From the moment we arrived the Host (Frank) made us feel completely uncomfortable and unwelcomed.
When we arrived at the house, we saw instructions posted near the front for on how to locate the “Garden Room”. As we were reading the note, we heard voices inside the house and I said, “Aloha” to announce our presence at the door.
Then the Host (Frank) walked to the front screen door and glared at us from inside. My boyfriend then said, “Hi, how are you?” There was no response from Frank, just more staring. In attempt to break up the awkwardness we said, “We’re here to check in.” Frank then stepped outside the door and continued to keep staring at my boyfriend. It was incredibly uncomfortable and awkward. I couldn’t tell if Frank was staring at my boyfriend like he was long lost son or that he wanted to fight him.
Frank then walked us over to the room and gave us a quick rundown on the room. He said, “Everything you need to know is on the rules.” He also mentioned that the WiFi was out due to a recent storm. I said “No problem.” And joked, “We have books and each other’s company.” Frank did not reply and stared at us for a few more seconds and then walked out.
Thankfully that was the first and last interaction we had with Frank.
The whole interaction was incredibly unsettling. Maybe the Host was having a bad day — but as an Airbnb host you think he could muster up a simple “welcome”, hello”, “have a nice day”, or “goodbye”. We got literally Nothing.