BEWARE! YOU WILL BE CHARGED EXTRA IF YOU HAVE ANYONE ELSE THERE! I had to give this one star in some areas based on what is currently going on. The situation is still being resolved by Airbnb. I rented this Airbnb from Amir for my sister who stayed there a year earlier. The neighborhood was safe. The apartment was clean minus some dirt on the couch. Last year her boyfriend stayed over a few times with no issues. That being said, this time after the visit was very different.
On night one March 23rd her boyfriend drove up to stock the fridge for my sister. He was the only occupant. My sister did not fly in till the next day. Then the next couple of nights her boyfriend spent the night with her. Then left.
4 times over my sisters trip we had contact with Amir. Not once did he inform us that since my sister had a guest over he was charging us $100 extra a night. We extended my sisters trip 2 times and spoke to him both time and spoke to him again when there was no running water. He had multiple times to inform us his rules had changed since last time. If we had known we would of moved Airbnb or got a hotel.
Originally we were supposed to check out on April 4th. On March 30, we extended it to April 8. (Again because there was no communication that there was a problem.) Then again on April 5 we extended it one more day to April 9. (Again because we didn’t know there was a problem.) Even on the 8th Amir contacted ME asking if I wanted to extend anymore days as there was another guest interested in the place (but neglected again to mention about the extra charge per guests.) He had these opportunities to inform us and we would of left.
14 days into my sisters trip- I flew to LA and for the last 3 nights of her trip and I stayed with her in the Airbnb. (Again because he never informed us.)
48 hours AFTER we left Amir requested over $3,000 claiming all 3 guests were there for all 17 nights even though he has a camera which shows different. We offered to pay for the days where there were 2 occupants in the Airbnb which he declined claiming there were 3 guests all 17 days. With all of this being said I feel like we are being scammed. Besides the fact he never communicated that he was upping the charge every time we extended our stay he has camera proof that is not true. As mentioned in the beginning of this review the whole situation is being resolved by Airbnb but we felt like a review was needed in case you decide to stay here and want to have a visitor come. Protect yourself. Make sure you have documentation or proof if you have a visitor when they leave. Luckily my sisters boyfriend has a ring camera in his home proving he did not spend all 17 night and I have a plane ticket proving I didn’t get to California till 14 days into my sisters trip. He is lying to Airbnb and trying to scam me out of more money.