Poor Quality and Inaccurate Rental but My Review Not Shown

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Grant57
Level 2
Christchurch, New Zealand

Poor Quality and Inaccurate Rental but My Review Not Shown

My family and I recently stayed in an apartment listed as five star when in fact it was barely three star and that was before deducting some rating because of a dirty bathroom, hand basin, bathmat and tea towel amongst other things.  There were a number of issues that future guests would want to know about.  I outlined all of these issues, along with a couple of positives, in my review, but that review has not been published because the host failed to complete a review of us, his guests.  Given what I have since discovered (and surmised), is that this host, who has at least seven apartments listed on AirBnB, does not have many reviews listed, and I wonder if this is a ploy on his part to avoid negative reviews being published.

 

It seems to me that there is no way for poor accommodation to be called out for what it is, or for past guests to warn future guests about the quality or lack thereof of the premises when the host fails to post a review. 

 

I wanted to bring this to the attention of AirBnB direct rather than multiple members worldwide through this forum, however I cannot find any way to directly contact AirBnB, hence this query.

 

Can anyone assist in advising me either, 1. how to contact AirBnB direct to let then know about this situation, or 2. how to have a review published when the host fails to complete his side of the equation.

 

Many thanks,

Grant

Top Answer

@Grant57 your review will be published after 14 days regardless of whether the host writes a review.

 

If the host writes a review, then your review will be published sooner (as soon as the host writes theirs).

 

If you want to alert AirBnB about any issues with a listing, choose the "Report this listing" option.

 

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@Grant57 your review will be published after 14 days regardless of whether the host writes a review.

 

If the host writes a review, then your review will be published sooner (as soon as the host writes theirs).

 

If you want to alert AirBnB about any issues with a listing, choose the "Report this listing" option.

 

Grant57
Level 2
Christchurch, New Zealand

Thanks Matthew.  I have been an AirBnB host for about five years but didn't know that.  Not sure where the "Report this listing" button is once the review is written.  I recall seeing it before I wrote the review but not since.

 

Anyway, the fact that reviews are published after 14 days assuages my concerns.

 

Cheers.

Cathy172
Level 10
Dennis, MA

Hi @Grant57@Matthew285! I'm sure I'm not the only curious soul who will be following this in 14 days to see where you stayed and read your review! 😉