I haven’t touched an airbnb in close to a decade. It was great in the early days when it legitimately was cheaper than a hotel room. But with a hotel room…
You don’t have to pay cleaning surcharges upfront (at least not yet)
…on top of being required to put all towels & bedding in the wash, take out the trash and leave the place spotless otherwise you’ll get hit with additional fees and negative reviews impacting your ability to use all hotels ever again
You don’t have to worry about hidden cameras and recording devices
You don’t get 4+ texts a day telling you to leave them 5 stars
Yeah all of that is true. Also in a hotel room if you have a problem you can ask for a new room or for other help. At Airbnbs I have had several issues and then not gotten a response from the host, for hours. Sometimes even happened preventing checkin. Saw some crazy filth and had my car broken into at Airbnbs, been told a parking spot was included then basically told to get over it when that wasn’t true (and this was in a city with very expensive parking). It’s just way too unreliable. I agree, long ago it was a good service but a lot of the reason I liked it then was the price and now that’s not even good.
The last maybe 3 airbnbs I stayed in, the bathrooms had black mold and rotten wood trim around the tubs toilets and sinks. I wish I was making that up.
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
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.
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?
I haven’t touched an airbnb in close to a decade. It was great in the early days when it legitimately was cheaper than a hotel room. But with a hotel room…
You don’t have to pay cleaning surcharges upfront (at least not yet)
…on top of being required to put all towels & bedding in the wash, take out the trash and leave the place spotless otherwise you’ll get hit with additional fees and negative reviews impacting your ability to use all hotels ever again
You don’t have to worry about hidden cameras and recording devices
You don’t get 4+ texts a day telling you to leave them 5 stars
Yeah all of that is true. Also in a hotel room if you have a problem you can ask for a new room or for other help. At Airbnbs I have had several issues and then not gotten a response from the host, for hours. Sometimes even happened preventing checkin. Saw some crazy filth and had my car broken into at Airbnbs, been told a parking spot was included then basically told to get over it when that wasn’t true (and this was in a city with very expensive parking). It’s just way too unreliable. I agree, long ago it was a good service but a lot of the reason I liked it then was the price and now that’s not even good.
The last maybe 3 airbnbs I stayed in, the bathrooms had black mold and rotten wood trim around the tubs toilets and sinks. I wish I was making that up.
I’ve seen stuff like that too. I saw the biggest cockroach of my life in one as well.
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
Agreed
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.
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.