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Same. Agoda, Booking, Kayak and hotels are my place now. It isn't the same anymore. What airbnb was in 2013-2014 was magical. Now, with 300+ reviews, it's, sad

Same. Agoda, Booking, Kayak and hotels are my place now. It isn't the same anymore. What airbnb was in 2013-2014 was magical. Now, with 300+ reviews, it's, sad, and maybe I was part of the change because I rented places and lived 50/50 in different parts of the world and it was possible w/ airbnb and I only tried to be cost negative.

foobar1962 7y ago
> It isn't the same anymore. What airbnb was in 2013-2014 was magical. I'm a host (a single "entire" house) and started in 2015, which in Australia was early-ish. As host it's getting hard and thankless. Supply is driving prices down (about $40 a night less than a year ago) and vacancy is higher too. Guests are more than likely new or only have 1 or 2 reviews, and are not the early adopters looking for something different, they are people looking for cheap and easy accommodation (where easy means no responsibilities). The review process is painful and hosts live constantly in fear of guests that leave glowing reviews, 5 stars for each category but 4 stars overall -- overall is the only rating that counts. Remember that hosts need an average of 4.7 to remain on the platform, so a couple of 4-star reviews can be devastating. The other thing is that Airbnb keeps dictating terms for hosts. Children and infants are free!