Help! Locked inside

[lolapenguin]

Posting on here because it’s urgent.

its currently 1am, im locked inside an airbnb in a foreign country, and my door handle came off, could use some help and advice. Tried watching videos to no avail, left a message for the airbnb guy, don’t think he speaks English if I called (airbnb translates our messages), trying to call air BnB. If anyone’s awake I could use some help

what country - these type of things are regional.

Do you need to go somewhere right now?

Well for safety, she shouldn't be locked in - fire, etc.

Call the police. I assume you can't get out of a window or call for help through one?

Call the police number from where you are? I don't think anyone on here could do anything to help!

Not helpful I know but this is why I don't like and don't use Air bnb. Things like this and you're screwed.

Call the police? Not much we can do unfortunately

I’m curious how that door handle would lock from the inside. What mechanism does it use?

Where are you??

Ha e you contacted emergency services?

Is this the door to the outside? Or a room you are stuck in?

Yea, I have to pee

Do you not have a toilet in the air bnb?

OK, well... I'm somewhat of an expert in this.
I once got out of a locked room that had no handle on it. The room was empty, apart from a suitcase with clothes, a wire coat hanger and a glass dildo.

So.. Errm.. Yeah. Creative approach.

I assume it's a lever pad handle. No help to you, OP, I'm sorry! You have lovely hands, though.

Hope you can get rescued soon. (Pee in the waste bin if necessary!)

🤞

Is there no bathroom. Are you locked in a room inside the apartment? Are there no windows? Bang on the wall to the neighbour?? Google the phrases you need in the correct language ?

Try calling the Airbnb guy. Even if he doesn't speak English the phone ringing may wake him up and then he can read your messages

Google translate is your friend in this situation. You can speak to it and it will translate what you are saying into his language. It can also read out the translation. Just call him.

I assume she's locked inside the room in the airbnb not the whole place.

Which country is it? Can you use a card to try and move the lock?

What do you expect MN to do?
If you cannot speak with your host/Air B and B then call the emergency services.

Call him and send him a photo so then if translation is a bit wrong it should make it clearer what the situation is.

Phone number for uk airbnb customer service is +44 203 318 1111

TBF I do know how to open some closed doors. I'm assuming OP doesn't have the usual plastic bottles/credit cards if she's googled. But you never know what people on here know.

Thank you everyone for your advice, I ended up calling the fire department they are on the way now, so I am technically rescued!

Your best bet is emergency services if the host isn’t responding. That way there will be a record of what’s happened for insurance purposes, rather than any damage being attributed to you. If you are desperate to get out asap, do you have any wire which you can bend into shape to look around the door catch? Wire hanger, paper clips, food ties, underwired bra (has to be bendy though and a lot of those aren’t), that sort of thing?