Accommodation Scams in Sapporo

Guest House Pre-payment No-Show

Budget accommodation listings on Airbnb and booking sites advertise cheap rooms in Sapporo's central wards (Chuo or Kita), claiming walk-in friendly or flexible cancellation. After pre-payment of 3,000-6,000 JPY, guests arrive to find the address is a closed business, a residential door that doesn't answer, or the room already booked under a different name. Hosts are unresponsive to messages; refunds take months or never arrive. The listings are deleted within days.