10 Nightmare Airbnb Guests
Airbnb has helped millions of people find affordable places to stay in desirable destinations all over the world. But any time you connect strangers directly to each other the way that companies like Airbnb and Uber do, you're going to get the occasional horror story.
Airbnb has helped millions of people find affordable places to stay in desirable destinations all over the world. But anytime you connect strangers directly to each other the way that companies like Airbnb and Uber do, you're going to get the occasional horror story.
10. East Village, NYC - Rachel
Rachel Bassini had rented her New York condo out through Airbnb before, but in February 2014, when she rented it out to "Jeffrey," she got more than she bargained for.
Lured in by photos of him with a wife and young daughter, she figured the fledgling user was trustworthy. She returned home to find her condo had become a veritable art installation of used condoms and human excrement.
She later found evidence on Instagram that Jeffrey had advertised a wild party at her place to the general public. She also found pictures of the party herself that she probably wishes she could unsee.
Jeffrey agreed to pay the cleaning bill, and Airbnb agreed to foot the damages—after some initial deception and confusion about what was covered by the host agreement, and after Business Insider put pressure on them by releasing the story.