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I agree with this sentiment. I have recently shifted back to preferring hotels versus an airbnb. Hotels are consistent. You know what you are going to get. Beli
by treehau5 10y ago
I agree with this sentiment. I have recently shifted back to preferring hotels versus an airbnb. Hotels are consistent. You know what you are going to get. Believe it or not, but you roll the dice every time you rent an AirBnB.
If a hotel has bedbugs or you find something nasty, it makes the morning news and headlines. There are usually regulations that kick in, procedures that must be followed. The hotel goes out of their way to compensate you, yes probably even prevent you from making a big deal about it by offering you a free booking or two. If something happens on an airbnb, they get a bad review.
- mrgordon 10y agoHotels having bedbugs does not make morning news. In fact, last time my flight was canceled out of Newark they gave me a free hotel room for the night and almost every Yelp review mentioned bedbugs... I brought up the issue when I was checking in and they claimed they'd never had bedbugs which is clearly a lie. Airbnb actually has more incentive to fix the issue for you because you'll stay with them again (same as some large hotel chains) whereas in this case I was never coming back to Newark Airport Hotel so they didn't care
- bduerst 10y agoI dunno - if I got bed bugs in my suitcase from an AirBnB I would definitely not roll the dice with them again. How would AirBnB fix bedbugs in someone's home?
- ryhamz 10y agoEither require them to get a bedbug treatment before relisting or provide it. Details can be worked out by someone other than me.
- ryhamz 10y agoDid they give you a hotel in a major chain or something local? Probably some local cheap stuff. I stayed at a best western in the Philippines and it was pristine. I also stayed at local places and quality varied, because who was going to know/care? The lesson here is that big, reputable places have incentives, whether traditional (best western) or alternative (airBnB).
- ArtDev 10y agoBest Western apparently sells their name for cheap. I stayed in a "Best Western" in Athens that was a dump. It wasn't really even a hotel, just a bunch of poorly split apartments. That said, this is the nice thing about Airbnb. The reviews would have warned me.
- treehau5 10y agoReviews aren't an exclusive feature of Airbnb.
- treehau5 10y agohttp://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/196460965-story http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/196460965-story http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/restaurant-reopens-after-bed-bug-infestation http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/restaurant-reopens-after-bed... Not bed bugs, but mold, same concept - http://wncn.com/2016/08/25/raleigh-hotel-has-black-mold-problem-employee-says/ http://wncn.com/2016/08/25/raleigh-hotel-has-black-mold-prob... Google news for "hotel bed bugs" yielded a plethora of results.
- randycupertino 10y agoI'm done with airbnb after realizing it was similarly priced to hotels but came with a ton more rules. I don't really want a 10pm bedtime when I'm out visiting friends in LA. Thanks though. At least with a hotel you can come and go as you please and not have to stress about getting there by check in time of whatever the host decides. Airbnb is worth it if it's significantly cheaper than a hotel, but once the prices became similar imo totally not worth the hassle. With a hotel you know what you are getting upfront.
- mbrock 10y agoOf course there are Airbnbs in places where there are no hotels for miles. And if you're a group, it's cool to be able to rent a house or apartment including kitchen. For business trips or similar, yeah, hotels are perfect.