if you want west cornwall my place is free this weekend…
http://www.littlebeachhouse.co.uk
off season we only charge £75/night for a super late booking, or £90/night booked in advance.
Tell me about airbnb though. i booked a room in stratford for ride london in early march. a week, one whole week, before ride london i had notification it had been cancelled. i got straight onto the host who knew nothing about it. i kicked off at airbnb and they admitted it was their fault and that they had overwritten my booking with another. they refunded me and then gave me something like 150 or 200quid credit and i booked the only room that i could find that also looked half decent.
here comes the good bit… you know thosde tabloid stories you read about people booking airbnb rooms and having all night parties? well fri night was ok, it was a shared house so quiet, but on sat i should have twigged when i heard many people carrying bottles going up the stairs. i joked to my wife when i called her that they would regret it when i had to get up at 4am and that i wouldnt be quiet, which turned out to be quite ironic as the party was still in full swing. so i didnt get any sleep and when i had to leave at 5am to go to the start i was seriously scared about leaving the house with an expensive bike so literally i waited until the hall was empty and legged it. and then i rode 100miles on no sleep, thanks airbnb.
and if that wasnt enough airbnb hassle, the day i got home from london i got an email that an august week booked via airbnb in my house, starting the week after, was cancelled with no penalty. fortunatly i found a latebooking but i still lost hundereds for a week i can book a dozen times over via my own website.
anyhow, i wouldnt take that excuse from them op, shout at them and demand credit. and if you want cornwall give me a shout and i’ll go down and put the heat on for you and make sure the log stove has a nice pile of fuel to buirn whilst you sit watching the surf crash on the reef infront of the house!! ; )
