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Re:Airbnb to Acquire HotelTonight by shereadsthenews on Thursday March 07, 2019 @08:25PM (#19334350)
It really seems to depend on the city. For about $100/night in Zurich I stayed once in a huge top floor flat and once in a bedroom with private bath in a giant palace with plenty of room to entertain dozens, which I did. My company's negotiated hotel rate was $425/night and I pocketed the balance.

In NYC all of the Airbnb inventory is bedbug-ridden hovels. Perhaps this simply reflects the housing stock of the region.

Re:Airbnb to Acquire HotelTonight by Roedou on Thursday March 07, 2019 @10:33PM (#19334876)
It definitely varies. In NYC, I stayed in a 4000sqft Chelsea apartment, with a private bathroom, grand piano and incredible art, for $125 a night.

It does depend on more than just the city.

Re:Airbnb to Acquire HotelTonight by blakeley on Friday March 08, 2019 @01:11AM (#19335500)
There’s no chance this is true. Please share the listing
Re:Airbnb to Acquire HotelTonight by Roedou on Friday March 08, 2019 @01:33PM (#19340542)
There's every chance this is true. Except I just checked the listing, and it's now $181.
Re:Airbnb to Acquire HotelTonight by ulfw on Thursday March 07, 2019 @11:59PM (#19335219)
What kind of company pays YOU 425USD regardless of the price of the accomodation where you stay? Genuinely curious. All I’ve ever seen is (in your case) “you can expense per night up to 425USD”
Re:Airbnb to Acquire HotelTonight by shaklee3 on Friday March 08, 2019 @12:32AM (#19335369)
I haven't seen that high, but some companies pay the government per diem rate, which depends on the city. Some cities are $200/day for food alone.
Re:Airbnb to Acquire HotelTonight by shereadsthenews on Friday March 08, 2019 @10:53AM (#19338604)
At that particular company at that time you could bank the difference between actual spending and allowance and either spend it on travel in a different way (such as airfare upgrades), donate 100% it to designated charities, or cash out a fraction of it at the end of the year.
Re:Airbnb to Acquire HotelTonight by chii on Thursday March 07, 2019 @10:12PM (#19334792)
people who can afford a nice place in NYC probably dont want to rent out their place to strangers.
Re:Airbnb to Acquire HotelTonight by bradleyjg on Friday March 08, 2019 @01:40AM (#19335617)
Illegally to boot.
Re:Airbnb to Acquire HotelTonight by yeahitslikethat on Friday March 08, 2019 @09:58AM (#19337990)
Reading through these comments I'm proud to say I knew airbnb was the kind of thing I'd never want to participate in and I never did and never will.

Like Facebook. Some things are rotten to the core.

Re:Airbnb to Acquire HotelTonight by mancerayder on Friday March 08, 2019 @09:27AM (#19337706)
That might be because it's against the law now to rent a full apartment for less than 30 days. It's actually been illegal but they started cracking down moreso lately.