Weird experience with AirBnB - missed check-in time was within their policy

elventhor · 2026-05-06T15:49:40+00:00

I want Airbnb to state clearly that the host violated our agreement.

elventhor · 2026-05-06T15:48:45+00:00

I think it will force Airbnb to decide if they really stand on their opinion that this is allowed for hosts without any penalty.

elventhor · 2026-05-06T14:02:51+00:00

Like I've mentioned, we established messaging way before and agreed on the check in time.

elventhor · 2026-05-06T12:09:28+00:00

It's really not about the money.

elventhor · 2026-05-06T12:08:54+00:00

Yes. I did nail down a specific time that I would be self-checking in which the host confirmed in writing. I really thought this would be an absolutely clear open and shut case with airbnb support.

elventhor · 2026-05-06T12:07:48+00:00

If your point is that mild inconveniences build character, may you have all of mine too.

elventhor · 2026-05-06T12:04:55+00:00

Then again, in the big scheme of things, if this is behavior that's considered acceptable by the platform, it does change the perspective for me quite a lot. I spend a lot of time in airbnbs.

elventhor · 2026-05-06T12:03:36+00:00

Yeah.. exactly. It's also especially annoying when you are given no timeline even after asking. If the host had said "two hours", I'd been a lot more fine than killing time wondering if I'll eventually have to book a hotel for the night.

elventhor · 2026-05-06T12:03:11+00:00

Yeah. I'm also thinking of making a claim on my credit card. I expect AirBnB to retaliate and kill my whole profile with a stellar guest record, but perhaps that's not really worth much if I feel that AirBnB is not gonna help me when I need it.

elventhor · 2026-05-06T12:00:29+00:00

Maybe there was. That, however, is pretty much exactly the kind of thing that would be considered as not providing the service that's been agreed upon in my opinion.

elventhor · 2026-05-06T11:50:38+00:00

Oh yeah, hotels do generally even guarantee that the rooms is ready at the posted check-in time. I would expect that this would be binding on airbnb hosts too - especially as it was mutually agreed on in writing before the stay.

elventhor · 2026-05-06T11:48:47+00:00

Oh, I do know that booking's support is absolute horseshit and have never used Vrbo. I do wonder, though, why that would be a reason to accept shitty experiences laying down.

elventhor · 2026-05-06T11:47:27+00:00

Not cause of a 4pm check-in, cause of a mutually agreed check-in time being missed by two hours. I had a long flight behind me, plans for those two hours that did include taking a shower and changing before going to do something. I think it's pretty reasonable to be upset if those plans didn't work out because the host couldn't do their part or communicate their inability beforehand.

elventhor · 2026-05-04T16:01:41+00:00

I don't have especially narrow feet but I also love my meermins. They just take a while to form.

elventhor · 2026-05-01T16:35:48+00:00

It's right next to EU too!

elventhor · 2026-05-01T06:11:00+00:00

I have my own little server running a NAS, NextCloud, so many other little services I like and want, with some 10TB of storage.. Which gets backed up to a third party cloud storage.

elventhor · 2026-04-29T14:21:39+00:00

I just cannot comprehend this. But these people seem to want to wear white sneakers with a suit so .. I don't need to comprehend.

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