30 Funny Airbnb Fails That Looked A Lot Better In The Listing
I’ve learned that certain words in Airbnb listings require translation. “Cozy” can mean tiny. “Rustic” can mean nothing has been updated since 1987. And “unique” could mean literally anything, so prepare yourself for the worst. Of course, most vacation rentals are perfectly normal, but nobody is posting those online. We’re here for the funny Airbnb fails where expectations and reality went in completely different directions.
These disappointed guests encountered weird layouts, questionable amenities, misleading listings, and a few surprises that definitely weren’t mentioned in the description.
Consider this your friendly reminder to read the reviews before hitting that Book button.
1. “Found this in an Airbnb in Istanbul. Came here with my wife. Oh well.”
2. “AirBnB host told me soap was supplied”
“Just recently booked an AirBnB in Utah which quite honestly wasn’t bad at all. But you could clearly tell they cut corners.
All of the sponges on the sink were very old/worn and dirty. They told us they had plenty of soap they supplied so no need to buy any.
When we arrived initially we couldn’t find the soap in the bathroom.
So we proceeded to check all the draws and cabinets and discovered the soap supplied…”
3. “While my family with young kids were staying at this airbnb, a old man walked into the backyard and started draining the pool.”
4. “$400/nt Airbnb refuses to turn heat above 58 degrees”
5. “From a French AirBnB alternative.”
6. “Trying to enjoy my shower at this Airbnb.”
7. “My airbnb assured me they have a ‘very safe’ baby gate”
8. “After a long day of doing tourist things, come back to the Airbnb to take a shower and the shower fights back. Going to a hotel, it’s 1am. Airbnb says we’re getting a refund thankfully. Tried to turn off the shower and the dial for the cold water went totally flying off.”
9. “Water has been yellow and metallic tasting in our Airbnb for a week now. Owner says they can’t do anything about it.”
10. “This is the hot tub of the Airbnb which was the main reason why I rented the spot. Smelled terrible and was obviously not cleaned in forever.”
11. “My AirBnb host said ‘the keysafe is near the white door… it is silver with black plastic.'”
12. “AirBnb sheets were moldy from their moldy washer. Host mailed us cleaner to clean his washer for him.”
“Rented an Airbnb for a month. The sheets and towels smelled and were causing us to itch. When I went to wash them the washer smelled horrible and had black mold all over it. Host said he would buy something on Amazon that I could clean it with… so I get to clean his moldy dirty washer… Ugg.. after a test the thing is clogged so water just sits. Dishwasher is also broken lol”
13. “Airbnb a/c is locked at 80 degrees f. Staying in Jacksonville Florida. Host won’t give us the pin for the thermostat”
14. “I reserved an Airbnb with Sea View…. can’t complain.”
15. “$1,000 Airbnb (corporation owned and not home owner operated) wants guests to pay for fire wood? Am I crazy to think it should come with the rental, considering how expensive it was to book?”
16. “Airbnb host cancels reservation because it’s a high demand weekend.”
17. “This 4 page cleaning checklist that is expected to be done before checking out of our AirBnB. And yes, this is in addition to the outrageous cleaning fee they charged when we booked it.”
18. “Airbnb host texted us that because we gave them a non perfect note”
“The owner of the airbnb we stayed at texted us that after we rated his place. We gave 5/5 for everything except for ‘accuracy’ where we gave a 4/5.
They advertised for a ‘private swimming pool’; without mentioning that it would be shared with another suite, or that the owner’s private house windows give directly on the pool or that there is a camera pointed towards it.
We explained our ‘bad’ note, it had nothing to see with it being a suite.”
19. “How I found my Airbnb when checking in.”
“Host only wanted to offer to return the cleaning fee for $190 when I paid over $1,000 for just the Airbnb. Walked in and the cleaners forgot that they were supposed to clean the house from the last guests.”
20. “Booked an airbnb for vacation. This is the view from the shower.”
21. “Air quality tests from my Airbnb where the host claimed not to smell any mold (control test on top). Support refused my refund.”
22. “Airbnb asking for tips after charging a cleaning fee”
23. “Our Airbnb, which included a $200 cleaning fee, will charge us if we don’t walk across town to empty our trash”
24. “At my Airbnb there’s a mushroom growing out of the bathroom door.”
25. “This hidden camera disguised as a clock in my Airbnb.”
26. “This ‘bedroom’ in the AirBnB I stayed in last week.”
27. “5pm check in at our Airbnb and it was still dirty when we arrived”
“We had a 5pm check in which is the latest I’ve ever seen (normally it’s 2 or 3pm).
We arrived at 5 to find it not cleaned. Check out is 11am so they’ve had at least 6 hours to clean.”
28. “The ‘bathroom’ in my Airbnb will 100% result in encounters with the host.”
29. “Roaches in our Airbnb”
30. “This Airbnb host’s kitchen rules…”
