Not exactly sure what happened when booking this place.
Right after I booked, I got a message from the lister named Carmen, she asked me the exact details of my party that would be staying in the Airbnb. After I replied, she immediately messaged me over Airbnb asking for more money, approx 20% more money.
Obviously you can imagine booking something with a larger group, and then increasing the price after we pressed book, can complicate the process.
Additionally, I asked if I could check in early as we were traveling very far. This is something I have done before using airbnbs and I am simply happy to take a yes or a no as this would just be a favor. The owner tried to charge me again an additional fee per hour that I checked in early.
The location of this Airbnb was great, but the constant nickle and diming you for more money is exhausting. Not even mentioning the already crazy cleaning fee, service fee, that is published and I am aware of before pushing book.