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I have personally swapped AirBnB for the entire hospitality industry in my mind. The only times I end up in hotels now are when I'm booked into one by my employ

I have personally swapped AirBnB for the entire hospitality industry in my mind. The only times I end up in hotels now are when I'm booked into one by my employer. I wouldn't, for pleasure, stay in a hotel or motel unless I really had no other choice. I was very happy to discover that AirBnB has a significant presence in Japan which made my recent trip there more pleasant and saved me money.

dbot 10y ago
Hmmm...are you mostly using the private room or entire home/apt? I've found that if you are looking for just a private room, you can get a deal. But then you are also in a stranger's house, which as a 30-something I'm not always that comfortable with. When I travel with my wife, it's not even an option. When I look at entire home/apt listings, the prices are often very comparable to nearby hotels, and often I can get a cheaper hotel using an "opaque" service like Hotwire or Priceline. As between the two, I'd much rather stay in a hotel, since they are set up for travelers and I can get whatever extra towels, amenities, etc. that might be missing from an AirBnb.
- aianus 10y ago
  But even at the same price, having an entire home in a residential area is much nicer than a small hotel room in the most touristy part of town.
- iandanforth 10y ago
  I do entire home/apt. Perhaps I've never made enough use of hotel amenities, but so far I haven't missed them in an AirBnB.
untog 10y ago
I used to think that, but I've since gone back to mostly staying at hotels. AirBnBs are absolutely more unique than hotel rooms, but that isn't always a good thing. I've had too many late nights sat outside a property waiting for the owner to turn up, too many broken fixtures (including heating) with no-one to repair. And (as the other poster mentioned) I've been very surprised to find out that these days AirBnB rates for "whole property" aren't even competitive with hotel rooms, especially when you factor in the "cleaning fee" and other such spurious fees that seem designed to make it difficult for you to calculate a total easily.

dbot 10y ago

Hmmm...are you mostly using the private room or entire home/apt? I've found that if you are looking for just a private room, you can get a deal. But then you are also in a stranger's house, which as a 30-something I'm not always that comfortable with. When I travel with my wife, it's not even an option. When I look at entire home/apt listings, the prices are often very comparable to nearby hotels, and often I can get a cheaper hotel using an "opaque" service like Hotwire or Priceline. As between the two, I'd much rather stay in a hotel, since they are set up for travelers and I can get whatever extra towels, amenities, etc. that might be missing from an AirBnb.

aianus 10y ago
But even at the same price, having an entire home in a residential area is much nicer than a small hotel room in the most touristy part of town.
iandanforth 10y ago
I do entire home/apt. Perhaps I've never made enough use of hotel amenities, but so far I haven't missed them in an AirBnB.

untog 10y ago

I used to think that, but I've since gone back to mostly staying at hotels. AirBnBs are absolutely more unique than hotel rooms, but that isn't always a good thing. I've had too many late nights sat outside a property waiting for the owner to turn up, too many broken fixtures (including heating) with no-one to repair. And (as the other poster mentioned) I've been very surprised to find out that these days AirBnB rates for "whole property" aren't even competitive with hotel rooms, especially when you factor in the "cleaning fee" and other such spurious fees that seem designed to make it difficult for you to calculate a total easily.