Airbnb Suck!! Should I get a lawyer?

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Sep 1, 2021 76 Comments

I planned this surprise 30th birthday weekend in South Lake Tahoe for my spouse. I had 4 couples and 5 kids under 3 years of age coming. Week of trip I find out the air quality in Tahoe is considered hazardous, so I ask my host for a complete refund. He tells me I'll have to reschedule trip or call Airbnb for full refund. So, I call Airbnb and guess what they tell me?!?!? Airbnb needs permission from the host to provide full refund, since it's a strict cancellation policy. Mind you, I booked this trip months in advance without considering the wild fires that are occurring as we speak.

Airbnb doesn't consider hazardous air quality an extenuating circumstance and cannot provide me the full refund. There is no way I'm having a pregnant woman, 5 kids under 3 yrs old and an adult with severe adult asthma stay in those types of conditions.

I messaged the host to let him know that I didn't appreciate being lied to and he proceeded to call me and yell at me over the phone. I told him to stop yelling several times and then hung up on him after he started swearing. So I called Airbnb and told them I was being harassed by my host. They told me they would escalate this issue and never called me back. After calling them 5-6 times and 3 dropped calls, I finally got a specialist telling me that they have to look into it. It's been over a week already!! This "harassment specialist" is giving me push back on providing resolution.

I'm at the point where I want to get a damn lawyer involved. I don't take harassment and putting my friends and loved ones in unsafe hazardous circumstances to appease a damn host who's too cheap to do the right thing. Everyone in South Lake Tahoe has been told to evacuate and I'm still having to fight this issue.

I cannot believe how bad Airbnb's customer service has gotten after Covid. This isn't the way to treat your customers. Allowing your host to call their potential guests and berate them over the phone. It is beyond not okay!

What should I do? Anyone know a lawyer that would consider my case?

#airbnb #tech #customerservice #lawyer

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  • Chime
    MdbB44

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    MdbB44
    lol youโ€™re being a giant douche no wonder no one wants to help you
    Sep 1, 2021 13
    • Tableau
      bD76f3

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      bD76f3
      OP
      Screw the cost, I want Airbnb to not allow "super hosts" to treat their guests so poorly. The guy called me!! He has my number and can probably find where I live! If he's okay with calling to yell at me and curse, who knows what he will do next? He's a loose cannon.
      Sep 1, 2021
    • Well now it's different then. I thought this post is all about the 3k cost. I agree if the host does things like that, he went over the line.
      Sep 1, 2021
  • Target
    Whtv67

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    Whtv67
    โ€œActs of godโ€ arenโ€™t covered - hosts canโ€™t control that so Airbnb will never ding them or reimburse you. Only misleading listing amenities or basic housing wrongs (no locks on doors, faulty electrical, pool is unusable), gets refunds.

    But really, Airbnb is for, ahem, those who have no choice but to roll the Airbnb dice and risk health and safety b/c of $. Theres reasons resorts cost more.
    Sep 1, 2021 5
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    • Visa
      usarnem

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      usarnem
      Emy. You are right. But what do you think should take the loss? Host or airbnb?
      Sep 1, 2021
    • I mean I donโ€™t quite understand how itโ€™s a loss for anyone but OP who paid n canโ€™t visit the place. Do host / Airbnb think someone else would have come stayed in such circumstances n they would have earned the said amount had it been someone else in the event of natural calamity? Strange ๐Ÿค” !
      Sep 2, 2021
  • Looking at this post and looking at current world ๐ŸŒ news where ppl were hanging from a plane.

    Big picture u r just out of 3K

    U r screaming blood on host and on Airbnb

    In reality you are from Bay Area or nearby and earn enuf to write off this loss

    Yes ๐Ÿ‘ life isnโ€™t fair.

    U r not in danger just loss of money - ppl loose this much easily in casinos or in stock market.
    Sep 1, 2021 0
  • Shame them on social media .. m sure uโ€™d be compensated once it attracts that attention
    Sep 1, 2021 0