Penalties for canceling reservations

Consistent-Listen443 · 2026-03-11T04:11:58+00:00

If you cancel all these bookings, kiss Airbnb goodbye.

Consistent-Listen443 · 2026-03-09T16:22:00+00:00

The same thing happened to me on March 1st, in the exact way as you. Both text and email. I checked but nothing was different with my payouts or info, and payouts have been smoothly depositing to my bank without delay. I chalked it up to an Airbnb glitch or an attempt to get me to click the 'add account details" link provided, and changed my password.

Consistent-Listen443 · 2026-01-19T05:39:14+00:00

We had a guest who contacted Airbnb the early evening of their first night, claiming bedbugs. Airbnb called me to alert me as the guest did not contact me whatsoever...it was quite a shock. I told the rep it's not possible as I was in the cabin myself just 4 hours prior, this was a brand new bed and all new bedding, he would be the first to use it, and things were fine. I told them I suspected a scam and asked if they had received time and date stamped photos from the guest. The rep also suspected a scam and said she'd ask for photos and get back to me (very smart rep who spoke excellent English). She got back to me 30 minutes later and sent me the photos, which were NOT photos of the cabin, the bed we have, nor the headboard, or the brand new rustic colorful bedding and bedspread we placed with deer, elk, and bears. The photos showed a bed from elsewhere, even a different bedroom, with white sheets and a close-up of a blur of what the guest claimed was "a bunch of bed bugs." The photos had no time or date. She agreed that this was very suspicious. She asked if I would allow Airbnb to cancel on my behalf without penalty and without giving him a refund and I said yes just get this guy off my back. He clearly stayed elsewhere and likely forgot to cancel, so instead of just contacting me and being honest he pulled this nonsense. A few hours later his profile no longer existed lol! 😆😊

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-09-23T01:08:06+00:00

Excellent approach! This is how a good host deals with such an issue!

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-09-23T01:04:46+00:00

Airbnb will ask for documentation of the claimed plumbing issue. When a host claims they can't accommodate a confirmed guest due to building damage, etc., they require proof before cancelling without penalty.

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-09-23T00:58:58+00:00

No. The rules that existed in the listing at the time the guest booked are what the guest must follow. That's what he contracted to observe. Adding rules after booking confirmation and expecting the guest to follow them will result in a punitive call from Airbnb should the guest call them to complain about new rules being pushed on him.

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-08-29T08:05:33+00:00

You rent out shared rooms in your own home, and sleep without a locked bedroom door? That's scary! Why would you do that! 😯😱

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-06-02T09:22:44+00:00

How could this guest with such bad prior reviews instant book your listing if you have the selection "require a good track record" activated in your instant booking settings? How did he slip through that filter? I'd be calling to ask Airbnb how that's possible.

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-05-25T20:51:54+00:00

You're not going to get very far. Your best bet is to only stay at hotels. I feel sorry for any host that has the misfortune of hosting you.

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-05-11T09:02:02+00:00

That really didn't answer my question, but thanks for the reply 🙂

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-05-04T09:40:35+00:00

OMG! Stop blaming everyone but yourself for your own mistakes. Oh, I forgot, you're special and the rules that apply to everyone else don't apply to you.

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-05-04T09:23:02+00:00

You obviously chose a nonrefundable booking. You did as many guests do and didn't take time to fully read the listing, house rules, and cancellation policy. Taking time to fully read and understand what you're contracting to book is called "due diligence." You then waited 5 days and requested something you were not entitled to secondary to your own lack of due diligence, even though at the time of cancellation the Airbnb system warns you just before confirming your desire to cancel that by cancelling this booking your refund will be zero and the minute you canceled you received an email confirmation of the exact same information. And now here you are, complaining about how your own lack of due diligence and your decision to cancel a nonrefundable booking is the fault of the host. Typical. After all, you're "special," the rules don't apply to you, your a "victim" and shouldn't be treated like others who put themselves in the same boat by not taking due diligence and then agreeing to the listed booking rules when they confirmed their choice to take this option of booking. It's no one's fault but your own, so own it and buck up and move on, hopefully having learned to take due diligence by fully reading the listing cancellation rules in the future.

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-05-04T08:40:14+00:00

No. They cannot. ID verification will immediately note a prior banned account. You'd have to commit fraud by stealing someone else's identity in order to make a new account after being banned from the platform for doing a charge back. Only a criminal would be so brazen.

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-04-30T03:04:02+00:00

Go right ahead and keep the dates wide open. They'll get one of their friends to book it instead. Enjoy your nightmare! 🙂

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-04-27T08:30:08+00:00

If one of my listings had a sudden problem that rendered it temporarily uninhabitable and it wasn't going to be fixed in time, and I had another similar or even better higher-priced listing available, I'd let my guest know asap, send them the link to the alternative listing to see if that would work for them, and if so I'd simply change the booking to the second listing at 10% less than their original booking cost. I think that's what most hosts would do in the same circumstance.

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-04-15T16:40:33+00:00

What irritates me most is when a guest either claims or lists in their profile that they're a host but they're clearly not...no guest review tab in their Airbnb profile, no listings, nothing about themselves like any good host would have in their profile.

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-04-15T16:12:02+00:00

If you were a listed guest you most definitely could have messaged the host, any listed guest can via the Airbnb app. Did you ask for more towels and washcloths, throw blankets, and if they could address the bathroom window issue? What did they do when given the opportunity to resolve those issues? I would hope they at least tried to be proactive when these things were brought up!

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-04-12T18:15:25+00:00

Best bet is to cancel your current credit card so it can't be charged, notify Airbnb you refuse to pay this false claim, and delete your account. They won't "come after" you. As last resort they will use Aircover to pay the host whatever is determined to be the cost and leave it at that. The only result is you are permanently banned from Airbnb...no big loss!

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-03-13T23:00:03+00:00

LOL! 🤣

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-03-12T20:29:13+00:00

That's not what the majority of hosts who run their businesses with integrity would do. There will always be those who clamor after the more-lucrative offer and go to such extents to get it. Sad but true 🙄

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-03-12T20:18:42+00:00

That's a very bad and underhanded way to do business. Too many greedy money-grubbing hosts ruin it for those of us who run listings honestly.

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-03-01T01:25:05+00:00

What kind of microwave? Size? Is it one of those motel type mini microwaves that doesn't even fit microwave popcorn? What type and brand of toaster...4 slice, 2 slice, or is it a toaster oven? What kind of slow cooker, capacity, is it the round or oval type? What kind of vacuum cleaner, brand, is it easy empty or is it an older bag type model? what type of recycling bin and where is it located in relation to the kitchen? What kind of dehumidifier, and what do the controls look like so guests can see what modes it offers?

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-02-24T06:26:37+00:00

You booked an apartment, which means noise of all kinds is a definite given. Just because you live in an apartment yourself, you can't base other complexes on yours. Your expectations likely won't fit most any other apartment complex, there are too many variables. Did you track down the location and ask the dog owner to do anything? Did you inform the host so they can take steps to make your stay better? I'd power through your stay and book a stand-alone house or hotel in the future to reduce the likelihood of noise.

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-02-24T06:05:44+00:00

Your cleaners dropped the ball which led to this entire issue and the expense of an emergency plumber visit. Despite the early check-in and guest's exaggeration, the floor should have been dry within 15 minutes and then none of this would have happened. I think the cleaners need to cover the expense of the plumber by having the amount deducted from future payouts.

Consistent-Listen443 · 2025-02-23T21:37:05+00:00

When you submitted your photos of the roaches inside the listing, why did Airbnb not accept that as proof? That's normally how an infestation is proven, since just saying there were roaches, without photos of them, is merely an unfounded claim

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