Shadiest Experience out of All My Airbnb Experiences & Most Disappointing out of 4 Airbnb over Last 2.5 Weeks Due to Honesty Issue with Rate (They Raise Rate Once You Tell Them You Are Extending then they give you "discount" from the raised price so there is actually NO Discount / They Make MORE. For me, it was about 56% Increase)
PRO: Amazing Location-Walk to West Village Mall. Very Responsive Hosts & Clean (4/5)
CON: Dishonest Hosts. They raised the rate once I informed them I'm extending (in my case about 56% from the initial rate) then, gave me "discount" from that rate when in reality, they charged me more than what they normally charge or the initial rate I booked for so there was actually no discount. Once I left without extending, they lowered the rate back to what they normally charge.
I moved out of an Airbnb that I wasn't having a great experience with so I was very grateful that their unit was clean as they promised and have been thanking them throughout my 1st 7 Day Stay. I extended for 1 night and asked for a discount then was informed they will charge me the same rate. I was really appreciative so thanked them for the offer. There was some difference in the charge which I thought might have been due to the fx rate change since I was paying in AUD.
Then, I learned I was just getting ripped off / fooled when I went for more extension and noticed the rate increased 56% for the unit I was staying in. Checked if there was a lot of demands on the unit since then, that increase will make some sense. There was only 3 other nights booked entire Oct.
So I decided to check on all other units they run in the same apt. building and noticed their rates for other units are around the 1st rate I paid for minus 1 unit that is likely to being ripped off based on all other info. shared in this post.
To give benefit of doubts, I asked the hosts why the rate increased so much (esp. after I informed them I'm likely to extend) in case there was anything I missed out on. For someone who was responsive throughout my stay, no response to that question but I got an offer for a lower rate to extend my stay (which was still higher than what I paid for).
I went back sharing that I realized they were charging me higher than my previous rate and all other units when I was informed they are giving me a discount / same offer. No response to that comment but they came back with even a lower offer. I was planning to actually go for 1-2 month long term stay since this unit was working out fine.
They straight up lied about how they were giving discounts since I won't have known unless I checked. I'm really hoping the business learns their lesson and runs their business with honesty. If you would have been honest, you could have had a long-term guest and made more money off of me and a great review.
Hosts-If you leave any negative review about your experiences with me, you know that will be lying since we exchanged a lot of pleasant messages with both parties thanking each other throughout.
And if you insist this post isn't true, I think you would have responded to my questions then.
I also have screenshots of the rates offered before and after my stay.