It doesn't happen at all. It just simply doesn't.
People are getting confused: so I will try to make it easier to understand.
If I write a review of my guest, (and the guests has NOT yet written their review of me), then I can edit my review up to 48 hours).
However, if a guests writes a review of me, (and I have not yet written their review, then the guests can edit their review up to 48 hours).
But once both parties write their reviews, NO ONE CAN EDIT ANYTHING. (and stars cannot be added/removed)
And undestand this, neither the guests nor the host can read what each other wrote until both reviews have published on each others accounts or once the 14 days have passed. In other words, if the hosts writes a review, and the guests does not, Airbnb will not publish the review until 14 days review period is over.
So it is puzzling to me how many hosts are posting comments that a guests changed their review in retaliation of the hosts bad review because that simply is not true.
ONE exeption: If a guests complains to Airbnb about a name being written about in the review that was not given permission to be mentioned by the booked guests, Airbnb has the ability and discretion to remove the travelling guest name at the request of the BOOKED guests.
Hope this helps clear this up.
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Aloha, Momi
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