gross negligence
gross negligence, incompetence, and total failure of duty of care**
This experience with **Stay Right**, facilitated through **Airbnb**, was nothing short of disgraceful.
Upon arrival in **Swansea**, we discovered that **no keys or access instructions had been provided** for the property we had booked and paid for—**almost £2,000 in advance**. This alone represents a serious failure of basic operational responsibility.
What followed was **over four hours spent waiting in the cold**, late in the day, while repeatedly attempting to resolve a situation that was entirely of the provider’s making. During this time, we were offered an “alternative property” as a supposed solution. However, this was **not a solution at all**. After being redirected and reassured, we were then informed that the replacement property **does not accept last-minute bookings**—information that should have been known *before* we were sent there and *certainly* before we were left waiting for hours with no accommodation.
Airbnb’s involvement in this process was equally unacceptable. We were reassured that a resolution had been arranged, yet the so-called solution provided was **completely unviable**. Offering an option that was never available in the first place demonstrates a shocking lack of verification, accountability, and care for customer safety and welfare.
To summarise:
* Nearly **£2,000 paid**
* **No access** to the original property
* **Four hours stranded in the cold**
* A replacement accommodation that **could never have been used**
* No urgency, no ownership, and no meaningful support
This was not a minor inconvenience or a misunderstanding—it was a **complete breakdown of service**, compounded by misinformation and poor decision-making at every stage. Being left without accommodation after dark due to failures by both the host company and the booking platform is unacceptable and deeply distressing.
Stay Right showed an alarming level of incompetence, and Airbnb failed in its responsibility to ensure that the “solution” it provided was legitimate, appropriate, or even real.
I would strongly advise anyone considering either using Stay Right or relying on Airbnb’s customer support in a crisis to think again. This situation should never have occurred, and the way it was handled only made it worse.
Utterly unacceptable.
31. Januar 2026
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