There were blood spatters of defeated mosquitoes on the walls and ceiling. There was no light in the bedroom, which consisted of just a mattress on the ground. Electricity chords came dangling down from the ceiling with only some paint covering them up – unsuccessfully. There were absolutely no curtains or blinds anywhere in the whole flat. The fridge had food leftovers from the last guests. The bathroom had hairs from the previous guests and used soap. The place was a mess.įor starters, nothing had been cleaned. I told him the situation wasn't acceptable but that I'd have another look around once he'd left.Ī bit more at ease now that I was alone, I decided to do a proper check. Him being a tall guy and me being the not-skilled-in-martial-arts rather small lady that I am, I decided it was better not to get into an argument right then and there. How I was supposed to sleep that night, he failed to mention.
He'd drop off some sheets in the morning. The host didn't seem too surprised by the situation and figured the cleaning lady hadn't done her job. A quick look around the rest of the apartment taught me that it hadn't been cleaned at all and there were not even any sheets available for the bed. There was garbage from the previous guests as well as food left in the fridge.
He told me I shouldn't mind that room as it was where he stored his things when he had guests. I can't describe it differently, there were just heaps of stuff. I instantly spotted the two grocery bags full of empty beer bottles… and the big room literally full of dirty laundry and stuff. We went up all seven floors and he opened the door to let me in. Airbnb hosts don't always have a handle on general building things. He was unaware that the elevator was broken – it can happen. The host was waiting for me and led me into the building. I turned to Airbnb and did what I always do: apply a whole bunch of filters and thoroughly checked the reviews before settling on what seemed to be a very cool penthouse. Initially, I would be spending my month in Berlin at a friend's place but that got canceled only two weeks beforehand as she fell ill while traveling and needed her flat back.
Airbnb problems: my bad Airbnb experience This is the story of my bad Airbnb experience and how you can solve issues with Airbnb when you're a guest. I've stayed in a lot of Airbnbs over the years and had never encountered any real Airbnb problems… until that one trip to Berlin.
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