By Ishita Srivastava For Dailymail.Com
03:26 17 May 2024, updated 04:13 17 May 2024
- Joanna Anderson shared the notes with additional charges stuck in her Airbnb
- She also recorded the call she had with the host after receiving a bill of $937
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A TikToker has shared a series of hand-written notes she found while staying at an Airbnb – leaving many viewers baffled.
Joanna Anderson shared a now viral video explaining she was at a ‘nice home’, but was shocked to discover notes outlining additional charges for using basic amenities.
One note on the WiFi router read: ‘WiFi is free on the first day of your stay but will be charged at £10.00 ($12.67 USD) per day per device thereafter.’
Another note on washing appliances read: ‘The washing machine will be charged at £5.00 ($6.34 USD) per wash. No exception.’
Similar charge notes was also stuck on the TV and pool table.
But Anderson revealed it got much worse. Other bizarre notes were scattered around the home.
One stuck to a white fur arm chair read :’Do not sit in this chair, it was my deceased husband’s favorite one’.
Attached to microwave was ‘no meat products or animals allowed,’ while the bathroom sink had: ‘Please do not take [a] shower or bath after 8pm, we’re saving water’. Another on the fridge demanded: ‘This is a vegan household, respect that!’
Anderson recorded the call she had with Airbnb host about the charges after leaving the location and receiving a $937.73 (£740) bill.
She had been charged for WiFi, washing machine usage, deep cleaning of floors and carpets as well as damage to antique tea cup.
While on call, the host can be heard telling Anderson that she ‘used the pool table twice and there is a charge on the table’.
But the shocked guest wonders: ‘I’m actually curious as well, whether or not I used the pool table, how did you know I used the pool table?’
The host quickly told her ‘everything was in a different place,’ and notes that Anderson had also used the washing machine.
In the end, Anderson is told by the host that all the extra fees were listed when she signed an agreement to rent the Airbnb and that she should dispute the charges with the company.
The video has left many viewers wondering how the host came to know of the charges and suspecting that the property was fitted with cameras.
A spectator wrote: ‘I feel like there were cameras in that Airbnb’.
While another said: ‘Hidden cams. Call police and a lawyer. Knowing something was used twice means she’s watching.’
One viewer questioned the placement of the chair and said: ‘Am I the only one wondering why the chair was put in a public Airbnb and not taken into a private residence if it was so special and sentimental??’
Another also wondered: ‘She said you used the pool table twice – if you put it back wrong how can she tell if it was once or 10 times?’
It comes as another TikToker shared their horror Airbnb story and wrote: ‘This is like when I was recorded inside an Airbnb because I fell asleep on the couch instead of the bedroom. I got a message the next day asking me to please sleep in the bedroom on the bed.’
According to the Airbnb website, hosts are not allowed to collect any additional fees or charges outside of the platform unless expressly authorized by the company.
