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[–] c9mp@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Airbnb hosts hiring maids so you have to check out early but still making you do all the cleaning 🤡

[–] tookmyname@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I usually prefer hotels too, but I’ve never had this issue. What I don’t like is the extra fess they add though. Makes it hard to compare prices since “per night” has almost no reflection on how much total cost of the stay.

When I was in Rome I had a beautiful apartment for $70 per night with a terrace garden, a balcony, a grill, a full kitchen, a private laundry room, locals cafe, locals bakery. You don’t any of those things with a hotel, and yet mediocre rated hotels in that area were like 5x more.

These seems to be a big divide somewhere about Airbnb properties. Most of those I stayed in were like yours. Rental apartments for visitors wanting a nice place to themselves.

Looks like there are at least 2 more sides to it - frauds trying to cheat customers on stuff like cleaning fees and insane rules. And people renting out their spare room.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

gasthof superiority, it's the best of both worlds.

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[–] A_S_B@lemmy.eco.br 4 points 2 years ago

Yes, an hotel room is more expensive than an Airbnb but the convenience makes up for it.

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[–] Lapistola@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

It depends on what you want. For my family, having space for the kids to hang out and play, inside and out, is a huge plus. Also we like to cook some of our meals while on vacation.

[–] ultraman@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What are we comparing Airbnbs to? At least in large cities, the price of an Airbnb would be equivalent of a Motel 6 or Best Western. If you want the Hilton or Marriott, it would be at least 2x or 3x the price of an Airbnb.

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[–] JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago
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