Perry completely ruined our stay in Nashville. We sent him a week's payment for this rental back on May 11, 2021, for a reservation running from June 6-12; we called him just before check-in; to our shock, he had no idea who I was and told me that he'd already sold our spot to others. He was apologetic, but still thinks the problem was an Air BnB issue.
Not so. Air BnB thoughtfully and reasonably explained that he'd royally messed this up all by himself. Evidently he'd confirmed the reservation with me -- they have that in their records -- but probably didn't mark it in his calendar, as he should have done. Air BnB said this is not unusual -- it sometimes happens with new hosts.
But this wasn't Perry's first time hosting; apparently it was his first time leasing THIS particular Nashville residence. Air BnB said they'd fine him $100 -- $100 !! -- for this disaster. And return our $1400 rental fee (paid by me IN ADVANCE in May) to me. They also helpfully recommended other BnB's in the area. What we found cost me an extra $500 for the week.
This is not the sort of business arrangement we'd expected or which anyone deserves. So..."buyer beware" -- if you plan on leasing this space for yourselves, don't assume that -- just because you'd received written confirmation from the host -- that all will be well. If you do lease a space from Perry, talk to him on the phone after confirmation and BE CERTAIN that he's marked you on a calendar.
I think that over all -- you know, in Life -- it's good to trust people; but experiences like this one remind me that maybe it's better not to.
Perry owes me $500.