Came back after New Year’s to find a completely different party in the apartment! Like 8 or 9 people. Very scary at first. After an awkward but hilarious conversation it turned out they had a valid booking.
I left to stay in a hotel instead. Eventually got a refund, but only a partial one, so the one night I actually slept here cost me just over $1000.
Later, I learned that the other party was supposed to go to the downstairs unit, but
- Door is not marked (no unit A/B etc)
- Upstairs is the obvious entrance
- Apparently the door doesn’t lock in a straightforward way. Keypad only, no key. I tried locking it on my way out by pushing the logo button. Door must either not have locked or the other party was given a code that opened my lock.
So ya, if you stay here you may come back to unexpected visitors.
Also, this seems too obvious to write, but when an Airbnb has mostly photos of the neighborhood and building and very few of the interior, there is always a reason.