Dishonest review

Amanda1389
Level 1
Oxford, GB

Dishonest review

Hi 

Jenny who stayed in my place on 30-31 January has left a dishonest review on my review page which affecting our potential guest and it look so bad on my profile. All the point she has mentioned are not true and she has made a false allegation against my property. This review should be removed ASAP.  Feel free to call me if you want to discuss anything. 

Kind regards 

3 Replies 3

@Amanda1389  Unfortunately, you don't have a viable argument here for several reasons:

 

1. It appears that you didn't submit a review for the guest. This effectively negates your argument in the Host Response that she "left your property in a bad state." Everyone is aware that dishonest retaliatory reviews exist, but when something goes wrong and only one party writes a review, it really looks like the other party is the one at fault. Is she was such a bad guest, why didn't you review her to alert other hosts?

 

2. You claim that the guest is lying about bedrooms not having curtains. Well, look at the photos in your listing. They show several bedroom windows that don't have curtains. Maybe you've just forgotten to update your photos, but until you do that it's hard to make the case that the guest was dishonest.

 

3. We all have different ideas about which  utensils are essential to a fully stocked kitchen, but if your guest felt that your supplies weren't adequate, that is a subjective but relevant comment. It's not a good look when you call the guest a liar rather than seek feedback about how to improve the kitchen supply. 

 

One of the worst things about Airbnb's "5 star default" culture is that hosts are instantly put into the defensive posture when a guest rates them anything less. The most common reaction is "all my other guests rated me 5 stars, so therefore I am perfect and you are dishonest."  You appear to be a very new host, with a listing going back only 4 months, so it's only natural that there are still  some things about your very nice listing that could use some improvement in the eyes of some guests. As hard as it is to get negative feedback, I recommend trying to learn from it and move on rather than shooting the messenger.

Emilia42
Level 10
Orono, ME

@Amanda1389 If you do not write honest reviews of your guests, how can you expect the same from them?

Mike-And-Jane0
Top Contributor
England, United Kingdom

@Amanda1389 ,

Strangely previous reviews have also commented on the lack of kitchen equipment (pans and crockery). Perhaps actioning these issues rather than claiming that the review is not accurate would be more useful.

 

By the way this is a community forum and not Airbnb customer service