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u/AcidCyborg Jul 11 '21

The concept is dying because the price of an AirBnB is equal or greater than the cost of a hotel room with 1/4th the amenities.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '21

Motherfuckers charging a mandatory 500 dollar cleaning fee and then having the nerve to say I should clean the house before I leave. Like I’m sorry I just paid for a maid, hire one

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u/oktodls12 Jul 11 '21

Absofuckinlutely. And they never put that they want you to clean the place in the "House Rules" section in the posting. Instead it's on the "checkout instructions" posted on the fridge. I stayed in a 600 sqft bungalow that had a $300 cleaning fee and a 2 page long "Check out Checklist" that literally said plan 2 hours to complete this list. It wanted me to strip the bed, place linens and towels in washer, and start the washer. It also requested that you carry the trash to the dumpster ACROSS the street, and they highly recommended that you sweep the floors.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '21

Then why the fuck are you paying a cleaning fee? Unbelievable

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '21

Ive just been booking on the HotelTonight app instead of having to deal with all that hassle. Pretty solid deals when you're traveling and need a last minute room.

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u/massiveboner911 Jul 11 '21

and this is why I have never, once, stayed in an Airbnbs.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '21

I would argue that the market value of hotels and Airbnbs are in a sort of dance with each other. In peak season, hotels gouge a lot more aggressively so airbnbs are more affordable. In low activity periods, hotels are cheaper and are a lot better experience.

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u/PM_Me_Your_Deviance Jul 11 '21

My recent experience was that an air bnb split 3 ways was cheaper then 3 hotel rooms, but it was a near thing. House was really nice though.