We were robbed. Not much more to say about our experience other than our group collectively lost over $20,000 worth of personal belongings. The Airbnb is clearly insecure, the host themselves mentioned robberies occurring in the building right as we were checking in (so we did not even have time to find other accommodations). On our last night in Barcelona we came back to all of our suitcases and bags rifled through, clothes thrown everywhere, and all valuables stolen.
Clear signs of the Airbnb not being safe to stay in:
- There were two safes in the unit, neither of which were operational and honestly looked like fake placeholders to force guests to leave their valuables out
- There is a digital door lock that anyone with a link can access, making it incredibly easy for anyone to get into the unit
- There is a decibel monitor installed the unit which the host claimed was for “making sure there were no parties”, but likely was just used to know when we were all out of the unit
- No access to the security camera footage on request to help with our police report
We spent our last night in Barcelona at the Police Station overnight filing a police report, getting fingerprints taken, and at the Embassy to get emergency passports.
Do not stay at this Airbnb. It simply isn’t worth the trauma.