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I am currently staying in a detached house, to myself, in the country, for less than the cost of a hotel room in the nearest town. It is idyllic. Historically
by esotericn 7y ago
I am currently staying in a detached house, to myself, in the country, for less than the cost of a hotel room in the nearest town. It is idyllic.
Historically I've stayed in rooms in apartments or houses and socialised with the hosts.
It sounds to me like you have a view of the world tainted by bad experiences. I prefer to live as if others are good.
You can usually quite easily pick out the professional fake-hotel style listings quite easily.
It helps a lot to not go for a popular place that would encourage investors.
- netsharc 7y ago> It sounds to me like you have a view of the world tainted by bad experiences. I prefer to live as if others are good. In this scenario is airbnb a "good" other or a "bad" one? I've read too many horror scenarios associated with this platform that I'm really reluctant to give them their 30% cut (of course the only way to do that is not to use them). They assure both sides a good experience, but if one side fucks you over (bug-ridden room, or guests trashing your house in a drug orgy), they say "sorry, here's 10% of the damage you suffer to cover the inconvenience."..
- esotericn 7y agoIn my mind Airbnb is an expensive advertising channel. Once I'm in, I'm dealing with the host. When I hosted, I expected ID from guests.