‘Used 120 tonnes of water in 5 days’: Chinese couple take revenge on Airbnb host in South Korea who refused to cancel booking by leaving taps running, lights and gas on
- A Chinese couple angered by an Airbnb host’s refusal to cancel booking wasted water, electricity and gas while spending on other expenses, costing the host more than US$1,570
- The host says Airbnb refused to help resolve the case and after the couple left the country, he had to cover the bills
A couple from China staying at an Airbnb home in South Korea left the gas on and taps running for 25 days in revenge after the host refused their request to cancel their booking.
The unidentified couple reportedly wasted 120 tonnes of water and left a water and electricity bill of US$116 and a gas bill of about US$730, NetEase News reported.
The couple booked the stand-alone villa in the capital city of Seoul for 25 days and paid in full without looking at the price or checking where the property was located in the city. When they later realised it was in the outer suburbs, they decided it was too inconvenient and asked to cancel the booking.
The host, also not identified in the report, declined to do so as the booking had already been confirmed and payment made, which the couple appeared to accept.
The couple then asked the host whether there were surveillance cameras in the villa and were reportedly told there were not.
