I contacted host on multiple occasions with no response received:
- day before check in asking for instructions in Airbnb app (no response)
- day of check in before 3pm in Airbnb app (no response)
- upon arriving to the property at around 5pm in Airbnb app (no response)
- via text message (no response)
- via telephone (no response)
- via Airbnb support (no response from host)
I then had to waste an hour on the phone with Airbnb to try and get this sorted, standing on a sidewalk, and then book another Airbnb, take a ride share to the other location. It was a mess and waste of time and money. Host needs to communicate or at least provide signage upon arriving to the property of how to check in. There is no doorbell even.
Eventually the host responded back after the cancellation occurred by Airbnb saying 'I could have knocked on the door, someone was home.' Didn't even apologize or say sorry for any inconvenience whatsoever.
Answer your messages, or at least send instructions before a guest arrives, or don't accept the reservation!