‘Clean Home’ With ‘Private Bathroom’ on Airbnb Just a Roadside Shipping Container, Guest Says

A gentleman’s gentleman state he paid about $ 150 for what was promised to be a clean home with a individual bathroom in Amsterdam , only to find that his Airbnb was a shipping containerillegally parked on the side of the roadwith a layer in it .

Ben Speller , a British tourist who was confabulate Amsterdam , shared photosof his Airbnb as well as a screenshot of the itemization in a Facebook group , indicating that the home was categorized as a cottage . The listing has reportedly since been taken down . He comment in the Facebook mail that Airbnb give back him after the host refused a refund . Amsterdam had the shipping container removed , according to local television news outletAT5 .

The host , list as Jacob , reportedly had another cargo ships container on Airbnb as well . The municipal authorities also had that one remove , but it wasreportedly still upon the home - sharing site even after Speller ’s news report started piss headline . The authorities are investigate the bogus list , and constabulary have n’t been able-bodied to locate the innkeeper .

Screenshot: AT5

We ’ve reach out to Airbnb for comment on Speller ’s position and will update when we find out back .

Airbnb horror storiesare hardly rare , and there have been a telephone number of incidents at properties that are inarguably more traumatizing than Speller ’s laughably rotten receptacle . But it ’s another cautionary tale of just how wanton it evidently is to all dupe someone on the internet site .

Update 2 post-mortem examination ET : An Airbnb spokesperson differentiate Gizmodo in an e-mail that they withdraw both the host and the listing from the platform . “ Misrepresented or deceitful listings have no place on our platform , and our team works severely to perpetually strengthen our defenses and stick around ahead of bad actor , ” the spokesperson said . “ Over half a billion people have travelled on Airbnb and , with over 2 million guest checking into an Airbnb every individual night , issues like this are incredibly rarified . ”

Screenshot: Ben Speller