BUYER BEWARE! As you can see from my track record, I’ve stayed in Airbnbs all over the world... and I’ve never had an experience like this before. First of all, let it be noted that this is all in regard to Sinida, who is listed as Heather’s co-host. I never spoke to or met Heather, so I don’t know what her deal is. To start, Sinida gave me faulty directions to enter the apartment, so that was a debacle in its own. Luckily another guest was there to let me in (and said she’d had the same difficulty). FYI, didn’t realize there were other guests staying in the place but that’s just one of many things the listing failed to mention. I entered to discover that Sinida (and/or Heather?) rescue PIGEONS that live in cages IN THE KITCHEN. There’s also 3 (very cute) cats... but they definitely neglect their litter boxes bc the whole place just smells like dirty litter and birds!! The other guest warned me that “sometimes they set the birds free in the bathroom”... oh hellllll no. She also told me that our “eccentric” host also seemed to sleep on the living room floor... another detail missing from the listing!
So after I went out that night, I returned to the house and had a friend with me. I warned him that the host may be sleeping on the ground and said I would check things out first to make sure we wouldn’t disturb anyone. I peeked my head in and didn’t see anyone sleeping anywhere- but the TV was on and blaring! We quickly and quietly slipped into my room and moments later, Sinida started screaming my name at the top of her lungs, telling me to check my phone. She’d messaged me on Airbnb saying I wasn’t allowed to bring guests back with me (also not listed anywhere on the listing) and that I needed to leave in the morning. She continued to scream my name at the top of her lungs (with no regard to the other guest staying there) and then started banging on the door. I opened the door and she repeated the same sentiment to me. I didn’t argue w her at all- it was late and her behavior was terrifying me tbh- and I said yes, I’d leave the next day. The next day, she continued to scream my name and give me a countdown every 15-30 minutes of when I needed to leave. Honestly it was harassment at that point. And then as all my stuff was packed up and I was about to open the door to leave, she banged again and screamed that she was going to call 911. I opened the door and said “are you kidding me right now??” On my way out, I pointed out to her it said nothing about not bringing any guests over and I grabbed my pizza box from the fridge (it was Roberta’s- come in, can’t waste that!) but realized shortly after she’d EATEN some of it, to add insult to injury!!! She also messaged me- after I left- “at least he was cute! hahaha” (in regard to my friend, after very aggressively throwing us out!!) All in all, a VERY bizarre experience with a potentially mentally unstable host... 10/10 would not recommend!!!
Oh yeah, she also changed the price of the first night to DOUBLE and then canceled my second night (I’m guessing so it showed as “available” for the next sucker). I contacted Airbnb and they apologized for this awful experience and refunded me for the second night she was trying to charge me for.