Tourist’s horror as ‘luxury’ Airbnb in Bali looks like ‘prison cell’ in real life
A tourist who booked a luxury Airbnb in Bali online was horrified by what she found in real life.
A tourist has told how she booked a luxury Airbnb in Bali only to find it was drastically different to what had been advertised.
Hatty Morton says she was catfished by hosts who claimed to be renting out a swanky holiday home, but she said in reality it looked more like a “prison cell”.
The Brit explained she had rented what she thought was a lavish apartment on Airbnb while she and her friends were exploring Bali, The Sun reports.
They had browsed through the images attached to the bargain listing online and were expecting a swanky pad.
But after arriving at their rental, Hatty realised the hosts had sold her a dream – as the place barely resembled its Airbnb pictures.
Snaps on the online rental company’s website showed a stunning master bedroom boasting a spacious double bed fit with a canopy.
A cosy white rug lies on the floor, adding some warmth to the concrete room.
There is a cute dressing area, boasting an interesting sink with a mirror hanging above, which connects to an en suite bathroom.
The apartment opens up to a large balcony that is kitted out with wooden chairs and a table for guests to sit and watch the sunrise.
But Hatty’s own images show a very different reality – with people questioning whether she had booked a room at Bali’s notorious Kerkoban prison.
The travel lover shared a TikTok video showing the difference between the Airbnb images and the apartment she walked into.
Pictures show the pad was actually a ghastly grey concrete hovel that needed more than a lick of paint.
The bedroom seemed to barely fit a tiny wardrobe and chest of drawers inside, while only a paltry red rug covered the floor.
Hatty claims the place was also riddled with bed bugs, which she joked “come free” with the almost $100-a-night rental.
The bathroom resembled a building site – with stained walls and unfinished flooring.
There was luckily a toilet plumbed in, but the hosts seemingly didn’t have time to make it look more welcoming for their guests.
A stray wooden ladder was even left in the shower.
Hatty captioned the clip: “Gentle reminder: always triple check your Airbnb’s when staying in Bali just in case you end up in the same prison cell as we did.”
The video of her holiday nightmare gained a whopping 1.1 million views.
She told stunned social media users she had checked the reviews, which claimed the pad was the “perfect place, so clean and lovely”.
The Brit said she and her friends “literally ran away” from the rental and retreated to a hotel – so the hosts left her a bad review.
One TikToker commented: “Did they get robbed and vandalised before you got there?”
Another said: “Similar happened to me once when I travelled Bali, but holy smokes not this bad.”
A third wrote: “Bro how did they even think they were going to get away with this?”
A fourth chimed in: “That bathroom is a biohazard.”
And a fifth joked: “It’s just a brutalist aesthetic interior.”
Others warned Airbnb users to check out their booking on Google Earth before committing to the stay.
This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission
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