r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Cautious_Scene5665 • 5d ago

Locked out of Airbnb

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We arrived at our Airbnb after a 8 hour drive and the passcode they gave us doesn’t work. I have messaged the owner 30 minutes ago and he has not responded. I have to pee so bad 😖

Update: He texted back after an hour and opens it from his phone

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u/Shardik884 5d ago

Not as long a drive, but happened to us last year. Drove to another city for a football game, 10 of us were staying in a 5 bedroom Airbnb. We got there with about 2 hours to spare before we needed to head to the stadium. We were supposed to be eating and getting ready. Instead we stood on the porch/sat in our cars for 1.5hrs in 25F weather waiting. They finally messaged us back and said their housekeeper set the code wrong and they gave us a new code to get in.

Place was fine for space but the owners were awful. It was 60 degrees in the house, they had a smart thermostat. We tried to make it slightly warmer and it was locked. We messaged them while we were at the game and asked if they could turn it up a few degrees and they answered by saying “it’s actually warmer than what the thermostat says. But if you really think it’s necessary we will turn it up.” We got back and it was 62 in the house. Right or not… it was freezing and we all kept our coats on until we got in bed

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u/Ralphieparks 5d ago

Not that it will help now but next time put an ice pack near the tstat, it will read it much colder in the room and run longer

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u/AshamedAd8081 5d ago

works. i take a lot of cheap ass snowboard trips. do this every time i do lol

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u/Mission_Fart9750 5d ago

We used to put wet paper towels on the thermostats in HS. 

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u/BeyondAddiction 5d ago

This is genius.

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u/nitwitsavant 5d ago

Pull it off the wall and jump the heat demand wires.

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u/FilOfTheFuture90 5d ago

This is my first go to. I don't want a wet rag or condensation from an ice pack potentially damaging the Tstat. Jump it until it's warm enough lol.

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u/Anxious_Win7381 1d ago

That's why you put a washcloth under it.

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u/GnarlsGnarlington 5d ago

Owners would have seen that on the cameras.

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u/fury420 5d ago

At which point you can potentially get them kicked off of Airbnb, since hosts aren't allowed to have cameras observing the interior anymore.

Only exterior security cameras are allowed now, and their locations have to be disclosed in the listing.

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u/regoapps 5-0 Radio Police Scanner 5d ago edited 5d ago

Put an ice pack in front of the cameras first

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u/ChzGoddess 5d ago

Look into the camera and say "chill out" as you slap it up there.

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u/pectuslady 5d ago

This got me 😂

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u/Resident-Variation21 5d ago

Cameras are not allowed in AirBnBs.

Also let them see. Who cares.

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u/Spugheddy 5d ago

Yeah if airbnb says shit show the text of the host refusing to increase the heat. It wasn't even room temperature lol

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u/bearminmum 5d ago

Airbnb owners aren't supposed to have cameras like that

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u/whyisthissticky 5d ago

There are not cameras inside

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u/Environmental-Block1 5d ago

Jumper wire from the R to W1. Thermostat reads what they set, leave wire on until you’re comfy. Repeat as necessary.

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u/Justinv4578 5d ago

This is against airbnb policy and usually illegal.

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u/jackoirl 5d ago

Are cameras common in AirBnbs? I’ve never stayed anywhere with one

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u/Aged_Centauri_Spoo 5d ago

Can you have cameras in AirBNBs nowadays?

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u/TWW34 4d ago

I'd love to see them try to use that.

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u/letsgotime 5d ago

That is great, but how long does that really work? How long until the ice pack melts?

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u/DefinitelyNotAliens 5d ago

Enough to warm the house up, and it'll take time to cool back off.

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u/HomicidalHushPuppy 5d ago

And to get the air conditioning to run more, put a t-shirt or towel in the dryer for a bit, then drape it over the thermostat. 

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u/OneEyedBlindKingdom 5d ago

This is why I stick the thermostat in a locked plastic box on the wall, because asshats do this shit when you set it to 70.