I’ve stayed in airbnbs in over a dozen countries and 4 continents. The side hustles and scams are everywhere. Like booking a place in Krakow, plane arriving at

I’ve stayed in airbnbs in over a dozen countries and 4 continents. The side hustles and scams are everywhere. Like booking a place in Krakow, plane arriving at night in winter, getting to a locked up apartment with no lights on, just to hear from the host that the key is 10 blocks away and there will be an additional 200€ non-refundable deposit on checkin. Or the “guest house” in Chili that said it had a bathroom and shower just to find out they meant a communal outhouse and outdoor shower with no hot water or even potable water on premises. I could go on. But scams and crappy hosts are not a US-specific problem.