For fellow airbnbers:
IF YOU SEE THIS, BLOCK THIS FLAT IMMEDIATELY.
Frankly speaking, I write this with complete anger and disatisfaction, on the house as well as on the host - not only the house was a rip-off but also the host had been discriminating and mean.
Notes on the house:
1. THEY ONLY TELL YOU AT CHECK-IN about the malfunctional bathroom within the left bedroom. If this was known before, we'd never consider booking.
2. THE INTERNET WAS RUBBISH. We were scheduled for work meetings from London, yet only until it began did we find out the Wi-Fi connection was but a fraud (no devices can go faster than 50kbps download speed). In addition, the mobile network could not work whilst in the house. Consequently, I failed to execute a transaction order at my hedge fund, causing somewhat 50k loss in profits.
3. THE BEDS ARE BELOW IKEA QUALITY. We had two male members between 6'2 and 6'3 who sat on the beds and immediately heard cracking sounds underneath the beds. After careful examinations, it was learned that the supporting wood parts were broken already. In the end, fearing that we can break the beds, none of us slept on the beds - it's the only and the worse stay any of us had ever encountered in life, regardless of Airbnb or Budget Hotel.
4. THE HEATING WAS A JOKE. We've come all the way down from London where the conventional temperature was about 10*C. However, shortly after arriving Edinburgh, the outdoor temperature went down to approximately -1*C and even colder at night. But the heating in the house was but a "showroom" furniture - we suffered from cold throughout the entire two nights.
Notes on the host:
1. TONY HAD BEEN THE WORST PERSON EVER. Before writting this down, I've carefully checked the previous comments and most of them praised him as being responsible. Since most of the comments were made by native residents, having considered Tony's harsh tone against me when messaging through the App, I would be convinced personally that TONY HAD A RATHER DISCRIMINATING MIND AGAINST ASIAN GUESTS.
2. EXPECT NO EMPATHY. Although our plan was to leave the house by 11:00 on the check-out day, we experienced a short accident climbing Arthur's Seat - one of our girls who was in period and had extreme stomache got her ankle twisted. It delayed our return to the house slightly. But Tony kept pushing us to leave and threatened to add a fine of 50 pounds for not noticing him earlier. FELLOWS YOU KNOW THE TERRIBLE NETWORK ON TOP OF THE ARTHUR'S SEAT. Who would have thought about notifying your host immediately when accident happens? Moreover, Tony demanded a fine of 50 pounds for a so-called unadvised late check-out (i.e. it was only about half-an-hour later and there were plenty of time for the cleaner to come), which accounted for almost 70% of one night's fee. I ASKED HIM IF HE WAS PURELY AFTER THE FINE AND HE SAID NO, BUT STILL CHASED AFTER. HAVE THIS THOUGHT THROUGH, MY FRIENDS.
We are all LSE graduates and work either in Investment Bank or Asset Management in London. Some of us have even been Airbnb's shareholders for a decent amount of time. In the old times, we'd rather keep the comments as default 5-star. But this rubbish host made us extremely unhappy and furious, thus this review you may see.
We shall not give in to Tony's ridiculouse fine. And if Airbnb favours his request, we will all delete our accounts and turn to other Apps - IT WOULD HAVE MEANT A PARADIGM SHIFT IN AIRBNB'S BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY.