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    You make some good points Damien. I think of Airbnb just like I do flying Tiger air. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t and you have to be prepared to walk away sometimes.

    Though Tasmania has some pretty crap accommodation. Twice when we lived there we checked in to the room and checked back out again to the bewilderment if staff.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dazzler View Post
    .... Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t and you have to be prepared to walk away sometimes. ....
    Yup, for us it was 3 strikes & your out, the last one cost us $1k, won't touch them ever again.
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    Hi Ciff

    Your matter seems very unusual;

    "Something went wrong on the web site while we were doing a booking & we ended up booked into the wrong place & they would NOT give our money back."

    Seeing as the money you paid stays in trust until either both parties agree the contract has been fulfilled (both happy) or the matter has been through dispute resolution it would indicate that your claim was not supported by airbnb.

    What was their response to your claim that the website was in error?

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    Used Airbnb in the UK a few times, it ranged from excellent to just OK. Best was a husband & wife who were having a BBQ as I arrived, so I was invited to join in with them & their friends. the next day husband, a stand up comedian, had a gig away, so wife gave me a guided tour of the area.
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    Only one experience, recently, and in Bendigo with fletty and ShaneSmith80. It was excellent, and as described. NEVER book a place that only has a couple of pics - that means they are hiding the rest. Plenty of pics = no surprises. If you are worried about traffic noise then just ask them before you book.....or take some Silicon Putty earplugs and listen to your heart
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    We'll be traveling around the US West Coast for about 15 days and have booked a mixture of hotels & B&B. I've listened to the advise and have done my research. We have looked for self contained cabins and rooms. We have checked out the hosts too. I.E. the hosts we have selected are themselves B&B travelers and have good reports about them as tenants. It is a bit of a risk I 'spose, but what the heck. The worst that can happen is that we will have to shell out for more expensive accommodation if it falls through for some reason.

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    I don't want to labor the point but the third place we stayed at had a photo of a washing machine in a laundry. I assumed we would be able to wash. Just before we moved I spotted laundry crossed off in the amenities and asked the host. Nope, no washing in the house. I had to make some quick arrangements. When we got there there was no water in the laundry and the washer had gone.

    So maybe photos are no guarantee either..

    They would argue that it states clearly in the amenities list that there is no washer...

    As I said 2 out of 3 were fantastic, but it doesn't matter if 99/100 are fantastic if the 100th kills robs or rapes you...

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    Quote Originally Posted by dazzler View Post
    Hi Ciff

    Your matter seems very unusual;

    "Something went wrong on the web site while we were doing a booking & we ended up booked into the wrong place & they would NOT give our money back."

    Seeing as the money you paid stays in trust until either both parties agree the contract has been fulfilled (both happy) or the matter has been through dispute resolution it would indicate that your claim was not supported by airbnb.

    What was their response to your claim that the website was in error?

    daz
    We stopped the credit card & disputed the charge, card services said it was legit, scarebnb said it wasn't an error on their part, the host said to cancel the booking & she would refund us the money, she didn't, we lost a whole week's worth of accommodation.

    We won't ever go back, they bought themselves $1K worth of negative advertising.

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    Just an update. We ended up staying in three Air B&B's. two in the US & one in Canada. All were very good experiences. We met the hosts in two of them who were very helpful with info on sightseeing and public transport etc. All in all a very positive experience. The key as many people indicated was to do your homework and check the reviews. Would do it again.

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    Glad you had a good experience.

    My sons just came back from Japan and hit a snag the day before they were due to check in at Osaka.

    Typhoon caused their bnb to be flooded and the host offered them a choice of three services apartments to stay in, met them at the train station and helped them through Check-in.

    Pays to stick with superhosts I think.


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    My Paris AirBnb also turned out to be quite good. Exactly as advertised, clean, friendly but unobtrusive hosts, plenty of tourist info in the room. It was in the African quarter which I knew, but I never felt uncomfortable at any time of the day or night, and there was plenty of exotic food nearby. There were more spivs and gypsies around the tourist areas.
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