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“I Was Terrified The Whole Time”: 16 Travelers Whose Nightmare AirBnbs Wrecked Their Dream Vacations

By: Maya Ogolini | Published on Sep. 30, 2022

“I rented a room as a broke college student. The married couple who was hosting had a huge fight about me, and I had to leave. Turns out, her creepy husband was sending my pictures — which I did not give him — from my social media to his buddies and talking about me. Things got even worse.”

If you’re a horror fan, you might have already seen Barbarian, a movie about a woman who discovers the rental home she booked might actually be a real nightmare.

Recently, the BuzzFeed Community came together to share their own horror stories they experienced after booking on Airbnb. Here are a few extra stories to add to the fun:

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