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My family went to an Airbnb (basically they were selling themselves as sort of resort) and when my wife saw she had to cook, etc... She was really mad. The list

My family went to an Airbnb (basically they were selling themselves as sort of resort) and when my wife saw she had to cook, etc... She was really mad. The listing didn't say it. Long history short, never again. We're going to resorts and hotels ever since. The extra money is not that much since Airbnb basically ramping up their prices.

ceejayoz 4y ago
I’ve never seen an AirBnB listing say you have to cook, because it’s assumed.
- nobodyandproud 4y ago
  “BnB” means bed and breakfast, which of course has lost its meaning with Airbnb. I knew someone whose family ran a small bed-and-breakfast (pre-web). I don’t think they cooked all 3 meals but they did at least provide breakfast and brownbag lunch.
  - respondo2134 4y ago
    Well the "Air" part is for air mattress, which is no longer true, if it ever was. The name was supposed to connotate a very spartan take on a traditional bed-and-breakfast. I've never heard of anyone booking all-inclusive travel through airbnb.
  - ghaff 4y ago
    In my experience, and I've stayed at a lot of them, BnBs usually have a hot sit down breakfast but it's not universal. I've certainly stayed at BnBs where the host is politely but firmly clear they're not there to entertain you and there will be coffee out in the morning and feel free to grab some yogurt from the fridge. While there is usually fruit and muffins that you can grab for lunch, they don't usually provide a brownbag lunch as such and rarely dinner.
    - denton-scratch 4y ago
      I've been to hotels like that: yeah, there's a breakfast room; but breakfast is a plastic cup of coffee, a roll, and a packet of cornflakes. I hate staying in hotels, but one benefit is getting a nice hot breakfast served to you.
      - ghaff 4y ago
        The hotels with free breakfasts in the US tend to be pretty crappy buffets. Generally a lot different from what's served at a good BnB. But at least it's something and I'm not inclined to pay for a full breakfast given I don't normally eat one.
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badcppdev 4y ago
You make it sound like you weren't affected by the need to cook? Do you know how to cook? Edit: If you weren't on that trip then please accept my apologies.
Loughla 4y ago
The last two times we traveled, we looked at Airbnb versus hotels. The Airbnb's were all ~$150 for a bedroom in a shared space with shared bathroom/kitchen/living room, or ~1000-~1500 for a house or one floor of a two-story house. The hotel was $325 and $275 for a suite style in both cities. To me, it's worth it to get consistent quality, guaranteed privacy, no questions about safety, and again, consistency in quality.
- hfbff 4y ago
  And I prefer Airbnb because sometimes I can't afford hotels. It means you're richer than me. I'm glad there are offerings for both of us.
  - respondo2134 4y ago
    In many markets the prices are very close, once you factor in Airbnb's fees, cleaning services and local taxes/levies. Airbnb is most useful for non-traditional stays, like a cabin at the lake.
denton-scratch 4y ago
She was mad because she had to cook? Perhaps she didn't realize it was an AirBnB? I had no idea there were fully-catered AirBnBs.

ceejayoz 4y ago

I’ve never seen an AirBnB listing say you have to cook, because it’s assumed.

nobodyandproud 4y ago
“BnB” means bed and breakfast, which of course has lost its meaning with Airbnb. I knew someone whose family ran a small bed-and-breakfast (pre-web). I don’t think they cooked all 3 meals but they did at least provide breakfast and brownbag lunch.
- respondo2134 4y ago
  Well the "Air" part is for air mattress, which is no longer true, if it ever was. The name was supposed to connotate a very spartan take on a traditional bed-and-breakfast. I've never heard of anyone booking all-inclusive travel through airbnb.
- ghaff 4y ago
  In my experience, and I've stayed at a lot of them, BnBs usually have a hot sit down breakfast but it's not universal. I've certainly stayed at BnBs where the host is politely but firmly clear they're not there to entertain you and there will be coffee out in the morning and feel free to grab some yogurt from the fridge. While there is usually fruit and muffins that you can grab for lunch, they don't usually provide a brownbag lunch as such and rarely dinner.
  - denton-scratch 4y ago
    I've been to hotels like that: yeah, there's a breakfast room; but breakfast is a plastic cup of coffee, a roll, and a packet of cornflakes. I hate staying in hotels, but one benefit is getting a nice hot breakfast served to you.
    - ghaff 4y ago
      The hotels with free breakfasts in the US tend to be pretty crappy buffets. Generally a lot different from what's served at a good BnB. But at least it's something and I'm not inclined to pay for a full breakfast given I don't normally eat one.

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badcppdev 4y ago

You make it sound like you weren't affected by the need to cook? Do you know how to cook? Edit: If you weren't on that trip then please accept my apologies.

Loughla 4y ago

The last two times we traveled, we looked at Airbnb versus hotels. The Airbnb's were all ~$150 for a bedroom in a shared space with shared bathroom/kitchen/living room, or ~1000-~1500 for a house or one floor of a two-story house. The hotel was $325 and $275 for a suite style in both cities. To me, it's worth it to get consistent quality, guaranteed privacy, no questions about safety, and again, consistency in quality.

hfbff 4y ago
And I prefer Airbnb because sometimes I can't afford hotels. It means you're richer than me. I'm glad there are offerings for both of us.
- respondo2134 4y ago
  In many markets the prices are very close, once you factor in Airbnb's fees, cleaning services and local taxes/levies. Airbnb is most useful for non-traditional stays, like a cabin at the lake.

denton-scratch 4y ago

She was mad because she had to cook? Perhaps she didn't realize it was an AirBnB? I had no idea there were fully-catered AirBnBs.