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The Dark Side of Airbnb: Terrifying Vacation Rental Stories

Every Town

Every Town

True Crime, News, Society & Culture

4.6812 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Today we’re talking about Airbnb, VRBO and the dark side of the whole short term rental industry as a whole. This is The Dark Side of Airbnb: Terrifying Vacation Rental Stories 👀 Watch This Episode On Youtube: ⁠https://youtu.be/pdxNWXFyTAY 👁 Check out our movie AN ANGRY BOY for FREE! ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvtlOlODQ8g&t=5238s⁠ ⁠https://tubitv.com/movies/100029672/an-angry-boy⁠ International & Other Ways To Watch: ⁠https://www.anangryboy.com/⁠ 💀 MERCH: https://scary-mysteries-merch.dashery.com/ 💀 Scary Mysteries SECRET VAULT: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/scarymysteries⁠   🎧 Our Other Podcast Scary Mysteries: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZooEZMoZ421WdsOVJhVkT⁠ 👁 X: ⁠https://x.com/ScaryMysteries1⁠ 👁Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/andrew.fitzg⁠ 👁 TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewfitzgerald⁠ 👁Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/scarymysteriesofficial⁠ 👁 X: ⁠https://x.com/ScaryMysteries1⁠  🗣 Business Inquiries, questions and comments hit us up at ⁠[email protected]⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Every town has a dark side.

0:14.2

across North America, police have seized thousands of images from hidden cameras at Airbnb rentals, including people's

0:23.1

most intimate moments.

0:24.6

I got email from the strata saying that my unit has been used for short-term rentals.

0:31.0

They came upstairs and knocked on the door.

0:34.9

They found a couple visiting from Airbnb.

0:40.0

Muncie, a homeowner running his house on Airbnb comes home to find it was apparently

0:45.1

the scene of a shooting.

0:46.5

Criminals are using fake listings to steal people's money, and they're using Airbnb's to do it.

0:53.5

Hidden cameras and locked doors that lead to nowhere,

0:57.6

and even strangers lurking in the house they paid to stay in.

1:01.1

This is the business model millions of us now trust for our vacations.

1:06.6

Before this, for generations, travel was pretty straightforward.

1:10.7

You need a place to stay, we'll book a hotel.

1:13.8

Professional staff, clean sheets, front desk service.

1:17.9

And if something ever went wrong, well, there was a manager to complain to.

1:22.4

Hotels weren't perfect, but at least you knew what you were getting, right?

1:27.9

Then somewhere along the way, we collectively decided that was boring, corporate, and authentic.

1:35.0

So instead of paying for professional hospitality, we started handing over our credit cards

1:40.1

to sleep in complete strangers' beds. We began showering in their bathrooms, using their kitchens, and as it turns out,

1:49.4

maybe that wasn't such a great idea after all.

1:55.7

Hey guys, it's Andrew, and thanks for tuning in to another episode of Everytown War today.

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