ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE! THE ABSOLUTE WORST!…read more
WARNING: DO NOT BOOK VILLA TAMARINDO!
DOESN'T EVEN DESERVE ONE STAR!
On July 15, 2025 I reserved Villa Tamarindo, an entire home on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, owned by Michael Feierabend, through Airbnb from December 23, 2025 to January 1, 2026 with a deposit of $1,380.90 for a total cost of $6,904.47. On Monday November 10, 2025, four months later, I received an email from my credit card company returning my deposit, after Michael Feierabend cancelled my reservation. Very soon after making the reservation, I had booked and paid almost $4,000.00 for Airfare in addition to $1,500.00 for a Jeep Rental, so at this point, I couldn't even change the dates without additional fees. This vacation was a graduation present for my daughter and needless to say, she was extremely devastated and disappointed since she had already seen photos of the home and was looking forward to this once in a lifetime graduation present. Feierabend suggested I "look for another home on St. John, as there must be something available," when he of all people should know that Christmas and New Year's is by far, the absolute busiest time of the year on St. John and there's not much available at all, at this now very late date, especially a house comparable to Villa Tamarindo. So much so in fact, that Airbnb sent me several other options with one being an actual empty treehouse! I really had to scramble and the best that I was able to come up with at this late date, was a crummy one bedroom condo for basically the same price as the 2 bedroom 3 beds 2 baths Villa Tamarindo home. What this comes down to is TOTAL NEGLIGENCE by Feierabend who states he received a check before my reservation, so he actually went around Airbnd and Airbo, but to notify me FOUR MONTHS LATER, a very short time before the trip at the busiest time of the year, RUINING MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S GRADUATION PRESENT was TOTALLY DERELICT! The least he should have done was to compensate me several thousand dollars but ALL HE HAD TO OFFER WAS A PATHETIC SORRY!! Lastly, when I complained to Airbnb, they said they were going to ban him from the site but THEY LIED AND NEVER DID!
AGAIN! THE ABSOLUTE WORST! DO NOT BOOK VILLA TAMARINDO!
MICHAEL FEIERABEND CANNOT BE TRUSTED!!