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A Chinese couple visiting South Korea took revenge on
the Airbnb host who refused to cancel their booking by using over 120
tonnes of water as well as thousands of dollars worth of gas,
electricity and other utilities.
A Seoul Airbnb owner recently experienced a nightmare scenario in which
guests went out of their way to waste as much water, electricity, and
gas as possible during their stay. It all started when a Chinese couple
booked a stand-alone villa in Seoul on Airbnb for 25 days without
checking its location in the South Korean capital. When they arrived and
realized the place was in the outer suburbs, they decided to contact the
owner and ask for a refund, claiming that traveling to and from the city
center was too inconvenient. However, the host refused, arguing that the
booking had been confirmed and the payment made in full. The couple
seemed to accept the situation, but they were secretly plotting to make
the host pay…
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At first, the villa owner noticed nothing out of the ordinary about his
guests, other than them asking him whether there were any surveillance
cameras inside the property. Little did he know that they were actually
planning their revenge. During their 25-day booking, they only came by
the villa for about five minutes every three to four days, spending most
of their time traveling to different regions of the country.
It was only when the gas company contacted the owner about the sharp
increase in consumption at his villa that the owner realized something
was wrong. But by that time, the guests had already left South Korea,
leaving him to cover massive utility bills. He later learned that the
couple had used enough water for eight adults to use for two months, as
well as lots of electricity.
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“They used 120 tonnes of water in five days,” the host said, referring
to the fact that the couple only stopped by the villa five times during
their 25-day booking, and then only for a few minutes.
In addition to the hundreds of dollars in gas and water bills, the
Airbnb host also had to pay $728 in other miscellaneous expenses,
leaving him about 1,570 out of pocket. He tried reaching out to Airbnb
support about this issue, but was told that the company bears no
responsibility and that the matter was between him and the guests.
Unable to reach the couple in China, the man ultimately had to cover all
the bills himself.
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