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> the thing that you find from a hotel is completely lacking with AirBnB: Consistency AirBnB isn't an alternative to a hotel, it's an alternative to a booking
by pilsetnieks 11y ago
> the thing that you find from a hotel is completely lacking with AirBnB: Consistency
AirBnB isn't an alternative to a hotel, it's an alternative to a booking agency. That's like calling Booking.com inconsistent because you can rent a room at varying levels of hotels.
There are good hotels and bad hotels, and you cannot always know what you're going to get when booking a hotel room sight unseen, either.
- gohrt 11y ago"hotel" is defined, by law in most jurisdictions, to have certain properties, regardless of quality or level. AirBnB listings have very few of these properties as part of the definition.
- AndrewKemendo 11y agoMaybe I should clarify...it's an alternative to hotels.com The difference however is that there is a minimum standard I am getting with all the properties listed at hotels.com, in that there is a consistent check in/out process, there are always options for accessibility, there is a person I can call 24/7 at every location if there is something wrong with the room etc... It's no secret that the general thought around AirBnB is that it is an alternative to booking a hotel, please don't pretend that isn't the case. That's the entire valuation thesis.