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Re:Unbundling Airbnb by sva_ on Friday April 01, 2022 @08:26AM (#30877469)
I sometimes wonder, who are the brave and adventurous people that choose to stay at an airbnb with 0 reviews (in a foreign country).
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Re:Unbundling Airbnb by krn on Friday April 01, 2022 @10:53AM (#30878632)
I have done this in Ukraine when the host had other properties with many positive reviews, and offered a 70% discount for the first stays at the new property with zero reviews. The experience was great, and I even ended up extending my stay.
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Re:Unbundling Airbnb by dazc on Friday April 01, 2022 @12:04PM (#30879658)
I did, once I realised that the only reason Airbnb reviews exist is to make amazon reviews look authentic.

I have mentioned elsewhere in the thread that this actually worked out as my best ever stay. OK, I got lucky that time.

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