When you let strangers into your home, you're usually prepared to put up with some eccentric behavior. These horrible houseguests, however, have absolutely no idea how to behave when they're in someone else's home. Were these people raised by wolves or something?
They Were Running An Unsavory Operation Out Of Her Condo
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“I helped my boss manage her Airbnb along with some other people. This girl rented it out for a week in December last year to two women. My boss was out of the country and gets this call that her key fob had been deactivated due to damage to the property. Apparently, these women made a makeshift ‘Bunny Ranch’ out of her apartment and they were literally servicing male clients ALL over this place. One guy got mad, left and punched a picture in the foyer, which was caught on camera. I got a call to be on standby, but the police went in and did their thing. There were baby wipes and used rubbers everywhere – literally baby-making goop everywhere.
She got a pretty hefty fine for the damage.”
You Know A Guest Is Bad When The Cops Have To Get Involved
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“Last week, a woman who was fully vetted by Airbnb rented my house for what turned out to be a Halloween party. She lied about her intentions, even when I spoke to her over the phone. In just a few hours, they did over $3,000 in damage, and the police evicted 150 people from my 1200 sq ft home. It was only broken up by police because there was a shooting that landed somebody in the hospital. All this in a quiet residential neighborhood that is part of a golf resort, in a city that is not especially known for crime. I’m sure the damage would have been far worse if the police hadn’t come because of the shots. Thank God nobody was killed.
There’s a million dollar host guarantee. They actually paid me out within 24 hours of submitting my invoice, I was impressed. But with the police report of the shooting and dozens of photos of the damages, it was clear-cut. While I’m not happy about what happened, AirBnB paid out immediately, so I was impressed with that.”
They Just Packed Up And Left, Without Even Offering To Pay For The Clean Up!
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“My aunt has an Airbnb and had a lady and her husband stay at her place for a month or so. During their last week, the lady gave birth on the upstairs bathroom floor. It was DISGUSTING. My aunt, who is a very sweet and soft-spoken lady, was really understanding, but I was like ‘What the heck! Someone literally gave birth on the floor and packed up their crap and left?’ Apparently, they called my aunt and explained everything, but didn’t offer to pay for the clean-up or anything – it was a disaster.”
The Parents Just Let Those Teens Do Whatever They Wanted
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“My boss bought the house behind mine and turned it into an AirBnB rental. Once, some people rented it and just gave it to their teenagers, who threw a rager. I started hearing lots of car doors slamming and hearing kids walking right past our windows (20 feet from the sidewalk, so cutting in our yard). It got insane fast and apparently, the cops just made all the kids leave and told my boss to throw away all the illegal substances and drinks they left behind. I had to clean up a lot from my yard, too.
Shortly after that someone rented it and threw a wedding in the house and basically destroyed it. They dumped pots of food everywhere and he had to spend thousands of dollars cleaning it. They burned carpets and the whole place stank.
Last I heard, he was still renting places out.”
He Ignored The First Scream, But The Second Sent Chills Down His Spine
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“I live next door to an older couple that have a duplex (separated upstairs and downstairs) and they leased the downstairs to a guy through AirBNB.
I had just finished cooking dinner at around 9 pm and was washing up with my music on when I heard a faint scream. I turned the music off and thought nothing of it. A few minutes later, I heard another scream. This one was one of the most piercing, horrified screams I’ve ever heard. I opened my windows as I heard voices coming from next door. A few minutes later, I heard people asking, ‘Where did he go, what was he wearing?’ It was the police. The AirBNB guest had apparently invited a woman over (not sure if they knew each other), but ended up stabbing her and smashed her head with a hammer. The second scream was the couple who leased their home discovering the attack. The police tried to track down the guy who attacked the lady the next day. I got interviewed by the news in the morning and provided my recall of events. I went to work the next day and kept checking the news. They eventually found the guy at around 3 pm. They found him eating toast in the same house he attacked the lady. I came home and the reporters were still there, so I asked them how did he manage to get back in the house when they were there the whole day. They said he never left. They went to get a shot of the scene and as they approached, they found the guy inside, eating toast, like nothing had happened. Police came and they arrested him in the house, all the while filming his undoing.”
She Went On A Manic Cleaning Episode And Threw Away Their Possessions
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“I had an Airbnb guest who had a manic episode while staying with our family in our house. She cleaned the basement laundry room one night while we were in bed. It was really uncomfortable because even though laundry room was kind of dirty, it was not part of her rental space and she was basically really invading our space.
The next morning, she yelled at our 2-year-old for making noise and then yelled at the neighbor kids over the fence that she was going to call the cops if they kept screaming. She had also been getting into our adult beverages in the kitchen without asking, probably further contributing to her bizarre behavior.
She started really getting manic and saying things like, ‘How can I relax in this house when it is dirty like this!’ Our house is not spotless, but we have had dozens of guests and it is not intolerably messy. When we went through the box of ‘garbage’ she’d hauled outside, there were things in there like the kids’ shoes and our house phone.
We decided that we needed to ask her to leave because her behavior became so erratic that we were afraid that she would set the house on fire accidentally or something. Airbnb was like almost no help in the situation and finally, they did agree to find her a place after many, many calls. It did not help that even though she agreed that ‘perhaps we were not a good fit for her’ and she ‘would maybe be more comfortable elsewhere,’ she would not take their calls because she was trying to stay. When she finally left at midnight, the poor Uber guy had to wait like 15 minutes while she loaded her abnormally large amount of stuff she had with her.
Turns out that she was from the SAME city and her boyfriend of 10 years had thrown her out of her apartment and she was basically on the fringe of being homeless. Airbnb only counted it as a regular dispute and we refunded half her stay cost even though she stayed a day longer. I have since become much more careful about who we rent the room to.”
Those Grown Men Totally Destroyed That Toilet
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“I ran an Airbnb for a year. Four clean cut frat boys had a seven day stay. When they checked out, I sent my usual, ‘Hope you enjoyed your trip!’ text, and they responded that the toilet hadn’t been working for their stay. They could have told me this on day one. On hour one. Instead, they used the toilet for a full week. There was a mountain of poop. A mountain. A. Mountain. I took the toilet tank lid off. The chain had come loose. Four men in their 20s didn’t know how to attach the toilet tank chain.
Forever and ever, for the rest of my life, I will feel smart – even though I’m the dummy who had to shovel poop mountain into contractor bags.”
The Entire House Was In Ruins After The Frat Got Through With It
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“Not my personal story, but my friend and his fraternity just rented out an AirBnB this last weekend for one of their formals. It was in a small mountain town, so the house was fairly big and fit quite a few people. However, everyone brought a date so I imagine there to be at least 15-20 people who ended up staying. Anyway, everyone was heavily drinking all weekend and one girl was dancing on the counter tops, somehow jumped onto the stove and smashed through it. She was literally standing knee deep in the oven. Most things in the house were broken and even the hot tub was left brown by the end of all of it. Oh, Greek life! I would hate to be the father of the man who used his credit card for the reservation.”
Some Activities Are Best Done In Your Own Home
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“I did Airbnb for a while, mostly for the fun of it. Constant flow of good people, some who were just okay with chilling alone, some who wanted to hang out, some who I still call every few weeks and even have visited in my travels.
One time, I took a chance on someone who had no reviews, but they wanted to stay and the money was nice, so I figured what the heck. They proceeded to shoot smack in my home. Left needles in my back garden and the bedding was ruined from multiple burns. Kicked them out after I discovered the needles, filed a report with Airbnb and had them pay for the ruined bedding and cleaning. I myself was pricked with a needle and my dog nearly was. Had to get tested for HIV and Hep C. They were banned as far as I remember.
I no longer host people without reviews. For context, I work in addiction treatment and am a recovering addict myself. Many of my guests will drink, smoke, even do coke and E while out. I don’t mind it, but don’t fly to Hollywood to party like that in my sweet little house.”
That Night, He Heard The Loudest Moans He Ever Heard
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“I rented my living room out for the summer in New York City. I had a girl check in for two nights and on the first night, I heard the loudest moans coming from the room. I thought she was just getting it on by herself since I didn’t hear anyone else come in. The next morning, it turns out it was a lesbian party spot for the night with two other girls. I had to put headphones on in my own home since they were SO LOUD during the night. They left the A/C on with the living room door open, front door to the apartment unlocked, all their hair appliances plugged in, makeup everywhere, and didn’t even say anything about the extra people, and ending up not staying the extra night and wanted their money back. I obliged and then deleted my Airbnb profile. #Neveragain.”
Well, At Least She Left A Great Review Considering All The Trouble She Put Him Through
“I was new to AirBnB and my prices were very low. At that time, I was 21 and thought it would only be boys and girls my age who used it. I signed up pretty much to hang out with people my age, show them the city, and have a great time. My first guest was a middle-aged woman who was attending a Robbie Williams concert in the neighboring city. She was very sweet and kind when I talked to her through AirBNB, so I let her use my cheap apartment, in which I live also. She didn’t ‘check in’ until 3 in the morning, and she was very wasted when she arrived. I had work the following morning, so I really felt like sleeping. When I let her inside, she was very noisy. After about 30 minutes, she fell asleep.
I was woken up suddenly by her trying to ‘sneak’ into my bed. Keep in mind, she was totally wasted, so it was not very smooth. I asked what she was doing and told her to use the other room. She refused and wanted to cuddle with me – also saying she was willing to pay more. I told her, quite aggressively, to use the other room or leave. At that point, she got mad at me and left the room. After about 15 minutes, she busts the door open and came back in the room trying to sell me some of her organic product called Vitamin Plus or something. I was furious. She kept going for about an hour before she almost fell asleep in the door opening. She gave me 5 stars.
Since then, I had two other guests. They were was also a nightmare. I quit AirBnB about 6 months ago.”
Everything Was Going Fine, ‘Til He Got Them In The Car
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“My worst guests were my first guests. They asked if I could give them a lift to a music festival they were going to later for a bit of extra cash. So they arrived and seemed really nice and 6 hours later, I was driving them to the festival. I kept glancing in the rearview mirror at two girls sitting behind me every now and then because I noticed they couldn’t keep their heads up and their eyes were rolling around like crazy. I asked if they’re alright and the girl behind me just spewed everywhere in my car. It went between the gap of the headrest, the seat, and bits were splashing down my neck. Then her friend started vomiting at the sight of her vomiting. I was absolutely freaking out and tried to find somewhere to pull over so they could finish vomiting outside my car. Eventually, they stopped and asked me to drive them back to the house. When I got there, I called up a neighbor who was a nurse to come and check out what was up with these girls. She told me she suspected they’d started the party early, which I sort of expected.
The other two girls who weren’t vomiting and struggling to keep their heads up wanted me to take them to the festival still, so I drove them there and quickly came back to see if the first two girls were okay. I periodically checked up on them while cleaning my car seats, but I decided to just leave them until morning.
The next morning, I saw two cars that weren’t there before driving out. The girls apparently had invited some friends over. They came to say goodbye, thanks for the stay, and quickly drove off. I immediately inspected the place to see what they had done and it was horrible. Vomit on and under the couch, used rubbers on the couch, makeup everywhere, face washers and towels covered in actual crap, food left out all over the place and on the walls and floor, poop next to the toilet on the floor. There were also little things that were gone, like soap, cereal, tissues, coffee pods, etc. It was unreal. It took me a solid six hours of cleaning and sterilizing to get it to get it back to the way it was before.
Not the greatest start to AirBnB for me. I was terrified every guest would be like this, but thankfully so far they have been the worst. A year later, I’m still doing it and I’ve had some really lovely people stay.”
His Beach Pad Was The Perfect Party Spot
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“I rent my pad close to the beach on Airbnb. Every year, there’s a music festival and I stay clear of it. Last year, I forgot to lock the dates and got an instant booking. They said there were 8. There were 11. They didn’t have enough garden furniture and took the mid-century modern style chairs into the garden. Then they left for the concert and it rained. One star.”
This Guy And His Shih Tzu Were Real Pieces Of Work
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“I have an Airbnb rental in a small ski town. One of our first guests was a single guy who brought his shih-tzu. He stayed for one night and left a one star review saying there was no silverware in the house (there’s literally like 40 of everything), the power went out across half the mountain due to an ice storm and he was bored, and finally that he was disappointed that the fridge wasn’t stocked (clearly says on our listing that food and drink are not provided). Here’s the kicker, the next guests that came in went to clean some ‘mud’ they thought they tracked into the house. Ended up being dog crap from the jerk’s shih tzu.”
It’s A Good Thing They Smelled It When They Did!
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“The wife and I Airbnb our in-law extension. We had a Chinese family (dad, mom, late teen/early 20s daughter) stay with us. They were from a city in China I hadn’t heard of. One day, we get home, which is directly above the in-law. There was a STRONG smell of gas. I checked everything and it seemed normal. Opened the window and messaged the Chinese family, asking if they smell gas. No response.
I went down and knocked on the door. Dad answered, smiling and the mom and daughter were laying on the couch, about to take a nap. I had to step back from the wave of gas smell from the in-law. I asked them if they smelled gas. They just smiled. I pushed my way through and went to check the stove. They did not fully turn off a burner. Gas was pouring out. They thought nothing of it. I tried to inform that they could have been killed and could have blown up the building in the process. All I got were smiles.”
They Claimed It Would Just Be Them And A Few Friends
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“I have a small home near a nice beach in Australia. In the early days of AirBnB, I planned to meet guests in person to welcome them in, but also to make sure the house wasn’t going to get used as a massive party house. We made it clear in the terms that there was a limit of seven guests and neighbors didn’t want big crowds making lots of noise. For the very first booking, I met what seemed like two pleasant young Indian women who promised it was only going to be them and four other friends staying. All of Mumbai ended up in my house, specifically the jacuzzi, with lots of loud karaoke until 4 am. Cops were called twice.
I almost forgot to mention that one of the neighbors went over to see what the heck was going on. He got chatting to one of the people in the house who informed him that the girls sublet the beds, lounges and space on the ground for sleeping bags to everyone. They made some nice pocket change.”
He Never Rented To More Than Four People Again After That
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“I rent out a rustic cabin on my property. The setting is really nice and serene beside a creek and there’s a cedar sauna on the property as well. But the cabin is small. There’s a queen bed in the loft and a double futon on the main floor and its dimensions are roughly 12′ by 10′ so I tell people the max is four people per night. Well, this young guy messaged me and asked me if they can have seven, promised they’ll be really respectful and clean. I work with someone the guy knows, so I caved. They left the place kind of clean, but burned a hole in the hardwood floor and broke the handle off the sliding glass door. Turns out, with that many people cooking, etc, the humidity in winter caused some moisture condensation on the track, which subsequently froze, and instead of just leaving it and letting me know, he forced the door closed, breaking the handle in the process – not an easy feat. Hurt his hand as well, he was sure to let me know, code for ‘don’t take my damage deposit or I’ll sue you.’ You can bet I never let more than four in there now.”
She Left A Review So Bad, He Looked Her Up Online
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“I rent out my beachfront house in Italy. A few months ago, I got a message from a woman all about her sad story about her dad visiting his hometown for the first time in 50 years, blah blah blah. I agreed to rent her the place at a reduced price in the middle of high season at a weird schedule that would mess with other rentals, but whatever, I rented it to her anyway. Her profile picture showed this normal girl, so I figured there was no danger in it.
Anyway, she arrived while I was out of town for work, so a friend greeted her. I spoke to her on the phone for the first three days, asking how everything was. ‘Great! No problem. Thanks!’ was her constant response.
Well, when she left on the sixth day, she left me a horrible, one-star review complaining about the following:
-Apparently I ‘left her with an unsavory local manager’ instead of being present myself
-The bathrooms were too small
-The Internet never worked
-There are too many stairs
Well you know what, hussy? I looked her up after this and it turns out her Airbnb profile picture was a fake (she publicly posted photos of herself in my town, so I know I didn’t have the wrong person). She’s actually a very large woman, not that I would otherwise care. So, she was too big, my bathroom was not too small. Plus, I spoke to her daily and she never mentioned anything wrong. Like, screw off. Tell me if there’s a problem. That’s the whole point of my calls. You think I want to talk to a stranger a for no reason? It left a bad taste.”