My colleague and I, travelling through the UK for business, applied for a room at Karen's place under the expectation that her offering was two bedrooms. You can see that for yourself if you check her listing out. Wary that this may not be the case, I actually asked for confirmation of this before she accepted the booking.
Karen responded back a few minutes later, saying that there was only 1 room and 1 bed available. Three minutes later, she proceeded to accept the booking despite the clear message that we were only interested if it was two bedrooms.
Karen then proceeded to claim that she was unable to cancel the booking from her end, and that we had to do it. That would mean we would be slugged with one night's fees. Not the end of the world, but a blatant lie that would be exposed later on when her justification changed to this (direct quote)
`You only lose one night surely though? Because it makes it hard for host to book anyone else for tonight thats all? '
This was despite the fact I requested a cancellation 5 minutes after Karen accepted it.
Karen then went on to pull a ridiculous anecdote to justify the position. Direct quote below:
`Maybe in future check you have two beds in one room as most do not two lads stayed from oz brothers few weeks ago happy to share bed'
Basically, a quick money grab that didn't break the bank but left a sour taste in our mouth.
0/5 rating for ethics.