The price was right, and Justin was great about communicating. I just felt like the additional fees were a little suspicious.
I was charged a fee because one of my guests supposedly entered the main house without a mask on. This is a violation and I understood that, but no one in my party remembers this happening. The host said he reported this terms violation to Airbnb, but Airbnb contacted me about a SEPARATE issue (third-party booking).
The host agreed to settle the issue with Airbnb and charge me for the violation (instead of Airbnb cancelling my booking bc the third-party issue). I felt a little weird. I didn’t know third-party booking wasn’t allowed (I do now, my mistake), but the third-party booking wasn’t an issue for the host - the terms violation was. So why would he tell Airbnb that I booked third-party? It put me in a situation where I either agreed to pay him for a violation I wasn’t sure even HAPPENED, or have Airbnb cancel my stay completely. I paid the fee and took his word for it, as it’s his word against mine.
It’s quite possible that this was all a misunderstanding, and that the violation did occur and my party doesn’t remember. But somehow I doubt it.