Stories of horror stays in holiday lets, with guests opening doors on unclean apartments, battling with rude hosts and being refused refunds, aren’t uncommon.
But what about the other side of the holiday rental scenario? Reports about what it’s like to be an owner or manager left to clean up the nightmare scenes guests leave behind, and tackle the chaos they might cause during their stay, are much less frequent.
The Daily Mail has spoken to multiple experienced hosts in the industry, who’ve recounted some of the worst situations they’ve found themselves in over the years.
From properties being used as a brothel
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