I had only had good experiences with airbnb until this spring. A host in Seattle mis-represented her property as a studio in a house, and it turned out to be a glorified room with paper thin walls, extremely loud people staying in other parts of the house, and mold that made my allergies even worse. I had to cancel after one night, and offered to pay an extra night plus any cancelation fees. She already had my money for the entire month. After no reply from her, I got airbnb involved. I reasonable asked for two thirds of my money back. At first, they responded and said they were looking into it, but after follow-up calls/emails, nothing more from them. I would never use airbnb again!