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I live permanently in Airbnbs for 5+years now and have none of these... Oh wait the sink fell right out of the counter while I was washing dishes in my last fla

I live permanently in Airbnbs for 5+years now and have none of these... Oh wait the sink fell right out of the counter while I was washing dishes in my last flat in Buenos Aires, week before last. Well, I bought some glue and I glued it back in. I didn't have to do that, if I have real problems Airbnb has always refunded me, and hosts have always been great... But i didn't mind. Was your trip in USA? I get a weird kind of feeling that Airbnb is awful in the states... But I'm not sure that's an Airbnb problem specifically. I feel like in the states it's a business, where the rest of the world is more easy going?

doix 2y ago
Yeah, I've been in Airbnbs for the last 3ish years all over Africa and Asia and mostly haven't had any issues. Nothing like described in the article, but if a host tries anything even remotely fishy I just go straight to Airbnb and let them sort it out. In my limited experience, Airbnb has always been on my side as a guest rather than on the hosts side. In all my travels, I've not seen hotels be even remotely competitive in price compared to an Airbnb, at least when staying for a month. Usually for the cost of a run-down hotel room I could have a great 1 bedroom apartment with a kitchen and washing machine.
pizza234 2y ago
> Was your trip in USA? I get a weird kind of feeling that Airbnb is awful in the states... I have the same impression. I've been traveling extensively across Europe and never had (significant) problems. I wonder what makes Airbnb's service in USA so unreliable.