Almost every year we make a trip to a foreign country to visit the spouse's family. Last year was the last time we used Airbnb. 2023 was already sketchy (build

Almost every year we make a trip to a foreign country to visit the spouse's family. Last year was the last time we used Airbnb. 2023 was already sketchy (building address and contact person didn't match the confirmation listing) but 2024 took things to a new low, with not only the address and contact person not matching, but access to the unit was through a crowded 1st floor curry restaurant and the curry restaurant's kitchen. One of the harried cooks was assigned to let us into the room. The listing photos of course looked great in an anonymous IKEA kind of way, but in reality the unit was older and the flaws were not apparent when we made the reservation. No one in the dozens of listing comments mentioned the unusual mode of entry. Is that because of the address mismatch (indicating listings are being reused) or the way Airbnb solicits feedback to keep negativity out of the public comments? Years ago I complained in the Airbnb public comments below another listing after the host lied about the location and left out the fact the door frames were 15 cm too low; the host blamed and disparaged me in the response with no positive outcome. Yes, we have had some good Airbnb experiences. But over time the good places have been come rare jewels as investors and hustlers take over the platform. We are tired of dealing with host shenanigans and Airbnb's tricks ("superhost!") for prices that honestly aren't that great when compared with midranged hotels. We used a hotel on our return trip to my spouse's country earlier this year and will be doing it this way going forward.