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Guest refund from one hair - jackBnimble - 11-06-2025

After checking in, she messaged me that the bathroom was not properly cleaned. I apologized and asked if she could send me pictures so I can talk to my cleaning lady. Then she sent me several pictures with one hair in it. These pictures are from different angles for this one hair. I asked if she wants my cleaning lady to get there and clean this hair. She said refund would be nice. I didn’t say anything but refunded cleaning fee to her. I have hundreds of review, pure 5 stars for cleanliness. My cleaning lady is very thorough and dedicated. I think it’s a refund scam and I’ll make sure to put that in her review and check ‘Will not host again”!


RE: Guest refund from one hair - ctheworld - 11-11-2025

If this is your first time dealing with nonsense like this and you've had mostly great guests otherwise, just forget about it and hope that it ends with a refund and not a bad review.


RE: Guest refund from one hair - ChrisFromTheOC - 11-23-2025

A single hair doesn’t warrant a refund, especially when you offered to fix it right away. Refunding the cleaning fee was generous. Definitely note the experience in your review so other hosts are aware.


RE: Guest refund from one hair - bisonrav - 12-04-2025

I have the advantage of living near my airbnb. After every cleaning I walk through the suite with such a laser eye for stray hairs that my cleaners didn’t catch. And I get upset for when they don’t. Some times I see more stray hairs than others. If I was a guest and saw this I would be disgusted. It is what it signifies. It signifies a sloppy cleaning team or that the place was only “tidied up” not cleaned and it makes you think what else isn’t cleaned in the place.