I feel as though I need to be 100% candid about my experience with this Airbnb rental. IT IS NOT SAFE. THE OWNER TRACKS YOU WHILE YOU ARE THERE AND WILL ENTER THE UNIT TO SLEEP IN IT DURING YOUR ABSENCE.
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During our stay we noticed that the keys that were provided to us had an Apple AirTag attached to them. We figured that this was to make sure that if the keys were lost they could be found. We left the unit one day during our stay, and were gone for most of the day, but when we returned, we found the host was sleeping in the loft space inside the unit. He had entered the unit without us being there and with no prior communication informing us that he would be entering it because HE WAS TRACKING OUR LOCATION and WAITED UNTIL WE LEFT before entering to sleep in the loft space.
He made no attempt to communicate that he would be entering the unit in our absence, and we were extremely disturbed and upset to find him there. He played it off as if it were just him stopping by to find a charger, but we know he was there to sleep in the upstairs unit with us being out of the unit because he had left clothing around the door as if he was settling in for a bit, which he must have figured he could pulled off from tracking our location.
I have never had an experience like this with Airbnb, and I am extremely disturbed by this situation. Like I said, I don't believe that I am the first person that this host has done this too due to the fact he did it so brazenly, and I am extremely upset with my experience because of the sheer invasion of privacy.
When we caught him inside the unit, he pleaded with us to forgive him for his intrusion and offered to full refund us for the entire trip. At the time we only asked for $100 refund, but in retrospect, the only reason he would have felt comfortable invading the unit in our absence was likely because he had done it before and had the means to track us with the AirTag.
I am happy to report that nothing was stolen, but this invasion of privacy is extremely upsetting in retrospect.
I wouldn't feel right not reporting this to the users of this app. I will say that the unit is wonderful, and it is in a centralized location in Brooklyn, but if you don't feel safe going to sleep at night because the property owner can just enter whenever they please and without warning, and especially if they're always tracking your location, I don't believe that this unit is safe for anyone.