I arrived at the house to check-in around 11pm. The code provided by the host to enter the house did not work. I attempted to contact the host and Airbnb for an hour before I gave up to search for a hotel. I was unable to find anywhere with a vacancy until 2am, and even then, the place that I found was very over-priced.
The host offered a discounted rate for my second night stay, but I declined. I didn’t want to spend any more time troubleshooting the door code.
That hotel search, late at night and in a city that is not my home, was very scary and dangerous. This experience has made me reconsider using Airbnb for travel plans, since I’ve learned that Airbnb plans can’t actually be relied on.