Hi all, I recently got burnt using a co-host. Here is my experience. I chose him over other offers as he was a so-called "superhost". Well, we agreed that he would co-host just ONE of my bookings while I was away. I was totally new to this whole co-hosting thing and he asked me to accept him weeks before I actually needed him, which I did; he said he needed to study my property.
Little did I know that by doing this, he was going to get paid his commission for all my bookings leading up to the one booking we agreed on. When I met him a couple of days before I went on vacation, I asked him how the whole co-host payment system works, and he said "Don't worry, Airbnb will look after all everything". I had 3 more bookings since I got back from vacation that he was paid a commission for which he didn't co-host, and failed to let me know.
I'm now trying to chase up these overpayments and he's giving me all sorts of excuses... too busy, no time to check his bank account etc.... at first I thought it was an honest oversight, but am pretty sure that he's a scheming crook. And to lay insult to injury, the guest he looked after gave me a measley 3 star rating for cleanliness.
The only reason he reached superhost status is because he rents out his place every week on a share basis and has the opportunity to charm his guests. He's a bloody crook.