Airbnb Host Demands Guest Pay To Replace Stained Couch

At this point, there is practically no point in staying in an Airbnb. They’re overpriced, often far above the cost of a hotel, and on top of it frequently require all kinds of chores before you can leave. That’s before we even touch on the fact that you have to deal with the Airbnb’s host.

In the case of one guest on Reddit, that particular aspect of the Airbnb experience turned into a full-tilt drama when she spilled a bit of dipping sauce on a piece of furniture.

The Airbnb host demanded a guest pay $3000 to replace a couch she stained.

On one hand, expecting someone to replace something they damaged isn’t entirely unreasonable. However, if you rent your house out to strangers, it comes with the territory that things are going to get broken at some point. That’s just part of the deal.

So it’s kind of hard to feel like this host’s demands are even reasonable on their face. But once the host’s method of making the request is factored in, the whole thing seems on par with the overall…