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The Daily Dot

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

AIR BNB CLUB

‘But they have security… should’ve allowed them to stay’: Airbnb host catches guests ‘running a club’ at rental

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Airbnb host says someone hacked into their account and keeps listing their cottage for rent

AirBnb Sucks

‘Airbnb has done nothing’: Airbnb host says someone hacked into their account and keeps listing their cottage for rent (updated)

Eric Webb is a native Texan and national award-winning pop culture critic, arts &amp; entertainment journalist, and editor.

Eric Webb

Airbnb guests call out rental's 'scary' crawl spaces. It backfires

Sketchy Airbnb

‘As if this isn’t normal for older homes’: Airbnb guests call out rental’s ‘scary’ crawl spaces. Viewers aren’t having it

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Airbnb host speaking with image of painting on wall with caption "here's what our River House apartment Airbnb has always looked like" (l) room with different painting on wall with caption "I have never seen this picture before in my life" with Airbnb logo at bottom c) Airbnb host speaking with caption "I gotta say I was a little creeped out" (r)

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‘I have never seen this picture before in my life’: Airbnb host says artwork was swapped by a guest

hand holding phone with Airbnb on screen in front of blurred desk background (l) man greenscreen TikTok over Airbnb rules (c) woman speaking with caption "and Airbnbs are starting to flop" (r)

airbnbs starting to flop tiktoks

‘I would’ve canceled my booking ASAP’: Airbnb host charges $50 for every minute of late check-out

signs signs airbnb signs

‘Def not sleeping here. I’ll be in a hotel’: Airbnb host doesn’t let guests spray cologne, plasters restrictions all over rental

man greenscreen TikTok in front of Airbnb payout caption "When you remove the cleaning fee, raise your nightly rate, and now you're 100% occupied at your 30 Airbnb homes" (l) Airbnb keys in lock (c) man greenscreen TikTok in front of Airbnb payout caption "When you remove the cleaning fee, raise your nightly rate, and now you're 100% occupied at your 30 Airbnb homes" (r)

airbnb remove cleaning fee raise rate tiktok

‘It’s all a mental game’: Airbnb host says he’s fully booked after taking away cleaning fee but raising nightly rate

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

woman greenscreen TikTok over Airbnb listing caption "AIRBNB FIX THIS!!! I literally didn't even ask for a full refund I just asked that they take the listing down so nobody else got hurt or stolen from..." "he came through the door of the home twice intoxicated" (l) hand holding Airbnb logo keychain with key in front of light wood background (c) woman greenscreen TikTok over Airbnb listing caption "AIRBNB FIX THIS!!! I literally didn't even ask for a full refund I just asked that they take the listing down so nobody else got hurt or stolen from..." "And he sat in there and watched us and listened to us" (r)

airbnb host watches tiktok

‘It was extremely unsafe’: Airbnb guest canceled stay early after host allegedly stayed at location, watched them

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

Airbnb support chat "My host hasn't given me instructions for the key box to enter the location. They aren't replying to my messages and their phone is off. I think the wrong address has been posted because we knocked on blank and someone opened the door saying it is not the right location. Got it. Let's get you connected to a member of our team. How would you like to connect with us?" (l) Airbnb on phone in hand (c) Airbnb support chat "We appreciate your patience. Upon further investigation on this case your Host submitted complete documentation of your communication that you were provided with the code to the listing, that you confirmed checked in and checked out. Apart from that there was also a screenshot that the Host sent that you admitted you stayed but lied to us here in Airbnb..." (r)

airbnb scam tiktok

‘You’re guaranteed to lose your money if you book with them’: Woman says sketchy Airbnb scammed her and multiple others after giving her the wrong address

Anna Conkling is a freelance journalist based in Berlin. Her work primarily focuses on the war in Ukraine.

Anna Conkling

Vozdvyzhenska street, Kyiv city, Ukraine with Airbnb logo white centered

ukraine airbnb

As donations dry up and winter looms, Airbnb owners in Ukraine struggle to stay afloat

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘I honestly feel like they aren’t worth it anymore’: Woman says Airbnb told her to immediately check out from a property without telling the host

man holding open door into apartment, woman pointing to camera speaking outside of door (l) man holding Nike bag with hand on it caption "before I got scammed" (c) Woman on speaker phone call through open apartment door speaking to woman and cameraman (r)

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Unclick

‘How are you Airbnbing something you’re renting?’: Man says Airbnb host listed their rented apartment, scammed him out of $1000

airbnb logo (l) man with caption "I'm done with airbnb lmao these motherfuckers have curfews, quiet hours, and chore lists now. I will be at a HOTEL." (c) man pointing to the left (r)

airbnb is done

‘The hosts are going to destroy everything Airbnb was created to be’: Researcher says  hosts are ‘destroying’ Airbnb

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

man speaking socked shirtless caption "MY AIRBNB HAS A CAMERA IN THE SHOWER HEAD" (l) shower head with g=blue light on caption "it started red and now it's blue WHAT IS GOING ON" (c) man greenscreen tiktok speaking shocked expression over messages caption "you're going to regret posting that tiktok" (r)

airbnb camera showerhead tiktok

TikToker says he found camera in showerhead of his Airbnb—he never rented a spot

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

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