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Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

Pool balls in rack with handwritten note that reads "Pool is £5 per day - you can pay via PayPal or leave the cash in the lockbox." (l) Woman with caption "Host charges me £740 extra fees for this" (c) television with handwritten note that reads "To use the TV pay extra £5 a day and I will send you the access code" (r)

airbnb overcharges

‘You used the pool table twice’: Airbnb customer says host charged $924 extra for using things like TV, Wi-Fi

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

Braden Bjella

Airbnb guest uses 15,000 gallons of water

airbnb guest trouble

‘Actually it was a genius move’: Airbnb guest uses 15,000 gallons of water. Here’s why

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

Airbnb cleaner slammed guests who make their beds before checking-out

airbnb bed sheets

‘Not me thinking I was being polite’: Airbnb cleaner slams guests for making their beds before checking out

young women in Waffle House with caption "we drove 3 hours and the air bnb host never gave us the door code" (l&r) door lock key code panel (c)

airbnb waffle house

‘We drove 3 hours’: Women have to go to Waffle House after Airbnb host never gives them door code to rental

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Airbnb customer's power goes out. Now she can't close the garage door and is staying alone

airbnb power

‘We check the cameras very often’: Airbnb customer’s power goes out. Now she can’t close the garage door and is staying alone

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

Airbnb policy change freaking out internet

airbnb policy

‘They are telling you what’s coming’: Airbnb’s new refund policy for ‘government travel restrictions’ sends QAnon crowd spiraling

Family with 4 kids gets locked out of vacation rental late at night. They can’t believe Airbnb’s response

Airbnb Locked Out

‘Are y’all nuts?’: Family with 4 kids gets locked out of vacation rental late at night. They can’t believe Airbnb’s response

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 with hand over her face(l), Hand holding phone with booking.com app(c), Group looking upset(r)

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‘Booking.com give us a REFUND RIGHT NOW!’: Guest says new tenant arrives to move into their rental midway through their stay

airbnb-age-policy

‘Is this a new policy?’: Travelers drive 10 hours to Airbnb on the beach. There’s just one problem

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Airbnb host says he had to fire his cleaning staff over Ring video

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‘No second chances!! It’s YOUR company’: Airbnb host says he had to fire his cleaning staff over Ring video

Grace Rampaul is a social and multimedia intern at the Daily Dot. She is a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, with a major in Journalism and focus on Media and Entertainment Studies. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

Grace Rampaul

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‘Poor girl. She wanted to cry!’: Bride books wedding photographer through her Airbnb. She gets ‘stood up’

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

Airbnb cleaner doesn’t want to accommodate early check-in.

AirBnb unreasonable

‘Sounds like a $700 inconvenience charge’: Airbnb cleaner doesn’t want to accommodate early check-in. Is she wrong?

Airbnb customer finds a secret door and clue in rental

Airbnb House

‘Girl did u rent an escape room?’: Airbnb customer finds a secret door and clue in rental

Police officer shows how to tell if you’re being watched via two way mirror

Safe Place

‘If there’s a space you’re in a safe place’: Police officer shows how to tell if you’re being watched via two-way mirror

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

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