My husband and I had to stay somewhere as we were moving into an apartment the following day. He created an Airbnb account for us and found a place located close to where we had to be.
At first everything was good, the host, Channan, seemed very sweet and accommodating.

The room was tiny though and the bed wasn’t actually one, it was a foldout couch with a thin mattress, there was not a proper shower, just bath with a shower head you had to hold up.

When i was getting into bed, i put the bedroom light off, not being familiar with the room in the dark i walked into a small side table with wheels, the table obviously moved, i heard something fall over, i reached out, lifted it back up and got into bed not even thinking anymore of it.

The following day we checked out, we were waiting for our Uber to arrive, she came downstairs and said the horse ornament in the room had an ear missing. Fair enough, i knocked it over so it must have broken, she said we have to replace it- we agreed, asked her to send us her banking details, as we didn’t have cash on us and the Uber was minutes away. She was uncomfortable giving us her banking details? So we agreed to drop cash off.

She said it was very sentimental to her and wanted a new one. She told us the horse cost 39pounds!!!
Our Uber arrived and the driver was turning around to leave, she came running downstairs shouting about the horse again. She took it way overboard. She was pushing the receipt of the horse (which was only bought two days prior- but was sentimental?) against the Uber cars window and shouting at us that we better pay her back,she had been scammed in the past and that we better not do the same!!! Our driver seemed very uncomfortable by her dramatic behaviour. She followed the car carrying on about the money for the horse even though we agreed to pay her back- she was demanding to have our apartments address even though she has our mobile number and access to our Airbnb account??
She made me feel horrible- seriously like i was a criminal- I actually started to cry on the way to our apartment and it ruined all the excitement of receiving our keys and moving in!!!

The following day, I stayed true to my word- went to her place and paid her 40pounds. She asked if i wanted the original broken horse, i said no but asked if i could see it, she got all uncomfortable and wouldn’t get it to show me as there was a guest checked into the room. It makes me wonder if the horses ear was broken at all?

This was the first and will be the last time i want to use Airbnb- next time I would rather pay triple to stay in a hotel!!