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Villa banned from Airbnb after Irish family found hidden cameras in it was still listed on other sites

A villa banned from Airbnb after an Irish family found hidden cameras was still being listed on other websites.

The Meath family reportedly found cameras in every room including the bathroom.

The landlord of the Greek luxury villa, located near Athens, was suspended from Airbnb after they lodged a complaint.

The Conroy family was reimbursed and the listing was taken off the website.

But nine months after the incident, the villa was still listed on booking.com and other hospitality websites, the Herald reports.

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Booking.com took down the listing from their website following queries regarding the incident.

A spokesperson said: “We do not tolerate improper behaviour from our accommodation partners.

"In the rare instance that we're made aware of such a situation, we investigate immediately.

"We have suspended the property in question from our site to begin an investigation."

The Conroys discovered nearly eight cameras in the villa after spending a night there including one which pointed at the toilet.

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Harriet, husband Paul, sons Aaron and Paul Jr and a friend had travelled to Greece last July for a relative’s wedding.

Some cameras had been hidden inside motion-activated sensors which recorded audio as well as visual.

A spokesperson for Airbnb said: “We take privacy issues extremely seriously.

"As soon as we were made aware, we removed this host from our platform and fully refunded the guests.

"We have strict standards governing surveillance devices in listings, and take reports of any violations very seriously.

"There have been more than half a billion guest arrivals on Airbnb to date and issues are incredibly rare."

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