Hi @Ciaran15
I've spent quite a lot of time researching scam accounts and dodgy profiles on the site over the past several years, and I'm pretty familiar with the warning signs, but there's not a whole lot with Luther's profile that would give me any cause for concern. Also, the vast majority of scams are related to entire home listings because of the higher yield, and as this is a private room listing, it's very unlikely that it would be worth a scammer's while to bother for such low returns.
It's understandable that you'd be a little nervous due to Luther only having a phone number listed as verification, but - unlike competitor sites - Airbnb has of late, more or less elimininated the requirements for hosts to provide any proof whatsoever that they are who the say they are, or that their listings are located where the host claims they're located. (IPO looming - it's all about ramping up the numbers now, by whatever means necessary)
However, I'm fairly confident you'll be fine with Luther. He does have a flexible cancellation policy too, which you'd rarely - if ever - see on a scam listing. And bear in mind that you're a new user also, with only phone and email verification, and no reviews yet either, so he's probably every bit as nervous and apprehensive of you, as you are of him! 🙂
Why not just give him a call tonight to make sure everything is cool with the reservation? Probably put both your mind and your host's minds at rest - then you can get on with looking forward to your weekend, without any worries hanging over you
Best of luck, and hope you and your girlfriend have a fabulous time at the festival!
