Unfortunate Traveler Finds His Airbnb is Just a Large Bathroom With a Bed Inside

Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor

Jul 12, 2023 4:00 PM EDT

I have not had the greatest luck in the world regarding renting Airbnbs. The apartments themselves haven't been horrible, but I have had to stand outside in the cold waiting for a landlord to drop off a key after 10-hour travel days more often than I would care to admit. For every time that has happened, I've had two nickels which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice, right?

Airbnbs are the wild west of short-term rentals. At a hotel, you know what you're going to get. You will have clean sheets, a complimentary breakfast before 10 am, and no cleaning fees unless you do something really wretched. With an Airbnb, you literally have no idea what to expect. You could have an incredible experience, but 9 times out of 10, it's going to be worse than any hotel at an equivalent price. One traveler found himself sleeping in a bathroom after his Airbnb booking did not go as planned.