Overview

• A 10-bedroom holiday home in Norden was booked off-platform via Instagram for an eight-person gender reveal before minibus arrivals swelled the crowd to roughly 200.
• Guests turned off the property’s Wi-Fi upon entry, disabling external security cameras and delaying the host’s awareness of the unfolding rave.
• Greater Manchester Police deployed riot vans on June 25 to disperse the uninvited crowd after neighbours reported noise and obstruction.
• Hosts canceled the next booking and three staff spent 12 hours cleaning up about £2,000 in damage to furnishings and fixtures.
• Airbnb confirmed no reservation existed on its platform and the owner is reviewing security protocols and guest vetting to prevent future breaches.