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• gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Tbh I’m a bit surprised how quickly Airb’n’b enshitified. It’s not even a competitor anymore imo.

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  • AlexLost@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    Too many people who should not own and rent investment properties bought investment properties to rent as ABnBs. It broke the spirit of the thing, which was to rent space in your house, not a property used solely for that purpose.

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  • ToastedRavioli@midwest.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Tbh ive booked no less than 8 airbnbs in the last 3 years and have always had zero issues in any of them. No ridiculous rules or deposits or anything, and a lot more privacy than getting a hotel. More importantly, always far cheaper than getting a hotel that isn’t questionably shitty

    In that same span of time, Ive booked like 4 hotel rooms. One was a four star property that was great but stupid expensive. One was a “3 star” property that was shoddy as fuck, had bedbugs, and refused to give me a refund despite bringing one of the bugs to the front desk and politely declining to be put in another room. The other two hotels were decent but cost more than what they were worth. Hence I roll on with airbnbs

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    • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Just an FYI, since privacy seems to be a big concern for you… AirBnB used to allow hosts to hide cameras inside of their rented spaces. It was explicitly allowed in their renting rules, under the premise of allowing owners to enforce rules and collect evidence in case of excessive mess/damage/theft. They banned hidden cameras in 2024, but over half of rental owners still admit to using them, and about half of all guests still report finding one inside of their rented spaces if they bother to look.

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    • someguy3@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      STR?

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• scytale@piefed.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Sometimes there’s free breakfast too. And less chance of hidden cameras.

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  • Speculater@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Also zero expectation to tidy up. Not an excuse to be an animal, but a reasonably behaved adult won’t have to worry about sneak attack fees.

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  • Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    And all the cum stains you can lick

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    • Falafelicious@lemmy.zip ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I forgot where I saw it, but someone took a blacklight to Hilton Hampton Inn and then to a airbnb in the same area of Chicago, and the Hilton was way cleaner. Think it was on tiktok. Most Hiltons I’ve stayed in are spotless. Except one time in South Bend Indiana, the DoubleTree, one of the worst hotels I’ve ever been too.

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• qevlarr@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Hostels are the best. Just give me a bed to crash and tomorrow morning I’ll be off again.

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  • SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    Last hostel I stayed at in Berlin (the one with the cool painted facade they were forced to change) the bathroom was so small I had to sit sideways on the toilet. Was still a fine room to be honest.

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• Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’ve stayed at dozens of ~$80 a night motels in my day and never once has it been a negative experience. I check the room over with a UV light regardless, but I’ve never found anything. The service is always under paid burnouts so if you’re cool they’re cool. Plus the vibe is always this beautiful liminal emptyness that you can’t get anywhere else.

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  • Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’ve seen roaches, which was gross, but never any bedbugs thank Christ.

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    • foodandart@lemmy.zip ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Roaches are easy to avoid picking up. When you travel, take a “kitchen” size garbage bag with you and if you land at a place that’s got roaches and it’s the only available option for the night, put your travel bag into the garbage bag and hang it off of the shower stall rod.

      Bedbugs is a sleep in the car option OTOH… Yikes!

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  • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    beautiful liminal emptiness

    Love that!

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• criss_cross@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’ve never Airbnb’d and I never intend to. I like my hotels thank you very much.

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• pennomi@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  All depends on how many people you’ve got with you. If you’re traveling with 8 people, splitting an AirBnB starts to make sense. Traveling solo? Hotels all the way.

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  • sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    8 people? Sounds like the perfect excuse to rent the penthouse. (Disclaimer: I’ve only seen penthouse hotel suites in movies)

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  • SendMePhotos@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Oh this sounds like a challenge.

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• cooligula@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  Idk, but I’ve never paid more than 30€/night on AirBnB

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