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It’s an Air BnB one, sorry!

107 replies

Doseofreality · 21/02/2025 16:03

Quick question.

if an Air BnB listing stated “Bath” under the “Amenities” section, what would that mean to you? What would you expect.

Will get a few responses and then explain why I am asking.

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RampantIvy · 24/02/2025 15:07

I also don't need to soak in a bath that I don't know how clean it is and whose ass was soaking just before mine.

Seriously 😂

Using the same bonkers analogy, someone's dirty feet will have been in the shower before you.

And a bath is easy to clean. Do you really not know how to clean a bath? Really?

Acc0untant · 24/02/2025 14:39

MillyVannily · 24/02/2025 14:33

I dont understand, obviously.
I have children and don't need a bath. I also don't need to soak in a bath that I don't know how clean it is and whose ass was soaking just before mine. For those reasons my imagination is in totally different direction and just is a solid no from me.

The fact you clearly don't like baths doesn't negate how easy it is to understand why others do....

MillyVannily · 24/02/2025 14:33

RampantIvy · 23/02/2025 09:23

Who doesn't understand why some want a bath in an airbnb? Hmm
People with young children or babies
People who love a soak in the bath

Come on 😆 . Use your imagination

I dont understand, obviously.
I have children and don't need a bath. I also don't need to soak in a bath that I don't know how clean it is and whose ass was soaking just before mine. For those reasons my imagination is in totally different direction and just is a solid no from me.

purplehair1 · 24/02/2025 11:58

It either has a bath, or it is in Bath…

Emmz1510 · 23/02/2025 10:06

Well in some contexts is shortened to mean ‘bathroom’. Like if the description of a house for sale said ‘three bed two bath’ I would know it had two bathrooms but wouldn’t necessarily assume it had bath tubs.
But having read your update it sounds like the owner is a CF.

SezFrankly · 23/02/2025 09:42

Just report him to Air bnb and demand a refund. What a twat.

Echobelly · 23/02/2025 09:26

I'd say it has a bath tub - we prefer to have a bath tub, but we always look for it in photos rather than in the list of amenities. If I saw a listing that said bath in amenities but had a picture of bathroom that didn't show a tub, I would query.

RampantIvy · 23/02/2025 09:23

MillyVannily · 23/02/2025 08:29

Who goes to a bnb to get a bath? Come on 🤣 he won't get more bookings because he mentioned there is a bath!!! The dishwasher I agree is a bit more fraudulent. Although, I wouldn't necessarily need a dishwasher while away, so that also wouldn't be bonus points for me, but I can see how it can be appealing to some people.

Who doesn't understand why some want a bath in an airbnb? Hmm
People with young children or babies
People who love a soak in the bath

Come on 😆 . Use your imagination

gettingthehangofsewing · 23/02/2025 09:20

Bath means a bath tub. If it's a shower it needs to say. What if a person had disabilities and required a specific washing style. Also dishwasher means dishwasher.

I would expect a discount and would be transparent inthe review . I would also leave the pots in the'dishwasher'

shellyleppard · 23/02/2025 09:16

@Doseofreality trade description act 🤣🤣

ScrubbedCauliflower · 23/02/2025 09:09

Doseofreality · 21/02/2025 16:07

We expected a bath as well, currently arguing with dickhead owner as he says it means “bathing facilities”.

No bath, just a tiny shower cubicle.

He also used “dishwasher” to mean a sink.

He hasn’t provided “bathing facilities”. To bathe means to immerse (ie dip or submerge) one's body in water. He’s provides showering facilities. A shower is a fall of water of short duration, You can’t bathe in a shower cubicle.

Botanybaby · 23/02/2025 09:08

I always make sure to look at the photos of the property before booking just to confirm listing isn't fake

Botanybaby · 23/02/2025 09:06

If it says bath it would mean a bath washing facilities are different

Take screen shots of the description that you booked under and take loads of pictures ask to leave early and for a refund and complain to air b&b

CircleofWillis · 23/02/2025 09:02

MillyVannily · 23/02/2025 08:29

Who goes to a bnb to get a bath? Come on 🤣 he won't get more bookings because he mentioned there is a bath!!! The dishwasher I agree is a bit more fraudulent. Although, I wouldn't necessarily need a dishwasher while away, so that also wouldn't be bonus points for me, but I can see how it can be appealing to some people.

People with children? People who don't have a bath at home. People who see soaking in a bath as a luxury.

InTheWindow · 23/02/2025 08:55

MillyVannily · 23/02/2025 08:29

Who goes to a bnb to get a bath? Come on 🤣 he won't get more bookings because he mentioned there is a bath!!! The dishwasher I agree is a bit more fraudulent. Although, I wouldn't necessarily need a dishwasher while away, so that also wouldn't be bonus points for me, but I can see how it can be appealing to some people.

I always try to find a b&b/hotel/cottage with an actual bath. Although most just have showers. I don’t have one at home so it’s a treat to have one on holiday.

SnoozingFox · 23/02/2025 08:51

If an advert says in the main listing "three bed two bath" I would take that to mean 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms which may or may not have a bathtub.

But if it says there's a bath in the bathroom, you can't say a shower is the same thing. Or that a sink is a dishwasher. Complain to Airbnb and ask for some money back.

Needanadultgapyear · 23/02/2025 08:47

As a host report to Air BnB and give him a poor rating and explain why.
We have a bath in our property, but actually it is rarely used so it is not the massive boost he thinks.
Dishwasher again we supply tablets, but I would say only about 50% of guests use it.

MumBikini · 23/02/2025 08:46

I'm an Airbnb host! We don't have a bath or a dishwasher and so they are NOT listed in the amenities! To list amenities you actually have to physically go into the system and select the amenity! So your host consciously chose to select bath and dishwasher knowing they weren't present in the property which is pretty poor.

When my children were small we saw a bath as essential and would only have chosen places with baths. If I turned up and there wasn't one, I'd feel pretty annoyed about that! Not least because you can often have much more choice and pay less for properties without baths!

Your host is in the wrong. A good host would apologise, say it was an oversight, promise to immediately change the listing, and then offer you some form of refund and money off a future stay etc... only a poor host argues the point and ends up with you giving them a poor review (are the other reviews of the property poor?) and having to complain to Airbnb.

LittleBigHead · 23/02/2025 08:43

I’ve now read your follow up - the sink being advertised as a dishwasher ?! He’s a dick. I hope AirBnB responds satisfactorily - he’s misrepresenting the property.

RampantIvy · 23/02/2025 08:40

Report to airbnb and trading standards.

As an aside the founder of airbnb is in bed with Trump and Musk and I don't want to give him my money.

LittleBigHead · 23/02/2025 08:40

In the UK , I’d expect an actual bathtub. Anywhere else, I wouldn’t.

For example, in US property adverts (for sale or rent) a “half bath” means a lavatory - and no actual bath or shower.

Booboobagins · 23/02/2025 08:36

Amenities wouldn't automatically mean a bath to me though - yes bath/shower room but not specifically a bath.

Dishwasher is taking the P. Report to Airbnb. The advert is a joke.

MillyVannily · 23/02/2025 08:29

Who goes to a bnb to get a bath? Come on 🤣 he won't get more bookings because he mentioned there is a bath!!! The dishwasher I agree is a bit more fraudulent. Although, I wouldn't necessarily need a dishwasher while away, so that also wouldn't be bonus points for me, but I can see how it can be appealing to some people.

Butchyrestingface · 23/02/2025 08:22

Mancunian or not, I'd report him.

IamtheDevilsAvocado · 23/02/2025 08:21

Doseofreality · 21/02/2025 16:07

We expected a bath as well, currently arguing with dickhead owner as he says it means “bathing facilities”.

No bath, just a tiny shower cubicle.

He also used “dishwasher” to mean a sink.

Is his first language English??

That's the first thing that occurred to me...

If English is his mother tongue - he's intentionally misleading....

I mean dishwasher to mean sink?!? Seriously?!

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