I told the host I would check in at 4. I let him know I was running late. He said no problem, so long as i arrived by 5. I texted him and arrived just before 5. He said he already left and that I was not allowed to enter the air bnb until around 7 pm so that he could go to a doctors appointment. I asked him to let us in and he said no, I have to wait til 7. So my husband and I sat outside on the ground for 1 hour 40 min until our host texted me again to say he was back to let us in. During this time, our host also sent me bizarre messages that appeared to be complaining about me. Once I questioned him on it, he suddenly became super fake nice, gave some excuses about doctor appointments causing him stress, and it just overall felt really slimy.
I was frustrated at the delay in entry, but once he finally let us in, it became clear that there was no key. No reason why he couldn’t have just texted me the codes to automatically open the doors. He had them written on a business card and handed them to me…it felt like sitting on a 2 hour meetings during vacation that could have been an email.
This host seriously preferred that my husband and I wait outside for nearly 2 hours to be let in, rather than just texting me the codes and forgoing the in-person introductions (I sent our covid vaccine cards in advance, as requested). There was NO reason the host had to meet us in order for us to be allowed in, and yet he made us wait outside anyway. Not a warm welcome. The host also refused to work with Air BNB on a resolution. Nice air bnb, and unfortunately the only air bnb in the Andersonville area otherwise I would have looked elsewhere. Great place ruined by disingenuous hosts.