Mica Scotti Kole (On Hiatus)

On hiatus. Developmental editor, Writers of the Future winner, ghostwriter. Writing #SFF is my day job. Once wrote 25k words in a day. Gryffindor 💚 Any/Any.

[Mica Scotti Kole (On Hiatus) @micascotti]

My @Airbnb Nightmare: A Saga.
🚨PLEASE SIGNAL BOOST!🚨

1. Bloody prints on a light switch.

2. A giant LIVE cockroach.

3. Mold & hair.

5. Accused of "staging" this, despite photo evidence.

6. Host and AirBNB both refuse refund.

7. Not even allowed to leave review.

part 1/?

[Mica Scotti Kole (On Hiatus) @micascotti]

@Airbnb Last note: the fact the @AirBNB host said “I’ll get you a refund” and then immediately lodged a complaint against us tells me this isn’t the first time he’s done this. Changing listing location just for @DragonCon is scammy too, tho I can't prove that happened. #airbnbust

[Mica Scotti Kole (On Hiatus) @micascotti]

My @Airbnb Nightmare: A Saga.
🚨PLEASE SIGNAL BOOST!🚨

1. Bloody prints on a light switch.

2. A giant LIVE cockroach.

3. Mold & hair.

5. Accused of "staging" this, despite photo evidence.

6. Host and AirBNB both refuse refund.

7. Not even allowed to leave review.

part 1/?

[Mica Scotti Kole (On Hiatus) @micascotti]

@Airbnb Final @airbnbust post:

WHY WOULD WE STAGE IT?!

Had to pay MORE for hotel.
Almost got stranded.
Plane/train/bus/walk to get there. So fun!
Catch a live roach?
Bleed on light switches?
Mold the walls?
No proof from host.
Just why?!

Shame on you, @AirBNB & @GENERALI.

part 12/12

[Mica Scotti Kole (On Hiatus) @micascotti]

@Airbnb See below for link to the @AirBNB.

I'm still shaking mad. Delusional host walked off with our $900 and we got nothing despite loads of proof. Here's hoping @Chase has my back on the credit card chargeback...

@DragonCon-goers, avoid AirBNB.

part 11/?

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[Mica Scotti Kole (On Hiatus) @micascotti]

@Airbnb Worse? I HAD @AirBNB TRIP INSURANCE! It doesn't cover this! (@GENERALI was insurer. You suck.)

So ZERO recourse for customers when they have an #airbnbust, even when we have photos, time stamps, insurance, and manners! WTF?

And yes, the listing had 4.67 stars.

part 10/?

[Mica Scotti Kole (On Hiatus) @micascotti]

@Airbnb And this is the SHORT version of the #airbnbust! There's more. Hair all over (not ours, tho we did shower & leave some after). Dirty rag, used flosser. Broken/moldy patio furniture.

Host said he filmed/photo'ed us w/o consent!

@AirBNB does not protect its customers.

part 9/?

[Mica Scotti Kole (On Hiatus) @micascotti]

@Airbnb Tell me @AirBNB, why stage a LIVE roach, bloody prints, & MOLD (try staging mold!!!) just to be stranded in a creepy neighborhood in Atlanta?

I sent time stamps/pics proving EVERYTHING. We did toss one bug, then take it out of trash to photo it. That's all.

part 8/? #airbnbust

[Mica Scotti Kole (On Hiatus) @micascotti]

@Airbnb My #AirBNBbust (TLDR: @AirBNB doesn't protect customers from bad actors):

12. @AirBNB said only the host could refund us (WHAT???). But they were happy to refund us what they could... $8. Out of $900.

13. Deleted our VERY HONEST review because it was "retaliatory."

part 7/?

[Mica Scotti Kole (On Hiatus) @micascotti]

@Airbnb My @airbnbust con't:

10. Host accused us of "staging" the whole thing. Claimed pics/videos of us doing this but never provided them. Never professional, now unhinged.

11. Compiled a 39-page doc with time stamps/pics to fight for the refund w/@AirBNB). Took 3 hours!

part 6/?

[Mica Scotti Kole (On Hiatus) @micascotti]

@Airbnb My #AirBNBbust (never use @AirBNB!!!):

7. Instead of refunding, host filed a noise complaint against us. We'd been there 1 hr, no neighbors even there.

8. Fought that, opened complaint with AirBNB.

9. Stranded & VERY lucky to find a hotel during busy-af @DragonCon...

part 5/?

[Mica Scotti Kole (On Hiatus) @micascotti]

@Airbnb My #AirBNBbust in detail (screw @AirBNB):

6. We cleaned up a dead bug (didn't find roach yet), showered and sat in bed because we'd come off an airplane, train, bus, & hot walk (summer in Atlanta).

7. Found huge "dead" roach. Then it moved.

8. Was promised refund.

part 4/?

[Mica Scotti Kole (On Hiatus) @micascotti]

@Airbnb My #AirBNBbust in detail (screw @AirBNB):

3. Host insulted my intelligence when I had trouble with the unintuitive lockbox. Not helpful.

4. Walked in to find bloody prints on the light switch.

5. Told host with pics. Was accused of saying "absurd" things, aka lying.

part 3/?

[Mica Scotti Kole (On Hiatus) @micascotti]

@Airbnb My #AirBNBbust in detail (screw you, @AirBNB):

1. Listing said 7-minute walk to @DragonCon, but when I arrived, it was a 24 minute drive away. This could be my mistake but I suspect a scam.

2. Found the outdoor furniture (pictured in the listing) to be moldy & broken.

part 2/?

[Mica Scotti Kole (On Hiatus) @micascotti]

@ShiraSHoffman I donated to a similar charity. It's awful over there :(

[Shira Hoffman @ShiraSHoffman]

Hi twitter friends. If you are financially stable in Pandemic times please donate to Doctors without Borders, the situation in Brazil and India are dire and they are sending a lot of aid. https://t.co/sY893QgmNg

[Mica Scotti Kole (On Hiatus) @micascotti]

@WillieHandler I'm sixty queries in. Just recently got a second full request, so things are OK! Researching more agents to sub to and renovating the first chapter again.

[Mica Scotti Kole (On Hiatus) @micascotti]

Woot woot! Go Willie! It only takes one!

[Jew in a Canoe ✡️🇨🇦 memoir now available! @WillieHandler]

Well after sending out 160 queries, I finally received a request for the full manuscript of my current WIP. Keep your fingers crossed. 🤞

[Mica Scotti Kole (On Hiatus) @micascotti]

@BB_Swann @WillieHandler @QueenofCastoria @AnconaDanielle @DKMarieAuthor @WriterCMichaels @KristenTaber @thatsjhendricks @caytlyn_brooke @shy_holland @KayAyDrew I second this!

[Mica Scotti Kole (On Hiatus) @micascotti]

@WillieHandler @QueenofCastoria @BB_Swann @AnconaDanielle @DKMarieAuthor @WriterCMichaels @KristenTaber @thatsjhendricks @caytlyn_brooke @shy_holland @KayAyDrew Aww shuckles. Hope you're doing better since last we spoke!

[Tim Facciola @TimFacciola]

GOT x GLADIATOR A queen protecting her kingdom from the gods' wrath, a prince defending his father from his step mother's secret rebels, and a gladiator slave haunted by a prophecy each contend for their own brand of freedom. But the gods have plans of their own.
#pitmad #a #F