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Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

‘Hidden cams. Call police and a lawyer’: 5 Airbnb horror stories that left guests wishing they’d gotten a hotel

Heather Stewart is a freelance reporter. She was previously an executive producer at The Drag, UT&#8217;s award-winning podcast production house as well as a projects intern for KUT Austin. Her work can be found in the Austin Chronicle, the Victoria Advocate and more.

Heather Stewart

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‘There were cameras all over the property’: Frequent Airbnb traveler books last-minute trip. She runs surprising house rules

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 guest says host kept coming into her unit to do laundry in the middle of the night

‘I wasn’t anticipating having to babysit a toddler’: Airbnb guest says host kept coming into her unit to do laundry in the middle of the night

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

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‘We have nowhere to go’: Guests say Airbnb canceled their booking 2 weeks before vacation. They booked 8 months in advance

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

Man talking(L+r), Phone with airbnb app(c)

‘You lost me at $1,000 a night’: Airbnb host says guests tried to scam him. Viewers aren’t on his side

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

Braden Bjella

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‘Pretending that it was their mansion’: Host says influencer pretended to live at his Airbnb so he could sell his online business courses

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)

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

Airbnb guest uses 15,000 gallons of water

‘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

‘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)

‘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

‘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

‘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

‘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

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Airbnb