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'My issue is that I feel that Airbnb reviews aren't trustworthy...' The problem with Airbnb reviews is that you are being reviewed too - so, although you can t
by dazc 9y ago
'My issue is that I feel that Airbnb reviews aren't trustworthy...'
The problem with Airbnb reviews is that you are being reviewed too - so, although you can technically leave a bad review there is a social pressure not to.
I have also learned to be wary of places with a high number of reviews relative to others in the same area.
- thijsvandien 9y agoAirbnb doesn't publish those reviews until either both parties have written one, or the deadline to do so has expired.
- dazc 9y agoI know but the social pressure still exists, especially when you have met the host face to face. My experience is limited to Spain where you are often renting from an individual and they are genuinely nice but not exactly stretching themselves in the customer service department. Elsewhere, it is probably different - especially where you have 'professional' hosts for whom there really is no excuse.
- potatolicious 9y ago> "The problem with Airbnb reviews is that you are being reviewed too" I think this is a huge part of the problem. When both sides of the transaction need to be reviewed positively by the other, you get into a situation where every review is either: A - glowing and overflowing with superlative praise B - raining nuclear hellfire down on the other party It's an even more extreme version of star rating inflation I feel like, since nobody is going to speak their mind unless things have gotten really bad.