An East Lothian man was left baffled after his Airbnb booking was rejected due to “lack of experience”.
Ryan Brown was trying to book a room to stay in Glasgow for next weekend when Rangers Football Club are set to lift their first league title in ten years.
However, Ryan’s plans were scuppered when the property host decided to reject his booking, explaining that he didn’t have enough “experience” to merit a stay.
Ryan, from Tranent, East Lothian, was shocked by the reason and responded to the host, known as Scott, saying he was looking for a room, not a job interview.
Ryan posted a screenshot of the peculiar interaction on Twitter on Tuesday writing: “Trying to sort a gaff in Glasgow for the 15th and I’ve been turned down due to lack of experience…
“ Different.”
The screenshot shows the owner of the Airbnb denying Ryan’s request to stay, writing: “Unfortunately I only accept guests with previous reviews.”
Confused, Ryan replied: “I want a room in Glasgow mate, not a job interview.”
Below the messages a pop up notification is seen to inform Ryan that his request has been denied, reading: “Your request was declined because Scott wanted a different reservation.”
Ryan’s tweet has since gone viral on Twitter with his post now holding over 24,000 likes and more than 1,000 retweets.
Dozens of social media users left messages on the post.
@BenGrocott99 wrote: “Should’ve told him you’ve been using your own room all your life, does that count as experience?
@manlykvic said: “Lol well this is different.”
@chrislepkowski replied: “I had this too for a weekend in London.
“No reviews…but I cannot get a review without stopping over somewhere!”
@Darts771 commented: “Pure class response Ryan.
“Hope it works out for you.”
@DannyThompson_ wrote: “My guy, you’re supposed to have your A Levels in house staying.”
@JasonHeinz11 also joked: “To be fair I wouldn’t want to hire out my gaff to a Rangers fan.”
