I booked Sam’s airbnb for a few days for my girlfriend and I. The day of our check-in, Sam was already informed as to what time we believed we would be arriving and he had no issue. On our way there, we ran into some traffic and before I could let Sam know, he beat me to it and asked to confirm if our arrival time would be the same. I let him know that we would just be a little later, and he cracked a joke with us making him out to be a very believable accommodating host, but later we’d come to find out this joke was actually Sam being passive aggressive. I was very apologetic and thankful that he was being understanding, or so I thought, because I didn’t want to make it seem like I was being careless. All was well until I got a text from Sam letting us know that 10:30 was a late time for us to be arriving, and we once again apologized for the inconvenience as there was nothing more we could do about it but try to hurry. Then out of nowhere I received texts from Sam asking if we were nearby, and stating that if we didn’t check in by 10:30 or reply within 3 minutes, he would assume we were checking in the following day. We then replied within that 3 minute window and once again apologized, and said we’d try our best to get there ASAP. He then followed up with a message saying how long it should’ve taken us to get there based on where I am from. Not only did this begin to make my girlfriend and I uncomfortable, but it also showed that Sam wasn’t as accommodating as he makes it seem. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve read all the amazing reviews that have been left for him as well; Some from guests who have stayed there multiple times. Which is exactly why none of this seemed to add up for my girlfriend and I either at the time it was occurring. Not only were his calculations wrong in that message, but he never stopped to think about guests coming from somewhere other than where they are from; What if there’s an accident creating traffic, stopping for gas or food? We apologized once more, overlooking his aggressiveness, and agreed on my girlfriend and I finding a hotel for the night and just moving check in to the following day. Then we were hit with the next message from Sam stating that we should find another place altogether; He told me that we didn’t care about him enough as a host to let him know our eta even though he knew what our arrival time was supposed to be, when we hit traffic and how long it would take us to get there. Sam only cares about how he looks online telling us that we would just leave each other negative reviews, even though I had not once brought up anything about leaving any kind of review. My girlfriend and I already told him that we’d find another place for the night, and after talking it over, we were willing to give Sam’s place another try the next day because we were well aware of the refund policies… who knows? Maybe we could’ve turned it all around and had the best time even after Sam showed his true colors. I texted Sam trying to explain to him that he doesn’t know his guest’s plans and even though we were still apologetic, he doesn’t have a set time of what is too late for check in. If Sam doesn’t want people showing up past a certain time, then it would be understandable if he had it stated on his profile instead of falsely advertising that check in time is flexible. Which it apparently is not considering the fact that he decided to wait until we were on our way there to throw a specific time on us. My girlfriend and I would’ve arrived at the airbnb within 5 minutes before Sam told us to find another place for the night, and throughout all the messages he sent clearly stating how late it was, Sam continued to send me messages for another 30 minutes. What’s even worse is that these messages distinctly held some type of rage behind them, almost as if he were yelling through the screen, even after my replies were nothing but apologetic and understanding. It was as if he was trying to strike some kind of argument that would end in us canceling, which is what seemed to be his initial plan from the moment things didn’t appear to be going his way. Sam’s brightest color that showed throughout his messages was manipulation by the long run. Not only did he go out of his way to reach out on iMessages so that our conversation couldn’t easily be seen by Airbnb support, but he was also allowed to hoard the almost $500 that my girlfriend and I invested into his Airbnb. While booking this place almost exactly one month in advance, my girlfriend and I were absolutely eager to stay at Sam’s place because we had read what seemed to be nothing but good reviews, and on top of that the pictures of his place were great. But what was given out of this experience instead… nothing but a passive aggressive host who always seems to manipulate the situation in his favor. And after thoroughly looking over the reviews that have been left for Sam, I did indeed find a few that stood out in a negative light on his side. When leaving any kind of review that Sam is unhappy with, he seems to respond in a manner that can’t be overlooked after truly realizing how nit-picky of a personality he actually has. All it seems to take for him to pop off on you is the slightest wrong gesture of any...