The host confirmed my reservation but immediately afterward, she messaged me indicating thst the "glamper" had already been booked unfortunately but just our luck she had a converted garage studio unit that was more expensive available which an older tenant who had been living in for 2 years had just so happened to have moved out the day before.
So essentially she's playing a bait and switch game, since the listings are nonrefundable.
She also offered to do the transaction privately, offline from airbnb and even offered us a discount if we did that to entice us.
All in all, it seemed very shady, especially after reading the studio unit reviews expressing concern over spiders and roaches combined with the listing not having any reviews since 2020.
After my reservation cancelation request i placed with Airbnb customer support over feeling unsafe/uncomfortable with the situation, I noticed that she had modified both listings to change the descriptions, prices, etc. around. That alone is strange behavior. Be that as it may, she was very pleasant to communicate with and quick to respond. Unfortunately, however, she was not able to answer my questions, and instead either deflected, ignored, or gave a response that did not actually answer the question.