Re:Airbnb Is Said to Be Seeking Funding Valuing It at $30B
by untog on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @05:06PM
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I used to think that, but I've since gone back to mostly staying at hotels.
AirBnBs are absolutely more unique than hotel rooms, but that isn't always a good thing. I've had too many late nights sat outside a property waiting for the owner to turn up, too many broken fixtures (including heating) with no-one to repair.
And (as the other poster mentioned) I've been very surprised to find out that these days AirBnB rates for "whole property" aren't even competitive with hotel rooms, especially when you factor in the "cleaning fee" and other such spurious fees that seem designed to make it difficult for you to calculate a total easily.
AirBnBs are absolutely more unique than hotel rooms, but that isn't always a good thing. I've had too many late nights sat outside a property waiting for the owner to turn up, too many broken fixtures (including heating) with no-one to repair.
And (as the other poster mentioned) I've been very surprised to find out that these days AirBnB rates for "whole property" aren't even competitive with hotel rooms, especially when you factor in the "cleaning fee" and other such spurious fees that seem designed to make it difficult for you to calculate a total easily.