I'm only half kidding. I've stayed at Airbnbs before and have generally left good reviews, even if I didn't like that that much. Probably guilt, and the need for an unknown person to like me. :-)
But I just left a very bad review for a place I stayed at in St. Paul. I chose it because it was close to the hospital where my grandson is, and the photos looked nice. The place, however, was a disaster. It had uncomfortable and VERY cheap furniture, doors that were hard to lock, cheap bathroom products (we're talking Dollar Store stuff), holes in the wall, broken molding; electrical sockets that didn't work—you get the picture. The only chair in my bedroom was a metal folding chair. The only good thing was that it was very clean and the owner (who lives out of state) was very responsive.
So I left a 3-star review, and listed every problem I found that I could squeeze in. I did mention that the owner was nice and responsive and that it was clean, but discussed all the other issues. I just don't understand how someone could rent out a place that was so bad. I would be embarrassed. FWIW, I did contact the owner about a couple of things that she could do something about, but most of it was inherent in the property and needs some money and time thrown at it.
After my stay was over (3 nights), I did wind up moving to another Airbnb that was SO much better and yet cheaper than the disaster I had just left. I've been holding off writing a review but finally bit the bullet and now I'm a bit worried. Airbnb is so weird about reviews and I'm hoping I don't get blackballed because I left a bad one. Has anyone else ever had this problem?