It was a total nightmare,the host was smoking so unbelievably much inside and i didn't imagine that this could happen to me, because I thought it's common sense that a host doesn't smoke in the house. Also they even had notices up that said 'no smoking in the room'.
I tried to ask in a polite way to stop smoking because the smoke all comes up in the room so i felt like I can't breathe. Then the host sent me an empty garden CCTV shot on chat and said there is no one in the garden, and if guests do smoke outside the host can't stop because the non-smoking rule is inside only.
So I closed the window and put the fan on. While we chatted on Airbnb messaging, the host kept smoking and they smoked every 10 minutes, a seriously heavy smoker. This is not the right person to be letting rooms on airb'n'b and if so, it should be extremely advertised as a warning to any hosts. I was not aware of this.
The next day I said it didn't work out because it's too hot if I close the window and put on the fan.
They ignored what i'm talking about and still didn't admit it the host smoked and showed me another CCTV photo of the garden and they blamed the weather of London.
Even while we chatted on Airbnb the host kept smoking!
They don't know how harmful the smell of smoking is to non-smokers mentally and physically. I tried to sleep early because I didn't want to smell it and I woke up every morning when they smoked.
I was in hell while I stayed here. It felt almost like a prison.
I tried to talk to them 3-4 times about this. Then the host said 'we get £38 a day for your stay and we do not have the time to answer the same question every day.'
how unrespectful service also While we chatted on Airbnb the host again kept smoking. It sounds like their business model is based on the fact that a day rate for £38 is cheap and this is our house so we don't care about whether you smell it or not.
So I decided to change my check out date earlier, and thankfully they accepted my request to escape.
I needed time to get over this and it ruined my stay in London. I just want to breathe freely. It was the worst airbnb I have ever stayed in.