A team of schoolies are resisting after being struck with a virtually $5,000 costs for problems to aGold Coast Airbnb The young adults declare they were incorrectly billed and were âtaken advantage ofâ due to their young age.
Samiya and Charlize have actually simply ended up institution and stated they were âso excitedâ to commemorate completion of their research studies with a team of their good friends. The team of 6 âsaved up for monthsâ to schedule the skyscraper apartment or condo for schoolies, which was $4,100 for the week-long keep.
The women declared they maintained the apartment or condo âspotlessâ and vacuumed every early morning. As young adults, they were eager to record the whole experience, consisting of the apartment or condo. And this proof wound up repaying.
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âThe first thing I did was, I whipped out my phone, I recorded. I made a whole vlog of the apartment,â Charlize informed A Current Affair.
The young adults also recorded their check out, to returning the space trick.
After their keep, their Airbnb host Amanda composed a favorable testimonial for them. The team were called âamazing guestsâ that were âneat and tidyâ.
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Despite the beautiful testimonial, the host likewise sent them a costs for greater than $4,800 in damages to the apartment or condo.
This consisted of $1,395 for the television, $3,000 for the sofa, $325 for the shower head and $93.29 for 3 coffee cannisters.
Samiya stated it was âlot of money for young girls to cough upâ.
When she experienced the insurance claim, there seemed distinctions in between the hostâs image proof and what the team had actually videotaped.
âI noticed the TV was completely different, the couch already had that hole in it, the canisters, we didnât have those canisters, and the shower head, I couldnât even tell you what was wrong with the shower head,â Samiya said.
The girls tried appealing the claim with Airbnb and provided their evidence but were initially knocked back.
The host also maintained she hadnât mixed up the apartment or the guests, and had received the photos of the damage from her cleaner.
After being contacted by A Current Affair, Airbnb said girls were not responsible for the damages âbased on all the evidence and factsâ
âWe are currently investigating the issues that have been raised, and pending a final decision, we have temporarily suspended the host account,â Airbnb said in a statement.
