your honour!

Oh no. That was just the beginning. Beatrix took exceptional exception to my actions. She found the plant, and she flipped. She was super angry. To be fair, she maintained her earlier defence that ants are not a problem. We truly wish that their had been a jury there to knock that little assumption down to size.

We had a huge fight and she was very disrespectful.
So she made a claim through AirBnB, for money for the not-at-all-dead plant. It escalated into a dispute (where she completely changed the story of what actually happened).
Just because we had put this plant outside. It had a few leaves gone a little brown. But after watering it was fine again.

Thankfully Airbnb were concerned at the mould in the bedroom. Very dangerous and a real concern.

I’d had enough. I found a different apartment and moved out. Airbnb suddenly gave me a refund for some nights but forgot to tell me that they had ended the stay. Pretty awkward when we went back to do some washing and Bea walked in on us and got into another row with us and accusing us of things we hadn’t done. All a total nightmare. Deal with this woman at your peril!