What Airbnb Did to New York City

Re:What Airbnb Did to New York City by ghaff on Thursday March 08, 2018 @10:14AM (#16544782)

And add about 25% in taxes to that. Plus I can assure you that barring unusual circumstances cheap hotels (and $200 isn't exactly "cheap" in my book) in Manhattan are probably best avoided. Mind you, in my experience as a business traveler, hotel prices in San Francisco are often higher than Manhattan in any case.

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Re:What Airbnb Did to New York City by ryanwaggoner on Thursday March 08, 2018 @11:23AM (#16545325)

I just stayed in a Fairfield Inn & Suites on 58th last month for 4 nights (including Friday / Saturday) at $590 total ($147.50 per night). It wasn't luxury by any means, but it was perfectly nice. Also, the taxes were $90 of that, so 15%, not 25%.

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Re:What Airbnb Did to New York City by ghaff on Thursday March 08, 2018 @01:05PM (#16546237)

Fair enough. This is probably sort of an off-season (to the degree there is such a thing) for Manhattan and I tend to stay in somewhat more expensive hotels. (And there are a lot of real fleabags at the lower end but I wouldn't expect a Marriott brand to be one.) Of course it varies depending upon what's going on in a given week, but I find it's harder to get a "deal" in SF, among other cities.

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Re:What Airbnb Did to New York City by louisswiss on Thursday March 08, 2018 @03:08PM (#16547232)

Definitely agree on SF prices being worse than Manhattan (ceteris paribus).

As someone who stays in hotels regularly for work (mainly capital cities in Western Europe), I don't find Manhattan prices to be any worse than London, Paris or similar.

We try to keep overnight-accom. expenses to under $100/person/night at my startup and SF is the only place we couldn't find a comfortable, clean and well-located hotel room at that price point.

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