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I'm still very bullish on Airbnb mainly because it has always been an amazing and easy and often cheap alternative to hotels. I can stay in an actual home of th
by andirk 3y ago
I'm still very bullish on Airbnb mainly because it has always been an amazing and easy and often cheap alternative to hotels. I can stay in an actual home of the area I am in which is more authentic to me, whereas every hotel is identical to the one next to it.
However, I do see the NYC and other similar legal red tape being enacted in large US cities as being problematic to their business. I understand, to an extent, the negative aspect of people using suburban homes as single-use rental party homes, but in a big city? Just put reasonable caps on the industry rather than try to blow it out.
Disclosure: I am heavily invested in Airbnb because I like it :)
- gnicholas 3y agoI have considered using it on recent trips, but if you want a private unit, it ends up being more expensive than a hotel, now that they’re generally subject to all the hotel taxes (plus the cleaning fees). There’s also more uncertainty when using Airbnb, which makes me a little gunshy if I have little room for error (their customer support is awful and time-consuming, in my experience)
- legitster 3y ago> it ends up being more expensive than a hotel Kind of. If you are staying for more than 1 or 2 days it almost always makes sense still to Airbnb a private unit. And if you are booking accomodations for more than a single family, forget about it - you'll be gushing money in a hotel for much less value.