Traveler Breaks Into Home Thinking It’s His Airbnb And Spends The Night

Renting an Airbnb can be quite the experience for some people.

A travel blogger shared his recent experience renting an Airbnb that did not end up going the way he expected.

Traveler Paul Drecksler

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Paul Drecksler is a professional travel blogger.

He travels the world living the nomad lifestyle and writes and takes videos of his travels and shares his experiences with the world on his website and social media channels.

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Traveling To A Friend's Wedding

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This story begins with Paul needing to travel to Miami, Florida, from Ecuador.

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He was heading to Miami to celebrate his friends who were getting married. This was something he was really looking forward to.

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A Long Day Of Traveling

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The journey from Ecuador to Miami was a long one for Peter.

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With all of his flights and buses, he was on the go for more than 24 hours in order to get to Miami.

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Arrived At The Airbnb

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It was around 2 a.m. when he arrived at the Airbnb that he had rented.

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His host was not going to be there, but they left him instructions on how to get into the unit.

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Settled In For The Night

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He was told that the gate was going to be left open and to close it because they had a dog.

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The detached guest room was left unlocked like the Airbnb instructions said it would be so he laid down for some much-needed rest.

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Knock In The Morning

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He was woken up by a knock on the bedroom in the morning.

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There was a man standing at the door who told Peter that he was actually in his house.

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It Was The Wrong House

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Peter was shocked to hear this and woke up in a hurry to figure out what was going on.

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He and the owner talked it over and realized that he slept in the neighbor's house by accident.

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He Was Very Lucky

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The two houses had the same layouts and the guest house had randomly been left open.

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At 2 a.m. after a long day of travel, it was the perfect storm for this to happen. The owner was very understanding and saw how it was an honest mistake. Peter knew that he was very lucky nothing bad happened to him.