In today's day and age, going on vacation and getting away can be very expensive.
Hotels charge high prices for staying there, and if you want to stay at a place with tons of room and extra amenities, you will be paying for a little bit more than usual. Recently, many companies have been popping up to replace hotels and their high prices.
Airbnb is a company that has been around for a few years that has been able to replace and sometimes even compete with hotels in certain areas.
Airbnb can be a great way to make money for real estate owners.
Especially if you don't use your seasonal homes very often.
And, many Airbnb users love staying at "cozy" homes over hotels.
Many Airbnb owners also know there are downsides to renting out their homes to complete strangers. Sometimes, things can be damaged, stolen, or totally trashed—as has happened with Airbnb in the past.
Therefore, some Airbnb hosts take caution.
Recently, one TikTok user disclosed that while staying at an Airbnb, she found a receipt that made her feel wildly uncomfortable.
Apparently, the receipt had a long list of surveillance equipment, which made her cautious that there were cameras watching her in the Airbnb while she was staying there.
The items listed included a keychain audio recorder, a flash drive audio recorder, an iPhone case hidden camera, a power bank hidden camera, and a pen that also records audio.
Many people online were totally nervous after seeing this video and had many questions.
The TikTok user said it was a few houses down from the actual Airbnb, which was good news to her.
After going through the address and the things sent in the shipment order, she said it could be possible it was either shipped somewhere else to use there or that it was something left behind by someone staying there before.
She didn't report the cameras or the receipt, and when she was staying there she was also unable to find the cameras. However, she did issue a caution to others to "be safe" and "be careful" when staying in Airbnbs.
Many people had advice for her on the app.
One person said it is allowed for Airbnb hosts to have cameras in their home
And actually, because of the fact that they didn't disclose it, she can actually ask for a refund.
So here's hoping she got some money back.
Another TikTok user said that this list seems more to be stuff to use on the go, as it's "smaller" cameras like hidden iPhone cameras and keychains. Therefore, it most likely will not be stuff placed around a home for spying.
A final commenter said that it's pretty fair for Airbnb hosts to use cameras in their homes because many people staying there have "partied and trashed" Airbnb's, so as long as the cameras aren't in bathrooms and bedrooms, it's okay.
