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A furious couple took revenge on their AirBnB hosts after they refused to cancel a booking by leaving the taps on and racking up an enormous utility bill.

The Chinese couple reportedly wasted 120 tonnes of water and 645 cubic metres of gas at their lodge in Seoul after their Korean host refused to cancel the booking.

They had booked the property for 25 days without looking properly at the location, the South China Morning Post reported.

According to local media, the Seoul Waterworks Authority said the amount of water wasted is enough for eight adults to use for two months.

However, on arrival, they were disappointed to find their location was in the suburbs rather than the city centre as they had wanted, and attempted to cancel their stay.

The host refused to cancel their reservation, and claimed that more advanced notice was required to refund the booking.

After appearing to accept the ultimatum, the tourists then asked if there were any security cameras in the property, and began plotting their revenge when told there were none.

In a cruel response, they left the taps running and the lights and gas on for the entire 25 days in order to waste as many resources as possible.

The duo only briefly returned to the home every four or so days for less than five minutes throughout their entire stay, presumably to check on their destructive progress.

It landed the Airbnb host with a £680 bill for their excessive water, electricity and gas consumption.

Their host, a 20-year-old named Lee, was none the wiser to the couple’s antics until they were contacted by the gas company to ask why her usage had exponentially increased.

Lee was equally shocked to find they had to foot another pricey bill for various miscellaneous expenses caused by the renters, which in total left him a further £1260 out of pocket.

In an attempt to resolve the matter, Lee contacted the couple, who only informed him they had already left Korea.

Lee subsequently asked Airbnb for help, but the company told him that he could only force his guests to pay for property damage as per Airbnb’s terms and conditions.

In the case of utility bills, Lee could not do anything without the guests’ consent.

However, when the 20-year-old reached out to the couple again, they replied that there was no problem with their use and threatened to escalate the issue to the Chinese embassy if Lee continued contacting them about it.

Local sources reported that even if Lee brought a civil lawsuit against the pair and won the case in Korea, it would be extremely difficult to enforce the country’s law in another jurisdiction, effectively leaving him with no pay to reclaim the debt.

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