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I'm on a trip to Taiwan soon... And I booked an Airbnb. Ouch.

• GFischer 11y ago
  As jzwink said, you don't have any guarantees with a hotel either ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10531693 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10531693 ). I've had positive experiences every time I rented through AirBnB, the same cannot be said of hotels - I actually trust AirBnB a LOT more than hotels (as long as the property has some reviews). Maybe in the U.S. things work, but in other countries they don't... I've had the roof leaking BADLY on a hotel in Brazil (with lots of positive reviews in TripAdvisor), all guests' property stolen (also in Brazil), and I never had any recourse. People thinking about starting a lawsuit have never experienced 3rd world judiciary systems... (it can take a lot of time and money for very little returns). I fully expect you'll have a positive experience with your AirBnB in Taiwan, let's hope so :)