That is very strange Yana!
Yes its very strange .
You actually believe that?
Yes, I just had a psycho guest (pls, I know psycho when I meet it) who left me a very low rating (and Airbnb wont remove it even though it doesnt meet the basic standards they set themselves). Then about 2 weeks later, I keep getting these emails from Airbnb saying you dont meet basic criteriaâŚso before this person came along, and immediately after this person came along, my guests have left mostly 5 but one 4. Tell me how this works. I think she just rang Airbnb (like my catastrophic rating wasnt bad enough) and complained.
I get that. I fear impending blacklist. Just the way the wind is blowing. For no justifiable reason.
I just recently had a guest that stole a number of random items amounting to just over $100 (charger, blanket, toiletries), smoked marijuana on the property, had unapproved guests stay overnight and other annoying things. He also sent me an inappropriate text. The first night of his short 2-night stay, his first review popped up and it was pretty bad and made me very nervous. He apparently stayed with this host before coming to my place. I contacted her she told me he also took things from her place, smoked weed, didnât check out on time, etc. A local guy looking for a place closer to the city to party with a few friends it seemed. I was told I could lose my Superhost status if I canceled, so I bit the bullet and didnât sleep a wink. After he(they) checked out and I surveyed everything I called Air again, this time of course they were very understanding and I told them my main concern was future hosts. They blocked his account for further bookings but couldnât tell me if he had any other upcoming reservations.
Of course thereâs always exceptions, but I keep hearing that local guests are usually bad news. I know the worst guest weâve had so far was local. She and her 2 year old were local and her âguestâ (thatâs how she referred to him) had very loud sex throughout her stay. We live upstairs (guests know that), and I mean, she was SCREAMING. After she checked out we found leftover sex toys and underwear all over the apartment
Nothing in comparison to someone stealing from you though! Iâm sorry that happened! Thanks for keeping that guest away from future hosts though
Violating your rules should be a penalty free cancellation.
This should also be a non-negotiable. Iâd be raising holy hell with Airbnb over this guest.
This time they need to pay out every cent you ask for and give you some cash on top of that.
I agree except these things happened on the second night of a 2-night stay. I donât even know if they stayed the first night as I never saw a car even in the early am hours. At any rate, they did pay what I asked for in terms of the missing items but I didnât ask for anything over that. Surprisingly, the place really wasnât in bad shape cleanliness-wise. I feel Air responded appropriately the second time around when I had actual issues. The first time I called I expressed concern from the previous review to which I was told may be an overstatement of events or not entirely accurate. So eventually I figured out how I could contact that host (not difficult) who was new to Airbnb. I hope she was compensated as well. I wish we knew a personâs last name prior to booking so I could do a little searching first.
Just to put the record straight, there are plenty of us here who will say just the opposite.
I do hear often âOh, Iâd never accept a local guest - they are always troubleâ but the host saying that has never actually had a local guest, itâs all based on some sort of hearsay. Thatâs how these myths grow, I guess.
Iâve had plenty of local guests and I canât remember one who has been less than lovely.
I like the positivity. I would surely host a local again, although it just so happens that the one time I did it was not the best experience. Maybe the next ones will set a better example
Iâm sure that they will.
As you know, this is just a coincidence. One of my best ever guests (but bear in mind that I canât remember them all!) was local. But yet if Iâd only had that one experience, it would be wrong of me to write âall local guests are greatâ.
My worst ever guests I think were American and in their forties. That doesnât mean that Iâm going to say that Americans are horrible guests or that I donât like to host people in their forties.
Thank you so much for insulting my English. I was born in Orange, New Jersey. Spanish is my second language. You might have noticed my name is not what we call Spanish. I am an American/English writer. You can find my publications on internet.
Please tell me the telephone I need to call for customer service.
Susan Lord
Susan,
First, I did not mean to cause offense. Many of us here have tried to help you with this, and point out what you can try.
Every time that we try to indicate that we are ânot airbnbâ - that âwe are merely an independent forum of hostsâ - there is no reaction from you.
I even sent you a private message to try to help you. With no response at all from you.
When I posted an image of where to click, you clearly tried to click on the image that I posted - which is not interactive - the image is just trying to illustrate what to do IN THE FORUM.
So ⌠please forgive me but there were many signs that you were just not âgetting itâ.
And here we still are. You are asking us âplease tell me the telephone I need to call for customer serviceâ. Again - I am not trying at all to upset you - but you have been a host for years. And participated here for years.
The pinned post at the very top of this forum has this information. Scroll up to the top and click on the âhouse symbolâ (home navigation). Look at the first post. It has all the phone #s for airbnb.
That aside, in airbnb.com there is the HELP button. That brings you to the Help Center. At the bottom of that is CONTACT US.
Again - we DO sympathize with you. But we CAN NOT actually help you. You need to call airbnb customer service. For the country that you are living in.
No one can do this for you. Again - we are not airbnb. We are just a bunch of hosts.
@lordhunt Susan, here is the number for Airbnb in Chile. +56229380777
Please direct your appeals to them. We canât help you. You have been complaining for over two years that Airbnb hides your listing in search results, that you are lucky to get two bookings a year and now, for months, you say that Airbnb has blacklisted you.
We canât restore your listing. There is no court of appeal. Airbnb doesnât care about you or your feelings. That is the hard truth.
Just FYI, everyone. I just had a similar cancellation from Airbnb âdoing quality control, yada yadaâ, and when I looked at my calendar, the dates were blocked! I easily unblocked them, but something to check when AirBNB cancels a guest unexpectedly.
I just had this happen! A guest who booked for 4 nights and was due to arrive today. To be honest it sounded iffy as he is local and âneeded a place for a few nightsâ but I donât like to decline requests nowadays that bookings are so sparse. If there was a âquality assurance problemâ Iâm glad heâs not coming, but itâs a little creepy because he has all my info (except the door code).
Keep in mind that people can get âall your informationâ with just your first and last name and a little time on google if they want it and they donât have to submit any info about themselves. I wouldnât worry about it, especially if you have security cameras so if someone did use your information to come nosing around you could be alerted.
Itâs true they have my info when they book. And over half of them cancel since the pandemic began.
Pamela Roig
Whatâs this? Trying to see if I can prove my point? LOL.