Over the weekend my wife and I booked up a nice place to stay in the South of France for a couple of weeks. We paid half now and half to pay in July. No problems
Air BnB have offered it at.
Then the day after confirming everything I got a text message from the owner saying Air BnB have incorrectly given me a discount and that he wants to book it all through his own website - but will honour the discounted price. But that I need to cancel the Air BnB booking and wait for my refund.
Having looked into it there have been a number of instances of this type of thing wherre the owner is merely trying to avoid paying them any commission but similarly there have been instances where this is a scam and we could turn up and the property is already in use or, worse still, isn't even their property.
The property has no reviews on Air BnB as it's newly advertised on there apparently but it has numerous reviews on its own website as well as on Booking.com. My issue is I now don't know if I trust the owner and am wondering if I should just cancel and go somewhere else altogether....
anyone got any opinions on the best course of action?
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Edit - Just to add the host will be the one setting the discounts which he can change at will not AirBNB so it's his / her cockup.
Appreciate the responses you beautiful bunch and nice to talk about something other than a new manager or non-existent signings
Contact AirBnBand tell them about this. They react very promptly if something dodgy is going on.
You will need to contact them first to avoid a cancellation fee being charged. If it is a scam they will make sure you are not charged this CF.
Good luck!
There will be plenty alternatives to choose from
Many thanks.
We've used Airbnb in quite a few countries now and we recently went to Dubrovnik and we stayed in an Airbnb in Zaton about 5 miles outside. Was a stunning 5 bed place for 2 of our families but as most of you will know who have tried Dubrovnik, there's steps everywhere, as most properties are built into the mountain side.
So, it was not really a surprise when my mother-in-law lost her footing on the awkward step outside down to the pool area and ended up fracturing her femur and ball joint of her hip, resulting in a hip replacement.
Now this is where our superhost Irena came into our own. She has been an absolute hero. She bribed the hospital staff to let my wife and her brother in to see their Mum (their hospitals have strict no visiting orders due to covid), she translated for my wife in conversations with the surgeons and doctors, she visited my MIL every day (we flew home at the end of the week with the kids while the MIL stayed in hospital for another 9 days) taking her food and fresh fruit.
When my MIL was finally released, Irena took her back to her own home and put her up for 3 days and cared for her until the insurance company arranged the air ambulance home for her. She's been back home since last Wednesday but she's got a long way to go in her recovery.
And that doesnt even take into account she is an absolute stunner too.
Best Superhost ever.
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And not the MIL by the way :-)
Marketing holiday lets on multiple platforms isn't rare. Occasionally you'll find the same property with the same availability at very different prices on different websites.
We sought out a flat for a weekend, for a wedding do, last summer, in Falmouth right near the Truro ferry. Found one that looked like it fit the bill but was north of £1200 for 2 nights which would have stung. We kept looking across AirBnB, Hoseasons, Cottages.com, VRBO, etc Weren't surprised to spot the same flat on 3 unconnected websites, were surprised to see that on one of them it was £850. Double checked, no "cleaning fees", "service charges" or any of that business through the reservation/payment process. Come the day, the owner met us with the keys, gave us a tour around and 'how to' with all the appliances. We didn't mention the price discrepancy.
I would definitely recommend it.
PS we also advertise on a local website for a flat rate and with the local tourist office, also for a flat rate.
https://www.les-marees-doleron.com/
Our booking has just been cancelled and all of a sudden rebooked by someone else 🤔 you just cant beat a little bit of drama can you.
Yes they take a fee however that includes a full clean on departure and change and cleaning of bed linen and towels.
It is of course different if I want to let a family member stay in for an odd week but regular renting is vis the site.