Airbnb support doesn't help

Jacqueline77
Level 1
Tybee Island, GA

Airbnb support doesn't help

Airbnb is stealing money from host!  

 

They won’t have a supervisor call you when for two weeks they say they will. 


Airbnb can’t be trusted by host!

 

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Jenny
Community Manager
Community Manager
Galashiels, United Kingdom

Hi @Jacqueline77, I'm so sorry to hear that you're unhappy.  It sounds like you've had a really frustrating experience.

Can you let me know what happened, and if the situation is still ongoing?  

Hope to hear from you soon.

 

 

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Marg11
Level 10
Warwick, Australia

We did get a quick response from support when we were not paid for a guest, despite being paid for guests before and after.

However, when I repeated my request for help replies were mixed up or hidden by a message that I had made this request before.

When we did get a specialist who appeared to understand and referred us to finance, the final message virtually told us to add a payout method which we do not want to do. So now a month later we still have not been paid. Our bank has not received the money.

We can not continue to operate without even covering outgoing expenses.

We've had three Airbnb Support tickets open for 9 days with no response. Gosh, we even have some from a year ago where Airbnb never responded. 

 

We have a very short rental season, about 3-4 months, so waiting around for weeks to get some help is ridiculous.  Airbnb is great to put pages and pages and pages of contract terms, often with stifling rules for the hosts, but, in our experience, they don't follow through with support. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Janine384
Level 2
Christchurch, New Zealand

Yes, I've noticed recently that AirBnB is very bad on communication when you put a claim in for damage done by guests,

My listing had the bad experience of being used for an 18th Birthday party with the resulting damage and mess one would expect from an event attended by more than 50 young people. I am very distressed at the lack of assistance and I haven't even been given a support person after 6 weeks. Emails just come unsigned from the resolution Team

 

Hi, i am having the same issues!!!! They have stolen / illegally retained money from my account and it has been 8 days since i tried to talk to someone and no one answers all i get is the run around and nothing else and the person on customer support only say be patient we are working on it and when i said I didn’t have more patience…. She hung up on me….. how was your issue solved …. Cause I have been told to sue in small claims court….

Pien7
Level 2
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Also I have the same problem. At this point it feels like Airbnb is stealing from me. They are not helping me out at all, I have been sending all kinds of proof, that I did not receive anything from them, and they keep on telling me that they have paid me almost $4000,- on a bank account that is not mine, and this quest was supposed to come in November. Why did they pay me, normally Airbnb pays you within 24 hours after your quest arrives. 

Nataraj5
Level 1
Los Angeles, CA

My guest has checked in one month ago and I still havent been paid . Ive communicated with 5 different reps at airbnb and they admit to erroneous accounting  with no explanation .  They said the payment will now be processed but that was over a week ago and still no sign of  my money. These people are either highly incompetent /negligent or simply thieves . I've contacted a big law firm here in L.A. to commence a litigation suit .

 

Jenny
Community Manager
Community Manager
Galashiels, United Kingdom

Hi @Nataraj5 

I'm so sorry to hear that you've not yet received your payment.

I've contacted Support and asked them to provide you with an update, and explained that you have been waiting for a week since the last update from Airbnb.

Jenny

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Hello Jenny my name is Randy ** the host and Airbnb refuse to give money back to me for a reservation I pre paid 7/11 til 7/28 for a total of 17 days i was physically assaulted by the host on 7/11/23 and I called police and left the list I NEVER CHECK IN AND Airbnb paid her the next day full reservation fee that NO BODY STAYED AT 1,300$ worth of damage. That’s crazy Airbnb owes me my fund but refuses to do the right thing I wish the cowards would just say We plan on stealing all your MONEY with no integrity whatsoever no honest the Host ** and crime partner Airbnb this account has escalated beyond normal I still don’t have  money 

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Bhumika
Community Manager
Community Manager
Toronto, Canada

Hi @Randy664 , Have you reached out to the Airbnb Customer Support regarding this situation? 

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Yes they refunded my money back yesterday still pending 

Pien7
Level 2
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Airbnb is stealing money from me. Nobody can helps me, I'm in contact for weeks now. I do not know what to do any more. 

Jenny
Community Manager
Community Manager
Galashiels, United Kingdom

Hi @Pien7 

 

Sorry to hear that you're unhappy.  Are you able to clarify what the current situation is - are you waiting for payouts?

Jenny

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Pien7
Level 2
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Hello Jenny, 

 

At this point it feels like Airbnb is stealing from me. They keep on telling me that they have paid me almost $4000,- on a bank account that is not mine, and this quest was supposed to come in November. Why did they pay me, normally Airbnb pays you within 24 hours after your quest arrives. A reservation was made in May, Airbnb cancelled this reservation because the same day because they have thought it was not a real reservation. It seems that this person paid almost $4000,- and Airbnb says they have paid me this money. WHY?? 

This is against the rules about payments, it is not in my account, I have send many proof like bank statements etc etc. 

 

At this moment they will not pay me the money I have earned from my last quest, and therefor I cancelled my next quest (he was not happy at all) and I'm upset too.

I have been trying to get in contact but I keep on getting the same reply, and no one calls me back with explanation. 

 

Hope you can help me. 

 

Best,

Pien