no hot water in accomodation

Joris26
Level 2
Antwerp, Belgium

no hot water in accomodation

We stayed in London from the 27th of february until the 6th of march. Only one day we had hot water. This is the message i sent to the owner:

 

About our week stay in the house:
The house itself was definately okay, but it is quite unacceptable that we only had warm water and heating for 1 day during the whole week. Is there any possibility to get a (partial) refund? I have not issued a review yet.

We already mentioned the problems the first day after we arrived. For some reason the boiler started to work and we could take a warm shower the 2nd day. Same problems the third day, no hot water and heating. I called your services and they sent someone over. When we got back the problem still wasn't fixed. I called back the day after and you were going to send a specialist for the boiler. A courier picked up a key from me when we were in the city and there was a promise the boiler person would come that day to fix it. Later that evening i get a call again from hostmaker that no one had come to fix it.

Hope we can resolve this. I'm waiting for your answer.

Greets,

PS: Just some minor things that might need to be fixed for future airbnb renters: The dishwasher didn't work either. It stopped functioning after a couple minutes when you put it on. Also the toilet on the first floor doesn't flush very well, we had to use a bucket of water to make sure all paper got flushed.


Hostmaker didn't reply yet and tomorrow is the last day i can leave a review.

What would be a fair amount / percentage to ask for a refund? 

2 Replies 2
Helen3
Top Contributor
Bristol, United Kingdom

As Airbnb says on your booking confirmation you need to contact the owner within 24 hours of arrival if a key amenity  is not available or the listing not as described, which you did. When the owner wasn't able to fix the problem, then you should have asked Airbnb to cancel the booking and help you find alternative accommodation.


Call Airbnb now and ask their advice. I think they have a percentage they suggest when key amenity is missing. I am not sure as you chose to stay for a week, rather than cancelling (presume you had somewhere else to wash) what they will suggest.

Joris26
Level 2
Antwerp, Belgium

Thanks for your reply. 

 

We all had busy schedules and moving on such a short notice wasn't an option. We also had good faith the problem would be resolved quickly, but it didn't.