I have been staying at Airbnb for past 5 years and this was one of the most unpleasant experiences. Since no checkin instructions were provided to me, I had to arrive and wait outside. The host was unreachable but luckily another guest let me in. Next it was not clear to me which room is mine and had to figure out by matching the picture of the bed.
Unfortunately the room could not be locked from outside. I did not feel safe leaving my stuff in the room and communicated as such to the host. He commented that one will not get even a motel 6 at this rate and I should call airbnb support.
I left at that point and sat in a restaurant while trying to work with airbnb support. I was offered another place owned by Ravi that was twice the price. Finally i decided to book a new place by another host and get a partial refund.I did not end up staying at Ravi’s place.
To summarize, I did not feel safe at this place, had to face unprofessional comments from him, had to sit in a restaurant til 11 pm to book another place and end up paying double