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My Checkmyguest Review: A 42-Night Paris Booking Cancelled Hours Before Check-In

Paris · July 2026 · Last updated 12 July 2026

Listing: “Rare 1BDR w Eiffel Tower view – Passy / Trocadero” (Airbnb)
Managed by: Checkmyguest (co-host); host name “Deborah” (Superhost)
Reservation: 11 July – 22 August 2026 — 42 nights
Paid: $3,182.28 USD
Outcome: Cancelled by Checkmyguest hours before check-in

What happened

I booked a Paris apartment listed on Airbnb as “Rare 1BDR w Eiffel Tower view – Passy / Trocadero,” a 33 m² unit in the 16th arrondissement, hosted under the name Deborah and operated by the short-term-rental management company Checkmyguest. My reservation ran 11 July to 22 August 2026 — 42 nights — and I paid $3,182.28.

Hours before my check-in on 11 July, the reservation was cancelled. The cancellation came from Checkmyguest, and Airbnb attributed it to “maintenance.” No one from the listing contacted me directly to explain, to offer alternative dates, or to apologize.

Before and after the cancellation, I messaged the host multiple times. The messages were marked as read — and I never received a single reply. Whoever managed the listing had time to cancel a six-week reservation, but not to answer a guest asking what was happening.

I did receive my money back, and Airbnb offered a $25 credit to rebook. For context: a $25 credit does not come close to covering last-minute accommodation in Paris on Bastille Day weekend — which is exactly what I suddenly needed, with a few hours’ notice.

The listing today

As of 12 July 2026, the listing is still live and actively marketed on Airbnb — it was not removed. Its calendar, however, shows no availability for my original dates or for any window through at least February 2027. When the calendar does reopen (by mid-2027), it now carries a 90-night minimum stay, compared with the 30-night minimum I booked under. I’m sharing these as facts I verified on the listing; readers can draw their own conclusions.

Why it mattered

I chose this specific apartment for one reason: its Eiffel Tower view. Watching the Bastille Day fireworks over the tower from my own window was a bucket-list moment for me — and being on the packed public lawn with tens of thousands of people was not something I could do. Losing the apartment hours before arrival, with every comparable view booked or priced out, didn’t just cost money and a stressful scramble. It cost the entire reason I planned the trip.

My honest opinion

I find “maintenance” very hard to accept as the reason to cancel a 42-night booking outright — with no offer to shift the dates around any repairs, and complete silence in response to my messages. Whatever the real reason, the result is the same: if you are relying on a booking that matters — a long stay, a once-in-a-lifetime event — this is not an experience I would wish on anyone, and not a listing or management company I would personally trust with it.

What I’d want another traveler to know

A confirmed, paid, 42-night reservation was cancelled hours before check-in.
The reason given was “maintenance,” yet the listing remains live and marketed.
My messages to the host were read and never answered.
The compensation offered to rebook a six-week holiday-weekend stay was a $25 credit.
If a specific apartment is the whole reason for your trip, understand that a same-day cancellation can leave you with almost no options.