Micaela Rodriguez says a masked intruder entered her Nashville Airbnb during her bachelorette celebration, prompting the group to call police and relocate to a hotel. One woman confronted the masked person and locked herself in a bathroom; a male guest who had stayed behind later helped her leave. Police believe at least two people entered the home, but officers reported no items were stolen. Airbnb refunded the stay and covered hotel and grocery costs while offering 24/7 support.
Masked Intruder Breaks Into Nashville Airbnb During Bachelorette — Group Flees to Hotel
Micaela RodriguezCredit: WSMV 4 Nashville/YouTube
A bride-to-be says a planned bachelorette weekend in Nashville turned frightening when a person wearing a ski mask and gloves entered the Airbnb where she and her friends were staying.
Micaela Rodriguez shared a first-person account in a TikTok video posted April 1, describing several unsettling incidents that preceded the break-in. An early-arriving guest was unable to open the keypad and required the host to unlock the property manually; during that arrival she noticed a group of men watching the front entrance, which Rodriguez described as giving "weird vibes." Later, the group discovered the rooftop door unlocked but dismissed it amid the excitement of preparing for the celebration.
That night, most of the party went out to Nashville's Lower Broadway while one male guest stayed behind because he was tired. Shortly afterward, one woman who had been feeling ill returned to the house and sent a panicked message to the group: "Call the police! There is somebody in the house." According to Rodriguez, the woman — who had been sleeping in the only first-floor bedroom — heard shaking at her doorknob, opened the door thinking it was a friend, and came face to face with a masked intruder who immediately fled. She was able to lock the front door, secure her bedroom, and hide in the bathroom.
The male guest upstairs said he heard people moving about and a toilet flushing for roughly 15 minutes and assumed it was the rest of the bachelorette group. Once alerted, he realized something was wrong, went downstairs, helped the female guest exit the house and the two left together. The rest of the party returned just as police were arriving.
Lower Broadway in NashvilleCredit: Getty
Police and Property Report
Metro Nashville Police told local outlet WSMV 4 that they believe at least two people entered the home that night. Officers allowed the group back inside to collect belongings and found that nothing appeared to have been taken — designer bags, laptops, cameras, TVs and alcohol were left where they had been, which Rodriguez said felt "almost weirder." The women gave statements to investigators and then moved to a nearby hotel because they felt safer there, leaving behind party decorations, food and alcohol they could not transport.
Rodriguez said Nashville police warned that incidents targeting short-term rentals — particularly those marketed to bachelorette groups — can occur because perpetrators can predict schedules and arrival patterns. An Airbnb spokesperson told PEOPLE that incidents of this nature are "very rare," and that the company takes community safety seriously.
Airbnb said it refunded the guest for the stay and reimbursed hotel and grocery expenses, and it offers 24/7 assistance including a round-the-clock safety line in the exceptionally rare event of an issue during a stay.
Rodriguez said she is grateful that no one was injured and that nothing was stolen. Despite the unsettling interruption, she and her friends tried to make the best of the trip: "I have an amazing group of friends. We're staying at a bad-ass hotel and we feel safer. But it was a bit of a buzzkill," she said.
PEOPLE has reached out to Metro Nashville Police for any updates on the investigation.
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