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> they always feel more authentic to me. This might have been the case early on in AirBnB's existence. Now most of the places I've been able to find are just s
by yardie 10y ago
> they always feel more authentic to me.
This might have been the case early on in AirBnB's existence. Now most of the places I've been able to find are just small-time hoteliers. The owner may have half dozen listings in Airbnb with the same generic IKEA furniture.
I've gone back to regular hotels. While I really enjoyed AirBnB in the past there were too many hit or miss experiences. I've had a few owners pull our reservation at the last minute.
- rdslw 10y agoThis. Even in Murmansk I visited few months ago, airbnb 'studios' meant, a guy, who bought big apartment and divided it into three to four separate 20m studios. All ikea refurbished. The only folklor I got, was local 'manager' who arrived in ultra old (suprise it still worked) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZAZ_Zaporozhets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZAZ_Zaporozhets
- magic_beans 10y agoI've stayed in that kind of generic AirBnB, and even those are way better than a hotel. You're still staying in an apartment, which feels more homey, and you still have access to a kitchen. I've also stayed in truly fantastic AirBnB apartments in Europe that made my short stays feel like I was staying with a dear friend. The most exquisite AirBnB I stayed in was in Croatia. The owner set up the apartment like a hotel, but offered homemade liqueurs and chocolates to his guests. He even picked us up from the train station and gave us a list of places to go and restaurants to try. The rate was insanely affordable, too.
- koolba 10y agoHow much was it and how much was a "nice" hotel?
- magic_beans 10y agoIt was 60 euros total a night, split between two people. Nice hotels were at least 200 euros per night.
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