Hello, we booked an Airbnb in Madrid, Spain, the largest city in the country, from March 3rd to 5th.
When we arrived, the door of the building was wide open and would not lock. To access the apartment, we went through a corridor where we were confronted with people doing hard drugs literally right outside the apartment door. The person went on to tell us to keep quiet about what we just witnessed them doing. We were able to access the apartment despite the risks: the Airbnb apartment itself was a real ordeal with unbreathable air, incredible dirt and no towels even though we confirmed about there being towels there. The apartment door had one lock on it and the people doing the drugs were clearly staying, probably illegally, right across the hall from us and the corridor was littered with furniture and various items including diapers. We were a group of young women and therefore felt absolutely not safe staying in this place. It is a real squat, very dangerous.
We left immediately, booked another Airbnb, and demanded a full refund from Airbnb but after calling over ten times, we received a closed case, and they said it is not in their policy to ensure a listing is safe to stay in, and it is up to the hosts if they want to refund us or not. The hosts never responded because clearly they do not care that their listing is unlivable and unsafe.
We demand the reopening of this file and the refund.
