NOTE: complaint in progress with Airbnb on this listing.
*listing is inaccurate/misleading: this is an ensuite room, NOT an “entire guesthouse”.
*when i brought this up to the host, he said it was a “translation error” and not his fault. Given translations of guesthouse, basement, studio, etc, from french to english, this excuse does not make sense.
*instead of trying to resolve the issue, host essentially said take it or leave it, “no problem with him”. As we are walking the Via Francigena with few lodging options available, we decided to accept the basement room, although it was clearly misrepresented.
*cleaning fee pretty high—almost 25% of the day rate—perhaps more appropriate for an entire house, but not this small studio.
*requested a partial refund due to the deceptive listing, host refused; airbnb involved.
A nice enough studio, but not a “guesthouse” and overpriced when considering the onerous cleaning fee.