‘He said he hasn’t owned this for years’: Airbnb guests call host 30 minutes before arriving. There’s just one problem

The internet is filled with Airbnb horror stories, many of which are shared to social media platforms like TikTok.

And as summer vacation season crawls on, users are posting stories about how their rentals didn’t meet their expectations, or the wild things they encountered upon checking into their Airbnb.

Previously, one user said that Airbnb canceled their booking 2 weeks before their trip, even though they had booked 8 months in advance. Another claimed that their family...