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[-] Haagel 27 points 10 months ago

I have never had a good experience with Airbnb. It was a great idea that the company completely ruined. I hope that it dies and that a better service comes up in it's place.

[-] Poggervania@kbin.social 15 points 10 months ago

Ideally, we’d be able to have a healthy mix of hotels either in or near city centers and short-term rentals for maybe tourist destinations that are away from the center, with a hard limit on how many AirBNBs and hotels can be existing at a time. The idea sounds nice on paper, at least.

Adam Something made a video on how awful AirBNBs are for locals, and the same concept applies to a lot of places where it’s mainly hotels in the area.

[-] Haagel 11 points 10 months ago

Agreed.

In my opinion, this is an area where local governments need to step in and regulate, otherwise the industry can be disastrous for local homeowners.

[-] rifugee@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

It's a fantastic idea on paper; you, and another family, want to go on vacation but want to be more comfortable than in a hotel while renting your homes out while you're gone so someone one else gets the same comfort and you get to make a little of money to help pay for the vacation. And everyone saves a little on their vacation accomodations to boot. Everyone wins! And then capitalism and greed happened and people turned the rentals into a business and ruined it.

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago
[-] Fal@yiffit.net 2 points 10 months ago

I've never had a bad experience

[-] Haagel 1 points 10 months ago

It might be a regional thing. Perhaps the property owners in popular destinations know that they can get away with more money and less accommodation.

[-] Fal@yiffit.net 1 points 10 months ago

I don't doubt that. But that's also true of hotels

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 1 points 10 months ago

Me neither, mainly in Europe though, not sure how things are in the states

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