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Colum
Liam Brady Joined: 04 Oct 2014 Status: Offline Points: 1005 |
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Persecution complex much? You had a rant at people for trying to save money. Everyone is allowed a different opinion (even if yours is a load of sh*t). Statements like anyone using AirBnB deserves to be ripped off and my personal favourite "Crusties trying to make or save a few bob should cop on and think of the food they are taking out of the mouths of hotel owners and their staff......just so they can save a few Euro. " aren't going to endear you to anyone. It seems you're the one intolerant of anyone doing anything differently.So where have you booked and what ave you paid?
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bannerboy95
500 Club la la la Joined: 23 Apr 2015 Status: Offline Points: 713 |
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I have booked air bnb for both of the bordeaux and lille games I am staying in bordeaux for 5 nights and got that for around 467 euro full apartment for the 3 of us and then for lille we have an apartment in the city centre for 2 nights for around 200 euro I would hope that none of these scam stories are true
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Skipper
Kevin Kilbane Joined: 18 Mar 2009 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 386 |
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one of the scams I see are places for rent in say Italy/Spain etc when you contact them to rent they will say they are the owner and are abroad at the moment in another country but they have a leasing company to handle the property and give you a number for them usually in another country again....this leasing company (fake) need a deposit of 1k€ and to save administration fees etc it's best to use western union etc and you guessed it you just sent money to some scammer
They even have websites set up for these fake leasing agents Here is a FAKE one based on a real Irish company http://www.ceppip.com/services.html (safe to open just don't contact them note the address is in Ireland but they are all UK details elseware) Here is the real Irish estate agent they copied: http://www.castles.ie (again note the address) IF IT'S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE IT PROBABLY IS........GET A SECOND OPINION OR LOOK INTO THE PROPERTY .....AIRBNB has ratings use them like you use eBay ratings |
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rossieman
Roy Keane Joined: 01 Apr 2011 Status: Offline Points: 14254 |
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Skipper that is completely different to Airbnb .You don't pay anything to the owner up front nor give them a deposit.
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Skipper
Kevin Kilbane Joined: 18 Mar 2009 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 386 |
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No your right.....the point im making is you need to be careful. Alot if places are booked out and will give rise to more be People being desperate for accommodation and taking chances
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AngelGabriel
Phil Babb Joined: 12 Jan 2016 Location: Cork Status: Offline Points: 26 |
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Keep an eye out for accounts that are just recently set up and that have multiple houses with prices too good to be true.
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gspain
Ray Houghton Joined: 21 Apr 2010 Status: Offline Points: 4688 |
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Reading on the Northern Ireland forum that some of their fans are having their bookings cancelled. Presumably the owners have managed to rent for better money. Anyone on here caught? I'm still annoyed over being scammed in Brazil.
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valo88
Liam Brady Joined: 10 Oct 2012 Status: Offline Points: 1616 |
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Nah, not yet anyway. If either of them do, they'll be getting a nice brick through their window when I get there tho. |
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darmack
Ray Houghton Joined: 24 Mar 2011 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 4699 |
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2 places have cancelled on me for Paris. Had to pay a bit more and got something on booking.com. I'm fearing that Bordeaux and Lille might do the same. But I've booked them back in December or January so I'm thinking they would have already done it by now.
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Trap junior
Robbie Keane YBIG Minister of Doom & Gloom Joined: 25 Jan 2010 Location: Irish Riviera Status: Offline Points: 39879 |
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A place on Hostelbookers cancelled on me in Amsterdam. Luckily I was able to get sorted elsewhere but the prices had shot through the roof since booking it last December. |
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Joe Lapira Joined: 05 May 2016 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 5 |
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I booked a small apartment in Montmarte for 3 nights in January. I haven't heard anything from the owner since so emailed him yesterday just to confirm. Anyone know how late a host can wait before they cancel?
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Salzburglilly
Roy Keane Joined: 15 Dec 2011 Location: Salzburg Status: Offline Points: 12422 |
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A host can cancel whenever they chose but they will probably face a fine and you will of course be refunded your money,does the place have plenty of reviews?
Edited by Salzburglilly - 08 May 2016 at 9:33am |
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OscarDelta
Liam Brady Joined: 12 Feb 2016 Status: Offline Points: 1244 |
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Looked at a couple of places in the Suburbs and can confirm that if a place has been cancelled by the host an automatic message to that effect is added to the account. |
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Salzburglilly
Roy Keane Joined: 15 Dec 2011 Location: Salzburg Status: Offline Points: 12422 |
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As a host i never cancelled but i did have a guest cancel a booking 4 days before the scheduled arrival and as my cancellation policy was "strict" i got 50 % of the payment. How do host cancellation penalties work?Cancellations disrupt guests' plans and impact confidence in the Airbnb community. Because of this, we apply the following penalties to host cancellations. Cancellation feesAirbnb will automatically deduct any applicable cancellation fees from your next payout. The amount deducted will depend on when you accepted the booking:
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Ronnie Whelan Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 96 |
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How does the security deposit work with Air BnB? Am I better avoiding places you have to pay one? Looking at places in centre of Lille but most decent ones have no reviews so should these be avoided?
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OscarDelta
Liam Brady Joined: 12 Feb 2016 Status: Offline Points: 1244 |
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No reviews could be just doing it for Euros and they don't get paid until after you 1st night so least there is some protection. |
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seaniemac
Jack Charlton Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 6245 |
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Had an apartment cancelled in Lille, airbnb were very good about it. They automatically cancelled all bookings for him for the dates he cancelled on me and it seems other people and offered me a few other places. I emailed them back saying none of them were in the location the original place was (city centre) and the cheapest on offer now was £140 more than I paid for the cancelled apartment, they replied within an hour saying they were giving me a voucher to make up the difference and I booked the new place that had better reviews and is actually a nicer apartment.
In the past, I have used airbnb and hotels, some hotels are better options for some places and airbnbs are better for other, each to their own but Fintan, you seem to think it's just a spare room. You can also get entire apartments or houses so if there's a few of you or you want more space, airbnb's are very good options. Massively cheaper than a hotel in the likes of Dubai or if you just want more space instead of a bedroom in a hotel, airbnb is a great option. |
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Croftman
Liam Brady Joined: 18 Aug 2014 Status: Offline Points: 2554 |
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Booked mine for Bordeaux back in January, didn't have a whole lot of reviews but got a few messages from her at the time. Nothing since so all ok so far, hopefully its stays that way. €350 for 3 nights between 5 of us, feck all really
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