Hmmm, I question your reply to the 14 day rule. I don’t think it’s a scam, personally. I also don’t think Airbnb favors hosts at all. Their motto leans to the guest even though without hosts there is no Airbnb. But that’s neither here nor there.
I think the 14 day rule is perfect. Typically, when you’re happy with a stay, you want to leave your review right away which means you were also a good guest, and being an Airbnb guest myself, I want those reviews just the same.
Two weeks is a long timeframe, so plenty of time to review both ways. The app is on our phones and even while traveling, we are constantly on our phones so no excuses there.
I do appreciate that once both reviews are done, they can’t be changed.
YELP for instance allows for back and forth and then the stupid “update” after the reply to the original Yelp, which creates arguments on a very public app or forum, for all the world to see and that would cause less people hosting and then in turn leave Airbnb without hosts for guests and loss of revenue.