@Giorgi16
I see. So there is no way to change the reservation from 28 days to shorter?
Every non-long-term reservation has that possibility.
Personally I don't rent long-term, so have no experience there. However, each time a guest cancelled their reservation on short notice and would have gotten no or only part refund according to my cancellation policy, I as host still got a notification through Airbnb that guest was refunded X amount, but that I can refund more if I wish.
It's true that your host has a couple of 'free' reservations, but it's not as easy as that. What Airbnb doesn't really specify is that they usually only allow these 'free' cancellations for good reason - for ex. if the future guest's behaviour is making them very uncomfortable and this can be proven through their exchange. And it would be better for your host to save the 'free' cancellations for situations where it's really needed.
If you want to end the reservation, then you'll have to be the one to cancel. And the earlier, the better and kinder to your host.
Airbnb's contact nos. are below. Why don't you get advice from them. Ask them to confirm that the host can refund you more once you have cancelled.
I haven't had the situation for quite a while. The last time I remember being able to go to the cancelled guest reservation and still having the option to pay more to the guest until I wouldn't have gotten anything. There is also the Resolution center. You would go to the reservation and click on an option there to ask for or pay money.
But again, best have the helpdesk help you. What you shouldn't do though, is cancel and give as reason that the host wants to cancel while it's your decision to do so.
By the way, in case you have extenuating circumstances with a long-term effect on being able to travel - any tragedy, medical issue etc - that you can prove and in which you would be able to cancel without losing your money, then tell Airbnb that. But they will demand proof of this.
If you don't cancel, you'll lose your money anyway, and your host also won't be able to re-rent the blocked days. And she probably also won't be so willing to refund you 😉
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