Hi Thomas, thanks for the reply.
I dont know what the 200 euro fee is for either, but it was required to be paid with the second month installment.
So it went like this. Advert 1st month rent 400 + 168 service fee, + 200 + 400 second month, + 400 deposit.
Security deposit is never charged with Air b&b, so why with uni places? Honestly, from my initial experience with all the add ons and disingenuous advertising, I’m sure they’d find a way of holding on to that money (you didnt read the small print etc). You know how it works.
“Scam” is used to describe not getting a service you paid for, so perhaps I’m using the incorrect terminology.
Overpriced and disingenuous is probably the correct description. Plus, after this experience I’d never recommend it to anybody as an alternative to Air b&b.