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I decided I'd had it with Airbnb a couple of years ago now and mostly haven't looked back. I prioritize more traditional hospitality options now. I'll save a l

I decided I'd had it with Airbnb a couple of years ago now and mostly haven't looked back. I prioritize more traditional hospitality options now. I'll save a long diatribe and instead say that when I added up the little details I didn't like about the platform, and the ways I'd fix them, I'd "invented" ... a hotel. It may be my age now (over 30), but I've come to value knowing that Hilton uses a certain type of bedsheet in all their rooms over "Alfred's converted garage looks like it has a quirky sense of style!" I'll hand it to Airbnb on this though: the "experiences" feature they introduced right as I was getting fed up with them is pretty neat.

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titanomachy 6y ago
> It may be my age now I assume it's probably in part an increase in wealth as you've gotten older. I think a Hilton is normally upwards of $200 a night, plus $50 per night for parking ($1400-1750 depending if you have a car). The average American earns $900 per week and is probably not dropping that kind of money on a hotel. They're also pretty geared towards business travelers, with lots of premium conveniences that aren't needed by someone traveling to visit friends or something. For example, I usually prefer a basic kitchen with a fridge rather than room service for $40 per meal. I'll happily take the room service if I have work to do and my employer is paying, though.
- worker767424 6y ago
  > The average American earns $900 per week and is probably not dropping that kind of money on a hotel. The average American making $900 per week doesn't normally go places that charge $50 a night for parking. Apparently parking at the Omaha Hilton is $15 per night. If I'm price-conscious, all else being equal, I'd still prefer a Super 8 to an Airbnb because it might not be nice, but it won't be bad, and the variance between room and service quality across all their properties is pretty small, so I won't be surprised by anything. That, and if you're price-conscious, a bad Airbnb experience is expensive to fix; you just finished traveling, you want your room now, 3 hours and 4 phone calls later. Don't book an Airbnb unless you have a backup hotel to go to.
  - titanomachy 6y ago
    > parking at the Omaha Hilton is $15 per night. In Seattle (last city I stayed at a Hilton) it's $45 after tax. It's entirely possible that not many people making $900 per week go to Seattle, and when they do I bet they don't stay at the Hilton. Agreed though, it's hard to price in the potentially massive hassle of a bad Airbnb. I think most people treat the probability as zero until it happens to them personally.
    - worker767424 6y ago
      > and when they do I bet they don't stay at the Hilton. They stay here: https://www.yelp.com/biz/kings-inn-seattle https://www.yelp.com/biz/kings-inn-seattle Browse the photos. It's not bad, the parking is free, and the location is good, but if you can afford better, you should.
- maybelsyrup 6y ago
  Yeah I pulled "Hilton" out of a hat - didn't mean to convey "I only stay in pricey places now". I'll take a Super 8 or a local inn pretty much any day.

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titanomachy 6y ago

> It may be my age now I assume it's probably in part an increase in wealth as you've gotten older. I think a Hilton is normally upwards of $200 a night, plus $50 per night for parking ($1400-1750 depending if you have a car). The average American earns $900 per week and is probably not dropping that kind of money on a hotel. They're also pretty geared towards business travelers, with lots of premium conveniences that aren't needed by someone traveling to visit friends or something. For example, I usually prefer a basic kitchen with a fridge rather than room service for $40 per meal. I'll happily take the room service if I have work to do and my employer is paying, though.

worker767424 6y ago
> The average American earns $900 per week and is probably not dropping that kind of money on a hotel. The average American making $900 per week doesn't normally go places that charge $50 a night for parking. Apparently parking at the Omaha Hilton is $15 per night. If I'm price-conscious, all else being equal, I'd still prefer a Super 8 to an Airbnb because it might not be nice, but it won't be bad, and the variance between room and service quality across all their properties is pretty small, so I won't be surprised by anything. That, and if you're price-conscious, a bad Airbnb experience is expensive to fix; you just finished traveling, you want your room now, 3 hours and 4 phone calls later. Don't book an Airbnb unless you have a backup hotel to go to.
- titanomachy 6y ago
  > parking at the Omaha Hilton is $15 per night. In Seattle (last city I stayed at a Hilton) it's $45 after tax. It's entirely possible that not many people making $900 per week go to Seattle, and when they do I bet they don't stay at the Hilton. Agreed though, it's hard to price in the potentially massive hassle of a bad Airbnb. I think most people treat the probability as zero until it happens to them personally.
  - worker767424 6y ago
    > and when they do I bet they don't stay at the Hilton. They stay here: https://www.yelp.com/biz/kings-inn-seattle https://www.yelp.com/biz/kings-inn-seattle Browse the photos. It's not bad, the parking is free, and the location is good, but if you can afford better, you should.
maybelsyrup 6y ago
Yeah I pulled "Hilton" out of a hat - didn't mean to convey "I only stay in pricey places now". I'll take a Super 8 or a local inn pretty much any day.