Escalate a complaint

[Kim376]

I want to know how to escalate a complaint,

I have a so called case manager- **, who is meant to be dealing with my complaint regarding a refund to my credit card, which is not happening.

Does anyone know where I can go from here are there any legal bodies I can approach, ombudsman, etc

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[Denise711]

Can someone tell me how to escalate a complaint past the supervisor. There should be clear directions somewhere. Thanks

[Farnaz8]

HI All,

I am new to hosting, and so I am open to the idea that might have made a mistake of some sort, but I am struggling to figure out where/how. I contacted AirBnB support but I am getting canned answers that do nothing to help understand what happened. Hence my post.  Here is the situation.

I created a listing, got an inquiry, clicked on a button to approve "Pre-Booking" without looking at the amount. But it turns out amount was grossly incorrect. I realize it was a mistake to click without checking the amount as a general principle but the issue here is why was the price different than expected.

When contacted Airbnb they told me that I was the one who sent a special price to the guest.

The problem is that I did not. I don't even know how to do that. I have no idea where that amount comes from. It is a very precise amount 942.36. I am very sure I would remember if I had decided on such a specific amount as a special price.

The only thing that Airbnb tells me is that I sent it. But are not telling me by what means that price got there. How does clicking approve Pre-Book set a price? on what basis? If I wanted to how would set a special price?

THe guest reserved for a whole month so 2 bad  options are to cancel, pay a fee, and get my dates blocked or accept that ridiculously low pricing that matches nothing on the per night fees.

I am bewildered by this situation and have no confidence in the basic mechanics of the system. 
I have to imagine that I made price entering mistake somewhere but when? where? 

Any idea? Any solution? Anybody have that experience?  This is a very frustrating first experience?

thanks for your time

[Katrina233]

The same thing just happened. i reported to the comments, BBB, and now here

I request this be escalted to Sr management

submitted a sensitive issue with several follow up points to your team. I directed them to keep situation private, review all notes with host and I, and requested a credit for all my cleaning + communication.

They failed to do all of the above and keep the communication going in circles without taking any ownership or action at all.

I am escalting this to your Senior team to review the current full notes with host and I, keep situation private as we resolved, and review my case especially with images provided via notes to host and I for credit.

I also respectfully ask you to evaluate your team, all the hands that touched my case, the inaction, zero responsibility. I have stayed with Airbnb including running retreats, and over 25 Airbnbs this year alone.

Never have I seen such delays in responding, horrible taking responsibility, and wasting my time. There is a serious need to evaluate your entire process and go back to your roots. I also was a community manager with Atlanta, and have traveled with your teams around the world.

Keep this private from the host once you review, review with your team, the time I had to take at my current Airbnb, the time I a had to take with your "support" team

Depending how you respond, I will be moving quickly to VRBO, Sonder and other competitors as you have failed on a number of levels. I hope you redeem yourself otherwise you will see bottom line impacts and you can see I used you a ton in the middle of pandemic as a five star guest

[Sarah977]

@Katrina233  I think you have misunderstood where you are posting this. This is a community discussion forum for hosts and guests, not Airbnb customer service. No one from CS reads the posts here nor responds to them. You are just talking to other hosts and guests here.

[Katrina233]

Hi - no hoping someone helps to give direction where to send. I saw the start of the thread:) Giving full context:) 

[Vibha11]

Can someone guide me  where to complain about air bnb as they have refused to sort our the matter.I booked air bnb from 27/12/21 to 29/12/21 at Yellow Door house, Mt Gambier South Australia & they deducted money but I did not get any of the details about my reservation. I thought that it was normal as it was my first time booking with them. I made the reservation about two months ahead of my trip. There was a change in no. of people one week before the scheduled date & I wanted to make a change & had a chat about it with the host. He told me to go on the link which air bnb has sent me & make the change but I was not getting any link. This is when I realised that something was not good. I rang up air bnb to resolve the issue. After confirming all the details, they wanted to verify my email address but in their records, it was some other email address. I confirmed them about payment transaction no. but they were adamant to confirm the email address. I told them all my family's email but in their records, it was some other email address which I never owned. This went for 4-5 days. I was calling them every day & wasting my 2-3 hours every day to know the details of my booking as the day was approaching. I had two more families going with us & had responsibility of their stay. I could not cancel my booking as both the installments were deducted. When I asked them why they have deducted the money & not giving me the details of the property, they disabled & deleted my old account where I had a chat with air bnb team about my problem & their response & the host. They told me to set up a new account & I was not able to talk to host & even the host was not able to msg me. On the D day, we arrived at Mt gambier & feeling so stressed & embarrassed as everyone as asking us about the address which we, over selves, did not know. we were somehow able to see the street name with the house description & went around the street, knocking people & asking about the property which was very stressful & wasted a lot of time.

[Candice191]

Hi did you figure out how to do this? I also need to do this

[Daniel9229]

I’m outside my the airbnb and can’t get in contact with the owner for the box code to get in yet airbnb refuse to take ownership of this situation 

[Sarah977]

@Daniel9229  The host never sent you the code and you just showed up at the door?

[David8779]

Hi

Im looking for help from the community. In short.

Rented a villa in Thailand.

Have impecable feedback as a guest (until this event)

Arrived at Villa to find 7 cameras aimed at swimming pool, massage area and private seating area.

Not known how many were not visible.

Two construction cranes (not advised of)

All day construction next door and construction workers everywhere checking out wife and 12 year old daughter 

Left 50% through booking

Provided evidence to AirBNB who agreed it was ridiculous and provided 100% full refund.

Chose not to inflame situation and post on hosts site.

Host was pissed I was refunded and wrote  slanderours/scathing feedback on my page.

Asked AirbNB to remove it for obvious reasons

They said no it fit their guidelines.

I would like to escalate this. How do I get this issue resolved?

Thanks

[Tisha-And-Chloë0]

Their support is garbage. I'd also like to talk to someone in a position to make decisions.

We got a terrible review because we didn't follow checkout procedures. Yet there was no checkout procedures posted on their profile, and I asked them for instructions and they just told us to drop the keys in a box.

It makes no sense.

Then I was told it would be removed by support. It wasn't removed, so I followed up, and now they're saying they can't remove it.

What a garbage company.

[Sarah5492]

I have the same issue.  I only have 5 star reviews and had super host status yet a guest posted a fake review which said I had double booked the room and there was an unwelcome guest!!  OMG  it reads like she had to share the room and bed with a complete stranger, how rediculous!   What she meant was I had a personal friend to stay in my bedroom which had no effect on her whatsoever, she only booked a room with use of shared bathroom and she's telling me I can't have my best friend to stay with me!   Airbnb refuse to remove the review and I am basically being accused of fraud and putting a guest in danger!  its insane.  Airbnb are to dangeous to do business with.  I will be removing my listing. 

[Yoo-Jin0]

Same, I am having the same issue with a refund to credit card which I specifically did not ask for. I am working with Reynard, but have not received help on this issues.

[Katherine990]

Does anyone know of a different support number? Airbnbs host support is awful. I’ve been trying to escalate an issue for 3 days, every time I call “they re-escalate” having no prior knowledge of the prior calls. No one seems to know anything about the issue I’m calling about. It is beyond frustrating.

[Uki378]

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