I’ve seen too many instances of either:
- hospitality companies making an extra buck at the expense of everyone else
- people with “I am gonna make money with no expenses, watch meh”
I'm not changing the sheets, I don't care.
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Shanmugha@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world 2 days ago
people with “I am gonna make money with no expenses, watch meh”
as an example:
“Consumables,” are the perishable supplies. So that alone will put a damper on that mind-set.
If you make a product that requires you needing to handle said product with gloves, you’re going to need to allocate some of your potential earnings back into the company and buy more gloves until that specific consumable eventually pays for itself OR you charge a little extra to keep the consumables in stock.
It’s a business that they’re running, so if they’re not able to use those fees to actually do what they say they’re going to, then they need to accept the fact that people aren’t willing to pay for the services you paid for.
Like the person wearing the nitrile gloves isn’t making the nitrile gloves but they’re required to make the product.
So if you’re paying a cleaning fee and they’re making you clean, they’re not using the money where it’s supposed to be going OR they’re not hiring a cleaning crew that can do what they need.
I’ve also seen some videos where some of the air b’n’b owners going, “if i need to do this by this time,” well maybe they shouldn’t be allowing guests so soon and booking on top of each other. As much as it is a business, if they’re not running the business properly and only looking at the end profit gain… then they shouldn’t be doing what they’re doing and look into doing something else.
ZoDoneRightNow@kbin.earth 3 days ago
no, they're in both. They may be in the hospitality industry, but they are also leeches extracting profit via the ownership of property.
iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I like renting apartments when I travel, but not through airbnb. And definitely not after they started offering apartments in the occupied territories.
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 3 days ago
Vacation apartments have been a thing for a lot longer than Airbnb. There are entire chains of vacation apartments, like visionapartments.com/en and www.limehome.com/en/ (I have stayed in both, but never used Airbnb at all).
Malica@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Wow I didn’t think they could go lower and it seems that they have
ramble81@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
One connection I haven’t seen people make yet is that Amex Platinum (one of the most high end “perks” cards) announced a partnership with AirBnB at pretty much the same time. In fact they changed some of their benefits structures to focus on AirBnB credits, replacing/augmenting existing hotel credits.
I would not doubt that they had a hand in this change as they did not want their users mad at the experience they would get going through AirBnB.
ElChinchilla@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Amex demands a lot from their partners. I worked at a mortgage mill for a bit and they had a dedicated team of Amex only people, and they had slightly different guidelines and KPIs.
Sidenote, hearing “KPI” wheb job searching is now an automatic “No” from me.
lemonbun@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Airbnbs are nasty give me an AC hotel any day of the week
manuremy@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Here hotels with breakfast are pretty much always cheaper than AirBnBs or similar. And if you just use sites like Booking-com to check local options and then contact the hotel directly, it’s even more cheaper.
Recently I had to organise one AirBnB stay, bigger family celebration and I was the only one that had the patience to do it. The page was absolute crap. Log in, “use our app”, security codes not arriving, log in again, “use our app”, send a pic of your ID, “use our app!!!”, more security codes, weird lag, page autojumping up and down, here write a new security code, “why don’t you use our app”, log in to see a message from the host, security codes, “download-the-app-PLEASE” and it just went on and on… Just so crap. I will never ever use it again. (And if you can’t make the website work, why would I ever download the fucking app??)
SpaghettiMaster@feddit.uk 2 days ago
Hotel in town where I live for £24/night with breakfast included. Mostly that cheap because who the fuck is coming here in October, its much more when various festivals are in the area.
Tiger666@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
The web site doesnt work because they want you to install the app so they can monetize you.
manuremy@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
I’m aware of this. But it’s still my logic, if the site don’t work, then the app is gonna be just as garbage and there is no point in downloading it to even try.
Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I know a bunch of folks have had problems but AirBnB has never been a problem for me
iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I do have a problem with them.
Aralakh@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
TIL, thanks.
holy_scroller@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
For the most part that is true, but the biggest difference I have seen in the last 15 years is a drop in bed quality. You are almost guaranteed the cheapest bed imaginable at this point.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Nice for you. They’re still masking as a cheaper alternative while not being cheaper or a alternative.
im_fine_sandy@nord.pub 3 days ago
I’m so weary of these posts.
Its absolutely fine to prefer hotels.
There’s good and bad experiences to be had everywhere. Not surprisingly, if you choose the cheapest property and ignore the reviews… You’ll probably receive the experience you pay for.
“I stayed in the cheapest hotel and there was cum on the walls”
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
If you are still an AirBnB host, in October 2026…
There are a whole lot of things such a person has yet to realize.
SpaghettiMaster@feddit.uk 2 days ago
Bought my house a few years ago, would love to see prices drop. Ideally gradually rather than a sudden crash though. Like if they just stagnate in absolute value and inflation eats away at the labour required to pay for them, that would be great.
sirico@feddit.uk 2 days ago
Or a business at all it’s just passive income right?!
Stern@lemmy.world 3 days ago
“What are they gonna do? Use a hotel?”
Blibittyblah@futurology.today 3 days ago
Oh man I’d like a date for that. I bet it aged well
urushitan@kakera.kintsugi.moe 3 days ago
Probably pretty recent and related to
papalonian@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Why would this have aged poorly?
roserose56@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
You are joking right? Right?
jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Not cropping screenshots either.
cRazi_man@europe.pub 3 days ago
Air BnB has been straight up bad value for such a long time. Hotels have copeted on price and give much better deals… With 24 hour front desks, helpful staff, swimming pool, en suite bathroom, etc. I gave up Air BnB years ago and never looked back.
CarrierLost@infosec.pub 3 days ago
Same. The only value for me is when I’m traveling with a group of friends/family and we all want to stay together. That’s the only added value to an Airbnb for me.
uberfreeza@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Place I used to work at would book AirBnBs for any overnight stays at places far away from home. It usually worked out better, since it was cheaper than getting an individual room at a hotel for each employee, especially when it was 4-5, since it was company policy that every employee is entitled to their own room (which was relevant for people who worked with family and sometimes stayed together). We did have a lot of issues with going places that would list X bedrooms when they really meant X beds. But for my personal life, I can’t typically justify an AirBnB.
Psionicsickness@reddthat.com 3 days ago
AND YOU DONT HAVE TO CLEAN THE FUCKING HOTEL FOR THEM!
Wanna eat extra wet chicken wings in your king sized bed? Fuck it. The bones? Just toss ‘em on the floor!
(Just to be clear, don’t do that)
1rre@discuss.tchncs.de 3 days ago
Or do do that, and leave the housekeeper a tip, it’ll still be less than the cleaning fee you get for leaving the airbnb spotless
WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I always have my wife’s dog with us and she barks a lot when left alone so we end up using them for that reason. We could use hotels, but I’m not an asshole and I don’t want some stranger having to hear that.
crank0271@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Just don’t leave your wife alone. Problem solved.
Frozengyro@lemmy.world 3 days ago
When it was cheaper for nicer accommodations we used it all the time. In the last 5 years I would never consider it. Far more expensive than a nice hotel, and with worse amenities.
orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 2 days ago
I can stay in a hotel and be more confident they aren’t spying on me 24/7 with cameras, than I would be in some stranger’s house.
nomy@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
For the last 5 or so years I’ve only used the P2P hospitality platforms if I’m looking for a specific amenity or if it’s a group. There’s an AirBnB I visit ~once per year that has a nice big hot tub right by a river. It’s a unique stay and something a hotel couldn’t really do, it’s also around the same price as a nice hotel room.
Having a kitchen is nice in theory but if it’s a short term stay it doesn’t matter that much.
The platforms stopped being a bargain at some point with the fees and cleaning and rules. I can get a hotel room for around the same price that includes a breakfast and as long as I don’t trash it they’re thrilled to get my business.
Malica@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
It was more worth it in the beginning. I’ve found its still worth it abroad, at least in Europe.
drmoose@lemmy.world 3 days ago
If you have kids Airbnb is still much better value though.
We recently did a road trip in central europe and hotels are crazy expensive and frankly terrible for families. You either pay 200 euros per night or get 2 rooms 100 euros each that are not even connected while Airbnb for 3-4 person family can still he done for 100 euros AND you have a little kitchen for prepping food for kids etc.
Airbnb for >2 people is still like 50% cheaper and straigh up better experience.
hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 3 days ago
For me it’s the opposite, also in Europe, also >2 people. Airbnb may sometimes be a bit cheaper than the higher class accommodations with breakfast included - before you add the fees of course. I don’t really bother anymore TBH.
Impleader@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I only use them when I want to travel somewhere without any other accommodations to speak of or if I want to bring my bike with me. Otherwise, hotels are so much better.