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Airbnb

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1.3

25 reviews

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Airbnb has severely failed customers with an average rating of 1.3/5, marked by systemic issues including poor customer support, inadequate host vetting, unfair refund policies, and consistent prioritization of hosts over guest protection.

What customers love

  • Long-term reliability for some families with positive multi-year experience
  • Occasional resolution of booking issues when escalated to management
  • Extensive property availability across multiple countries

Common concerns

  • Biased dispute resolution strongly favoring hosts over guests with minimal or token compensation
  • Inadequate property vetting allowing fraudulent, misrepresented, and uninhabitable listings
  • Ineffective customer support with scripted responses, unresponsive supervisors, and refusal to address legitimate complaints
  • Host cancellations permitted with insufficient penalties, allowing price gouging while guests receive inadequate vouchers
  • No cooling-off period or guest protection for cancellations, even within hours of booking
  • Safety concerns including requested personal data collection, external contract processes, and potential scam facilitation
  • Properties delivered in drastically different condition than advertised (mold, cockroaches, maintenance issues, missing amenities)
  • Lifetime account bans with no human appeal process despite demonstrated reform

Customers mention

customer service failuresrefund policieshost protection biasproperty misrepresentationcancellation penaltiesfraud and scams
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joel cleare
17 May 2026

AirBnb has spoiled our family

AirBnb has spoiled our family. We have been using Airbnb for the past 12 years. We’ve rented over 30 Airbnb‘s in 13 different countries and all over the southwest US. We typically rent homes not just a room to sleep. Our family of four and it’s nice when we can get our own rooms and a full kitchen.

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Fernanda Faria
16 May 2026

My booking was cancelled — but Airbnb made it right

My booking was cancelled due to a missed payment notification sent to an email I don't actively use, leaving me without accommodation in Nice just days before my trip. I had already paid €220 and was ready to pay the remaining €190 immediately. The host did not respond to Airbnb's attempts to contact him, and at first I was told no refund was possible. However, Airbnb's team came back to me, resolved the situation swiftly and made it right. That level of commitment is rare and genuinely impressive. I have since booked new accommodation through Airbnb and I am looking forward to my trip. This experience showed me that when things go wrong, Airbnb does stand behind its guests. A brand that truly cares. I will continue to recommend it. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Airbnb — Review Summary

Based on 25 verified customer reviews, Airbnb holds an average rating of 1.3 out of 5 — rated Bad on ReviewTerminal. 8% of customers gave 4 or 5 stars.

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