3 weeks ago
Couple Discovers Hidden Camera Pointed at Bed in Madrid Airbnb
A grandmother and grandfather from Britain went on a special trip to Madrid, Spain, to celebrate 39 years of being married.
They booked a little apartment through a website called Airbnb.
On the first day, they saw something that looked like a camera near the front door, but it had no light, so they thought it was just a security gadget.
The next day, the grandfather found another small camera hidden in the bedroom.
It was pointing right at their bed and had a blinking green light.
The couple was very scared because they had already slept in that room.
They called Airbnb, and the company told them to leave the apartment right away.
Airbnb gave them all their money back and even paid for their new place to stay.
The company also removed the apartment's page from its website while it looks into what happened.
In 2024, Airbnb made a rule that indoor cameras are not allowed inside any of its rentals.
Retired British couple Donna Nunn, 62, and Raymond Nunn, 87, found a hidden camera pointed directly at their bed in their Madrid Airbnb.
The couple were in Madrid for their 39th wedding anniversary and arrived at the Lavapiés apartment on August 3.
Raymond spotted the roughly four-inch camera with a flashing green light in the bedroom on August 4, after the couple had already spent a night there.
Airbnb advised the couple to leave immediately, and they relocated to another apartment about two hours south of Madrid on August 5.
Airbnb issued a full refund including rebooking costs and suspended the listing while investigating; it banned all indoor security cameras in 2024.
- Who
- Donna Nunn, 62, and Raymond Nunn, 87, a retired British couple, and Airbnb.
- What
- The couple discovered a hidden camera pointed at their bed in their Madrid Airbnb and were forced to leave the property.
- Where
- An Airbnb apartment in Madrid's Lavapiès neighbourhood, Spain.
- When
- August 3-5, with the camera discovered on August 4.
- Why
- The hidden camera alarmed the couple, and Airbnb advised them to leave immediately while it investigated the policy violation.
Key facts
- Victims
- Donna Nunn (62) and Raymond Nunn (87), retired British couple
- Location
- Airbnb apartment, Lavapiès neighbourhood, Madrid, Spain
- Dates
- Arrived August 3; camera found August 4; left August 5
- Occasion
- 39th wedding anniversary trip
- Camera
- About four inches long, flashing green light, aimed at the bed
- Airbnb response
- Full refund including rebooking; listing suspended pending investigation
- Company policy
- All indoor security cameras banned in Airbnb listings since 2024
- Rebooking
- New apartment about two hours south of Madrid
Quotes
Donna Nunn
Retired British guest, 62, of the Airbnb property
“We were both shaking when we realised. Raymond took the camera off the wall and turned it around, but it was horrifying. We managed to book another place a couple of hours away, which was nice but meant that we couldn't finish the sightseeing. It's a shame because we will never go back to Madrid now because of this.”
NDTV
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