Re:Paris hails victory over short-stay rents
by barrkel on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @12:47PM
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booking.com? This press release seems timely: https://www.hotelbusiness.com/booking-com-implements-long-te...
It's easy enough to filter to self-catering apartments on booking.com. My partner and I generally stay self-catering wherever we go, we prefer the comfort of an apartment over the amenities that a hotel is able to provide.
Re:Paris hails victory over short-stay rents
by sokoloff on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @12:51PM
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I agree there are many other AirBnB competitors. If AirBnB went away 100% and these competitors stepped in to fill that gap, I'm not sure the neighborhood impact is reduced by much. I mean, I've rented on vrbo, homeaway, booking, expedia, and airbnb.
Regardless of which platform I booked on, I'm the same tourist when I show up.
AirBnB actually solves a lot of this problem, though. I can't imagine the difficulty of finding 20-30 different, independent, 1-month apartment stays directly with the apartment owners, dealing with security deposits and short-term leases, etc.
They're a directory/marketplace/availability clearinghouse. They're an intermediary. They're a payment processor. They provide ratings and reviews. They provide some miniscule level of support.
It might be the case that AirBnB is more bad than good, but I think it's at least a little unreasonable to suggest "you can just rent a regular apartment directly with the owner" for the digital nomad case.