Re:How to lose $950 quickly on Airbnb
by crazygringo on Sunday March 05, 2023 @06:23PM
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I don't like AirBNB at all, but that doesn't sound "generous" to me.
The host isn't reducing their income. They're paying a fine outright, and it jumps to 50% 2 days before.
Since things out of your control can happen (the toilet breaks, the place floods) a 50% fine seems reasonable without being unnessarily punitive. And 25% seems OK too since more than 48 hours should be enough time to find an alternative?
I would expect to ban a host if they cancelled stays repeatedly or as any kind of pattern, however.
Re:How to lose $950 quickly on Airbnb
by charles_f on Sunday March 05, 2023 @06:38PM
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If the place can't be rented because of an emergency, they don't keep any fine. The 25% or 50% fine is for shitty hosts who decide they want to use the place for something else after all
The host isn't reducing their income. They're paying a fine outright, and it jumps to 50% 2 days before.
Since things out of your control can happen (the toilet breaks, the place floods) a 50% fine seems reasonable without being unnessarily punitive. And 25% seems OK too since more than 48 hours should be enough time to find an alternative?
I would expect to ban a host if they cancelled stays repeatedly or as any kind of pattern, however.