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    8 hours ago

    Do they actually do this? Charge a cleaning fee and expect you to clean?

    I’ve literally never been at an Airbnb so this concept is foreign to me.

    At least with hotel chains I know what the expectations are.

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      Depends on each individual “host”. You’ll usually find a binder with checkout instructions.

      These range from things I would consider reasonable like take out trash, load the dishwasher, and reset the thermostat to absolutely insane demands like scrub the toilet, wash all linens, wash the towels, make the beds, etc.

      I’ve only ever encountered the more reasonable requests. Some would consider that unreasonable, but these particular places charged a very reasonable cleaning fee so it didn’t bother me. If someone wants $200 then any request becomes unreasonable imo

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      Yep. I gave up on Airbnb years ago. So many memorably bad experiences and they rarely even save you money, and that’s been true a long time.

      Why do people keep paying extra when 90% of the appeal used to be saving money?

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        Moreover, I feel like at this day and age Airbnb is the less moral way as you both support technofacists and support using buildings which were made to use as apartments for leisure, while ignoring the scarcity of them

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        Because when you’re with a group of friends, it’s not the same to share a house or apartment than to be in some hotel rooms? At least that’s a reason for me.

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          True. The last time I remember doing that, though, the house rules literally required us to bring our own towels and sheets.

          I found that ridiculous.