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For each case like that, i bet there are 1000 where someone just steal a stereo or leave the room dirtier than you can imagine that airbnb does not reimburse th

by gcb0 12y ago

For each case like that, i bet there are 1000 where someone just steal a stereo or leave the room dirtier than you can imagine that airbnb does not reimburse the owner. and that the police will just ignore since it is not over the threshold of monetary damage that is there so they don't have to care about poor people like you.

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themartorana 12y ago
Do you have any evidence of that? Links, etc.? I've never heard of anything like that.
- gcb0 12y ago
  http://www.airbnbhell.com/ http://www.airbnbhell.com/
mikeash 12y ago
Unless there's some evidence of this happening, this is pure conjecture and adds nothing to the discussion.
- gcb0 12y ago
  The airbnb team is strong in this thread. http://www.airbnbhell.com/ http://www.airbnbhell.com/ there are several sites like the above. most of the real complaints are cleaning fees that airbnb promises to cover in case of abuse and they never do. Also, several analysis from insurance companies saying that the $1mm "host guarantee" is a marketing ploy and not that most of the insurance business loss is on small things, and that only covering the big bust is a fake way to not have insurance losses. but you will have to search those for yourself edit: ok, i've searched for you http://www.tnooz.com/article/homeaway-thinks-1m-airbnb-host-guarantee-is-as-empty-as-a-vacant-apartment/ http://www.tnooz.com/article/homeaway-thinks-1m-airbnb-host-...
  - mikeash 12y ago
    "The airbnb team is strong in this thread." Yeah, right. I have no affiliation with AirBnB, I've used it twice and have a neutral opinion of it, I'd never dream of renting my house with their service, and if you are going to baselessly accuse me of being a paid shill for expressing my natural, homegrown opinion then we have nothing to discuss.
    - gcb0 12y ago
      mostly hinting at the fact that several people downvoted, me for not doing the search for all of you, while nobody provided facts on the contrary as well. picked your comment to reply because, well, i had to pick one :)
      - mikeash 12y ago
        That's not an excuse for shutting down the conversation by implying the only reason someone would disagree with you is if they were paid to.
jakejake 12y ago
I can imagine a million things that would be annoying for the home owner, but would not be considered crimes or anything that would get you a reimbursement. Guests smoking in a non-smoking home. Leaving a big mess, but not damaging anything. That's the price of renting your place. As soon as something is stolen or damaged, though, I would hope that AirBnB would cover it no matter how small.
pbreit 12y ago
I doubt it. Feedback systems are very powerful.
- gcb0 12y ago
  well, the first negative review have to come from someone.

by gcb0 12y ago

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themartorana 12y ago

Do you have any evidence of that? Links, etc.? I've never heard of anything like that.

gcb0 12y ago
http://www.airbnbhell.com/ http://www.airbnbhell.com/

mikeash 12y ago

Unless there's some evidence of this happening, this is pure conjecture and adds nothing to the discussion.

gcb0 12y ago
The airbnb team is strong in this thread. http://www.airbnbhell.com/ http://www.airbnbhell.com/ there are several sites like the above. most of the real complaints are cleaning fees that airbnb promises to cover in case of abuse and they never do. Also, several analysis from insurance companies saying that the $1mm "host guarantee" is a marketing ploy and not that most of the insurance business loss is on small things, and that only covering the big bust is a fake way to not have insurance losses. but you will have to search those for yourself edit: ok, i've searched for you http://www.tnooz.com/article/homeaway-thinks-1m-airbnb-host-guarantee-is-as-empty-as-a-vacant-apartment/ http://www.tnooz.com/article/homeaway-thinks-1m-airbnb-host-...
- mikeash 12y ago
  "The airbnb team is strong in this thread." Yeah, right. I have no affiliation with AirBnB, I've used it twice and have a neutral opinion of it, I'd never dream of renting my house with their service, and if you are going to baselessly accuse me of being a paid shill for expressing my natural, homegrown opinion then we have nothing to discuss.
  - gcb0 12y ago
    mostly hinting at the fact that several people downvoted, me for not doing the search for all of you, while nobody provided facts on the contrary as well. picked your comment to reply because, well, i had to pick one :)
    - mikeash 12y ago
      That's not an excuse for shutting down the conversation by implying the only reason someone would disagree with you is if they were paid to.

jakejake 12y ago

I can imagine a million things that would be annoying for the home owner, but would not be considered crimes or anything that would get you a reimbursement. Guests smoking in a non-smoking home. Leaving a big mess, but not damaging anything. That's the price of renting your place. As soon as something is stolen or damaged, though, I would hope that AirBnB would cover it no matter how small.

pbreit 12y ago

I doubt it. Feedback systems are very powerful.

gcb0 12y ago
well, the first negative review have to come from someone.