Classic bait and Switch - BEWARE
We booked a condo near the Superdome / French Qtr with Christian for the Sugar Bowl
3 days before travel I was contacted via the Airbnb web site by Christian stating we had been “upgraded”. The new location was several miles from original and I told Christian I did not want to change. He said sorry but the change had been made. We were not offered a refund by Christian, and our “upgrade” was listed at half the price he charged for the original.
Christian sent me an email w new location but the Airbnb website never changed from the original listing
We contacted Airbnb on our travel day and they told us to go to the original location. Upon arrival, the receptionist told us they don’t have any Airbnb apartments. In other words, the room did not even exist. Classic bait and switch!
Airbnb was very helpful and sent us other available listings and even offered a full refund, which we took. It was 5:30 pm and we needed a room for the weekend.
We will continue to use Airbnb. But I will contact them to see how to avoid a scam like this in the future. Thank you Mandeep K for your immediate help and assistance.