'Host left me an unfair review and it cost them hundreds': Guest gets 'blasted' in email from BNB host for bringing a dog to a pet-friendly home

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Apr 4, 2023 5:00 PM EDT

This host played stupid games with his guests and won stupid prizes. 

This person had a pretty strange experience last time they travelled. As they shared to r/Pettyrevenge, the OP travelled out of town for a few days, and brought along their girlfriend and her pet dog. Since the place did permit pets, the OP thought it would be smooth sailing for the three of them. 

But upon meeting the owner of the Airbnb, there was an immediate issue. The host told them about a $25 dollar fee up front for bringing the dog without telling him first. However, he then refused to take the money the OP offered him. The OP's visit came to an end, and they came home to a nasty email from this "dog loving" host. He clearly didn't love dogs enough, because he wrote a harsh review of them, even though the OP claims their dog wasn't destructive or messy. It's hard to know both sides of the story, but the OP certainly got the outcome they were looking for!

Up next, this dude has been avoiding snow storm preparation, only to make it his neighbor's problem once the snow has turned to hard, immovable ice. 

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    Font - r/pettyrevenge Posted by u/District_Dan Airbnb host left me an unfair review and it cost them hundreds
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    Font - I recently attended a friend's wedding a few hours away from home and the gf and I decided to get an airbnb so she could bring her dog. We found a nice place that allowed pets, took off early from work and arrived Friday late afternoon. About 30 minutes later, the owner shows up to see how we're doing while we have the dog on the porch. We make some small talk, and he mentions that we didn't indicate we were bringing a dog. I felt bad, as it was an honest mistake, and I'd never lie to som
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    Font - In our minds the trip was a success and the Airbnb was a great fit. I got the email from them to leave a review and I left a 5 star review and said the house and the owner were great. But then I saw his review of me, and a private message where he blasted me for not telling him that I was bringing a dog, how dogs causes them so much more work, and how we shouldn't leave dogs alone in the house. This didn't sit well with me at all, since I thought we had handled this person to person when
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    Font - I responded to him that in the chat and said as much, and while Airbnb couldn't do anything about the review since it didn't violate any of their policies, my gf did point out that hosts aren't supposed to show up to the property unannounced. I had no idea and figured this was his property and he is allowed to show up, at least to check in with the guests. Normally I wouldn't care, especially since it was a very cordial interaction, but since he took a cheap shot with my review, I decided
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    In the comments, people dropped their own travel horror stories

    Font - _heartPotatoes. We had an Airbnb host- after reviewing us and a month after our stay message us regarding black sharpie stains on the granite counter. They said my 9 month old niece somehow got on the 4 foot tall counters and defaced it. They said we were disrespectful and should've told them about this instead of trying to hid it under the coffee pot. I told them "have you tried wiping the marks? That looks like skid marks from the bottom of the coffee pot" It was. They didn't apologize.
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    Font - morningisbad I had a host claim we stole some cups. Apparently the cleaning lady didn't look in the dishwasher (where they had asked us to leave them)
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    Font - chickenstalker. There's a reason the hotel industry is labor intensive. If they put up their house on Airbnb, they have essentially joined the hotel industry and should budget for manpower to clean up and restock the house after each client.
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    Font - FreeFortuna Seems like most of them leave a chore list for you to complete, and charge a bunch of extra money for hired cleaners. At this point, it's actually kind of a refreshing change to stay at a real hotel. I decline housekeeping during my stay, and straighten up before I leave. But at least I don't have to sweep, run a load of towels, etc, etc, before I can finally go home.
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    Font - tinyhorseintapshoes I use VRBO, I'm a 5 star guest. We pride on leaving the rental cleaner than when we check in and treat the house like it is our own. One rental had candles for use on the deck, which was really nice for late night dinners. We were out and I randomly grabbed a pack candles to replace the ones we used. We got a 4 star rating instead of a 5 because the candles we bought weren't soy.
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    Human body - Blue Moon_Rabbit How tf were you supposed to know that!? Idiots honestly.
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    Font - lakas 76 I got a 5 star review but was told that I didn't clean the condo as well as they liked. I didn't throw parties or mark up the walls or anything, but I think there might have been some trash in the trash can? And I don't think I swept the floors. Something stupid like that. It always bothered me that they charge you a housekeeping charge of over a 100 dollars, but still want you to clean the place up also.
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    Font - tweetybirdie14 I recently booked an airbnb who after asking 150 questions on whether my dog was shedding on or proceeded to tell me the dog is not allowed in the furniture or upstair which means the dog is confined to the kitchen... why would I pay you to keep my dog in a kitchen for a week....
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    Font - JRockPSU This is one of those things that at first glance you go "that's way too ridiculous to be true," then you stop and think for a minute, and go "no, I actually think that ABSOLUTELY happened."
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    This person brings up an excellent point that the OP probably didn't consider

    Font - No_Process_321 The pet fee is charged specifically for the extra cleaning that is needed. Cleaning companies charge more so owners want to recoup that. Most of the time the owners end up with extra money in their pockets, however, sometimes that get bit. No pun intended. If your pet brings things like fleas, they're stuck with the extermination bill as well as lost rental income while that work is being done.
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    Font - rockthrowing I don't do Airbnb so I didn't know they had a policy about owners just showing up (it's awesome that they do) but as soon as I read he randomly showed up I was immediately uncomfortable. That's just not okay. I'm glad you reported this
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    Font - Sweet Attention_1064 It actually made me wonder if he has cameras on the property and that's how he found out about the dog. As well as the dog staying by itself (although that could have been because he knew about the wedding).
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