Airbnb's review removal policy in 2026 focuses on specific violations like retaliation, extortion, and discrimination. Hosts can dispute reviews by reporting them with evidence, but honest negative opinions are not grounds for removal. If unsuccessful, hosts should focus on public responses and generating positive reviews.
Airbnb removes reviews only when they violate its Reviews Policy on authentic and trustworthy reviews, specifically for retaliation, extortion or incentives, discrimination, threats, explicit content, irrelevant content, or reviews about things outside the host's control.