6 True Scary Airbnb Stories: From Murder to Cockroaches

The Violent Rental

• 🔪 A UK Airbnb host discovered a flat trashed after a three-week booking, finding chairs barricading the door and a window used as an exit.
• 🩸 Inside, the host found a scene of a fight, with smashed items, and in the bathroom, a severely beaten woman in the bath, who turned out to be the renter.
• 🚨 The woman, Alice, was alive but barely conscious; paramedics later revealed she and her companion were call girls targeted by local gangsters demanding money.

The Abandoned Farmhouse

• ❓ A couple booked an Airbnb on a farm but found the owners had vanished, leaving a trail of clothes and household items leading away from the property.
• 😨 The house was unlocked and empty, with no explanation for the hasty departure, leaving the couple with a strong sense of unease and a quick refund from Airbnb.

The Murder Apartment

• 👃 A couple renting a fancy Airbnb in their own city noticed an overpowering smell of cleaning products in the TV room.
• 🩸 Upon pulling up the carpet, they discovered a large, dark brown stain on the wooden floor, leading them to research the address and find articles about a murder that occurred in the apartment months prior.
• 😠 Airbnb initially promised to de-list the property but later claimed the stain was cleaned and the quality met their standards, despite the couple's knowledge of the murder.

The Attic Intruder

• 😱 While staying in a converted attic Airbnb in Berlin, one guest heard footsteps and saw the door slowly opening, realizing they had forgotten to lock it.
• 🏃‍♀️ Fearing an intruder, the guest grabbed a lamp as a weapon, swung it at the figure, and then fled down the stairs with their friend, calling the police.

The Greek Cockroach Nightmare

• 🐛 A traveler in Greece found an incredibly cheap Airbnb with glowing reviews, but upon waking, discovered a cockroach near the bed, suspecting an infestation.
• 👂 The next morning, while driving, the traveler felt something moving in their ear and discovered a cockroach had crawled inside, leading to a terrifying ordeal at a hospital.
• 🏥 Doctors removed parts of the cockroach, but upon returning home, more pieces were found, requiring further medical attention and leaving the traveler with a lasting phobia.

The Super Host's Rage

• 🏨 Two doctors on vacation in Los Angeles checked into an Airbnb hosted by a "super host" named JJ.
• 🚨 They were woken by JJ banging violently on their door, claiming to be Kevin, and later, JJ himself smashed through their bedroom window, attacking them.
• 💰 The couple discovered JJ was illegally subletting the property from the actual owner and had attacked them over a dispute about cleaning fees, leading to their refund and a desire to avoid Airbnb.