I was unaware of this until today. After having to call the police to have guests removed, I googled and learned that sex workers are now renting airbnb spaces to work instead of hotels. I had my guests removed for violating my House Rules I do not discriminate against sex workers, but I cannot allow that activity in my home, where I live as well, I rent a room, not the whole house. Airbnb did not support me as a host, i am a superhost w 5 star rating.
Airbnb told me I had to reimburse the remaining days or I would have my rating dropped for cancellation. I know this guest is going to give me poor reviews, and I am going to take the hit and warn other potential hosts w an honest review Very dismayed to hear of your experience Brenda and equally dismayed to hear that Airbnb did not support you. Contact Customer Support and inform them that you needed to contact the police to evict your guests along with your fear of a bad review and they SHOULD suppport you.
If you don't get support - persist. Anyway, I am thinking how to avoid it in the future The sex workers in question might also be victims of human trafficking. I would point that out to Airbnb as well. That is definitely not a social media post they would like to see about their platform. I think that's very insightful I'm a drug and alcohol counselor and advocate for those in need. Their reaction was violent, screaming, throwing things in my house etc..
I have read news articles last night about this, and it seems to be on the rise. Im finding out im not the first host with this problem.
I don't judge what people feel they need to do, I'm an activist, and advocate for ppl in need. I briefly explained why I needed to ask them to leave, citing only the violation of House Rules - no drugs, no smoking in house, and no unapproved guests. It saddens me that these girls feel stuck that this is their best option, but it was not possible to speak reasonably to them, so I didn't try. I just reminded them to please read Airbnb's policies before booking again, then reported the conversation and blocked them.
