Host left a scathing review of me and mentioned my religion

[Barbara1213]

Host left a scathing review of me and mentioned my religion.  He didn't denigrate my religion but the rest of review was a scathing indictment that puts people of my religion in a bad light.  Of course, he has no proof of the things he accused me of.  His review is filled with lies and twisted logic.

Host also mentioned that I asked for a refund.  

Isn't mentioning a resolution case (request for refund) go against the rules of reviews?  And is it ever okay to mentions someone's religion?  I would like that to remain private mainly because people from my religion are the number one target of violence in NY state where I travel mostly, and I am afraid of being targeted.

Thanks for any input.

[Lenore22]

Call Airbnb customer service.

[Louise0]

It's interesting, you stayed in many, many Airbnb properties over the years and in almost every review you mention air conditioning and/or noise.  Why is that?  I'm just curious.

Regarding the poor review, whilst the host probably shouldn't have mentioned your religion I don't think it was done to denigrate you, nor did he he explicitly state or even imply any link between your behaviour and your religion. In essence, there is nothing in the review to support your concern that "the rest of review was a scathing indictment that puts people of my religion in a bad light".  I also don't see any reason that his comments would in any way threaten your personal safety, so I think that aspect of your complaint is  a bit of an overreaction. 

I can't comment on the other claims as it all comes down to a he said/she said situation.

It must be frustrating to receive a poor review, particularly when you believe it's unfair.  However, you have many other good reviews and no reasonable host will form an opinion of you solely on the basis of that one review.  As a host, if I was assessing your desirability as a guest I would be more concerned about the persistent noise/aircon theme running through your reviews of other hosts.  That would concern me a lot more than one suspect review from another host.

[Sudsrung0]

@Barbara1213 @Louise0 

As a host I would ignore the remarks about a religion thinking something has gone wrong here between the host and guest,

I or my husband would see how you refer to the A/C maybe you can inform us as to why,

All our properties here have A/C we cannot live without it.

I would be concerned that you just might start complaining about the noise maybe trying to get a refund because the A/C was not to your liking 

[Barbara1213]

There was no ac in the bedrooms.  So I couldn't complain about the noise even if I wanted to.  Lol.

[Fred13]

Whenever I read an all-over-the-place and too-many reasons for a refund, ranging from religion to noise husband made (how many husbands were there again?), gives me the impression that one is thinking that if they throw enough on the wall maybe something will stick.  On the other hand, the host has a very consistent positive history; if I was an Airbnb CS personnel I would have voted in his favor and removed both reviews. 

[Kia272]

@Barbara1213  O.M.G "afraid of being targeted?" How, exactly, is that going to happen via an AirBnB review? The host mentioned your religion in the context of trying to accommodate you. That's all. Nothing to see here. 

You seem like a problematic guest based on your reviews and reviews left for other hosts. The fact that you're questioning what a review is and isn't allowed to contain leads me to believe that this isn't your first rodeo. 

Something stinks here, and I don't think it's the host. 

[Huma0]

@Barbara1213 

I am afraid I have to agree with some of the other comments here. It's not so much that review that would put me off as you have lots of other nice reviews. It's the reviews you have left for your hosts that would 100% make me hit the decline button if you tried to book with me. And I didn't read all of them, just a handful of the more recent ones.

The frequent mentions of A/C and noise suggest that you have a bit of an obsession with these and, therefore, that perhaps the problems lies more with you than the listings themselves. It can't be a coincidence that the host mentions these two issues and that they also come up frequently in the reviews you've left. So, it just doesn't ring true that his review is simply lies and twisted logic. I have no idea what the noisy husband bit is about though...

Even when you seem happy with your stay, in many reviews you include, "The only negative was..." as if you feel you always have to mention something negative/make a criticism. Why? Contrary to what you might think, that is not how most guests write reviews. The few that do tend to be the high maintenance ones who expect more than is stated on the listing, make additional demands but don't appreciate the extra effort the host goes to accommodate them, and are on the look out for some sort of problem/something to complain about. In short, exactly the kind of guests that hosts should try to avoid for their own sanity.

[Anonymous]

@Barbara1213   It appears that your host was only aware of your religion because you asked for a certain accommodation related to it. If this is the case, it's absolutely relevant to the review. It would have been inappropriate if there had been discriminatory language, but clearly the problem was just with your behavior as an individual, rather than a bias against your faith.

It's not against the rules to mention that you demanded a refund. Really, come on. Your prospective hosts deserve to know that accepting your booking might result in losing income and receiving the horrible reviews that you like to leave. I'm sure some of them will still be happy to have the business, but it's only fair that they get to make an informed decision.

[Barbara1213]

Sorry to disappoint you but my crazy host's review was removed due to numerous violations of the rules.

[Kelly149]

@Anonymous @Huma0 @Fred13 @Louise0 @Kia272  looks like @Barbara1213 was successful at making the case for review removal. 

[Barbara1213]

After numerous attempts, a nice rep admitted the crazy host's review violated numerous rules for posting reviews.

[Fred13]

Good outcome, everyone learned something and no one got hurt in the process.

[Kia272]

@Fred13  Not sure if I consider this a good outcome. As far as I'm concerned, a troublesome guest eluded an important review. That leaves other hosts vulnerable to falling victim to her manipulations. 

Not entirely sure that she learned anything either, as she's still blaming the "crazy" host. 

The bottom line is, would you want this guest to stay at your property? 

Kia

[Fred13]

Nope,  but I am thinking more of the third party (Airbnb) involved since these tete a tete do not look good for them and glad was taken down.  That  is really who I am most concerned with since that is who ~I~ have to deal with on a daily basis.