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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FWIW I’ve left bad reviews on Airbnb that never publish. Sometimes you get a fab spot and others are beyond disgusting yet have great reviews- the space I rated low smelled like cat urine and damp.

It used to be a great way to travel. Less expensive and more homey.

I feel old writing this. [/quote]

This - I don't risk it with AirBNB no matter the rating because of all the stories about how it was locked after their stay and they couldn't add/change a rating. I feel like people give better ratings than reality because they want good ratings as guests. [/quote]

While rare, I have had at least one superhost with a highly related property where the reality was much, much worse.  It is pretty obvious that the "superhost" was manipulating their ratings.  I gave a less than stellar review (not actually horrible but more pointing out the discrepancies between the pictures and the reality of the place) and the host badgered me and worked to get the review removed.  This is one of the flaws of online rating systems -- the person receiving the review has a lot more incentive to curate the reviews than any one person giving a review.  Not only that, but the review website often has a strong interest in helping the provider of the service (sometimes providers can pay to have their services lifted in rankings).  Accordingly, unless a place has both a high rating and a large number of ratings, the rating is not statistically meaningful.[/quote]

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