I had to do 2 changes in my reservations. I did it properly, I saw a modified full price (rent + AirBnB charges), which I agreed on by clicking the button. However, after I receieved new bills wich were both times about 25€ higher than the price I saw on the website before clicking the button! Why? Is there a way to ask a refund from airBnB? (I have proofs because I saved original invoices)
In numbers:
- Case 1: shortening for 2 days
before - room 877€ (125*7) + airBnB 105€;
after - room 696€ (139*5) + airBnB 110€!!!
Even, if airBnB charges for modified days are not returned (aren't they??? it is not written anywhere and I searched for this information! Therefore, I assumed that they are returned because this is not cancellation ). So, even if AirBnB charges are not returned the final AirBnB charge is still higher!
- Case 2: increasing the number of days
before - room 995€ (124*8) + airBnB 118€;
after - room 1252€ (125*10) + airBnB 174€
The math is simple for the difference: the total room rent is +25% but the airBnB charges +50% of the previous amounts.
As a conclusion, not only now I am about 50€ short but I am strongly doubting AirBnB services... What if I have to do a modification next time?.. I want to be flexible, especially for the reservations several months in advances. However, the possibility of losing money (unexpectedly) every time I have to do a modification, is not very appealling.