Airbnb can be a great alternative to a hotel or motel when traveling. They often offer a little more than typical hotels when it comes to space and amenities and can make your stay more pleasant.
Hotels and Airbnb hosts have plenty of clever tricks up their sleeves to attract guests, some of which can be downright misleading. In the world of hospitality, it’s not uncommon for businesses to prioritize bookings over honesty, as unfortunate as that may be. One of the most common ways travelers get duped is through carefully curated listing photos that paint an illusion of perfection — only for the reality to be a major disappointment.
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Enjoy this lovely little cottage style Airbnb, never mind the nuclear reactor behind it.
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This listing neglected to mention you'll be sleeping in the bathroom, next to a toilet and a bidet.
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At some point this tiny home got swapped out with an RV. Perhaps they 'forgot' to update the listing.
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Nothing ruins a view of a nice manicured landscape like some construction.
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Not sure if they had a pool previously or photoshopped a pool into this listing, but this is messed up.
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Another clever use of photography angles to deceive the renter. Not to mention it's an entirely different house.
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Just say the pool is currently closed for crying out loud!
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It almost feels like they rented furniture to take the photos, and then promptly returned most of it.
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Nothing like being woken up first thing morning by construction on the hotel you're staying at.
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This is just straight up false advertising, no if, ands, or buts.
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This could be the off-season for swimming if the pool isn't heated, however it appears to be an entirely different property.
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How hard is it o put up some drywall to hide those messy wires and pipes?
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Wait, where is the balcony?
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Another deceptive zoomed in photo to trick the guest.
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This might be both the saddest and funniest photo in this list.
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This 'penthouse' has the saddest looking kitchen I've ever seen.
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Not gonna lie, they had us in the first half.
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That closeup shot of the pool table was intentionally misleading.
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Yeah, I'd recommend getting the heck out of there!
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Free lizards and complimentary mold in this unit!
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This could have been due to bad weather, but the host should have at least cleaned it up before renting it out again.
