I do not like leaving bad reviews but after the way the host tried to berate me and call me a scammer, i have no choice.
I rented the AirBnB due to the great reviews. I arrived in early evening on Friday for a 2 day stay leaving Sunday. Location was great. Parking was ample on the street. Check in was great. Very communicative prior and during. Went upstairs and took a quick shower to head to a baby shower pre-dinner. Left within 45 min of arriving for check in.
Came back around 10:30/11pm and while on the phone with my GF i noticed dirt, dust, cat hair and hair hair all on the floor and hair in the bed. In the bathroom was even more dirt on the toilet seat and back. I told my Gf i wanted to leave right then but we both decided it would make more sense to leave early AM and request my Saturday fee.
I left about 7am Saturday with my things and told Sean about the uncleanliness and that i left the key on the dresser. I requested my money back for that day, not the entire stay. He immediately got defensive, went on to accuse me of scamming him for a free night and told me to report it to Air BnB so they could compare it to his 80+ great reviews. I only wanted my Saturday money back bc i left and got a hotel, which was more than the whole weekend with him so scam?? Ok.
Needless to say i had photos and Air BnB saw the messages from him claiming the photos were untrue and not his space. K. Air BnB gave me a full refund.
Next time don’t be instantly defensive and listen Sean. You could’ve kept your fee for Friday. Best of luck to you.