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Having used airbnb in multiple countries I have never seen the appeal over hotels, except for location/neighborhoods. I also don’t understand the appeal of Kar

by sharts 3y ago

Having used airbnb in multiple countries I have never seen the appeal over hotels, except for location/neighborhoods. I also don’t understand the appeal of Kardashians

averageRoyalty 3y ago
You can't see the appeal in some circumstances for a house/apartment vs a hotel room?
jeffbee 3y ago
I never understood why, but in Zürich I can always Airbnb some kind of palace for the same or usually much lower rate than my corporate hotel cap, which is ~$400/night.
Brian_K_White 3y ago
Having used many of both hotels and airbnbs (or vrbo these days) I don't understand why anyone would ever prefer a hotel given any choice. I mean if I were to guess at a reason it would not be flattering, like people who actually like cruises. And I also do not understand the appeal of the Kardashians, and so that was a strange thing to try to equate.
- ghaff 3y ago
  Because when I'm traveling in a lot of cities I value predictability over a potentially better (or worse) experience. My lodging isn't usually the experience I'm going for. It's something about the location. So I often book the lodging that provides me with a decent place to stay without unpredictable downsides. (I've used AirBnB--rarely--but generally go for boring business-class hotels.)
- brandall10 3y ago
  IMO there's appeal to both. I just got back from Europe for the summer. About half the places I stayed were AirBnbs, the other times hotels or shared living communities (ie. Outsite in Lisbon, CityHub Amsterdam). In some cases the AirBnbs got me a much better location at a reasonable price. Vienna and Paris in particular. But then places like Prague and Berlin had more reasonable and central options w/ hotels (both 25 hours Bikini Berlin and Numa Prague were incredible experiences).
hotnfresh 3y ago
- They’re amazing for traveling with kids. - and for working vacations (yay, remote work) with kids. - They’re great in areas poorly-served by hotels. - They often let you stay directly in or at least much closer to nice places than hotels do. Have coffee on the deck among the trees, smelling the pines and listening to the birds, and feel the mountain breeze as you wake up, versus continental breakfast among the sights and smells of a typical dreary hotel, then driving 20 minutes to reach the mountains. That kind of thing. - If you’re looking to move, they let you sample living in various parts of a city or in several towns in a way that hotels very much do not.

by sharts 3y ago

Having used airbnb in multiple countries I have never seen the appeal over hotels, except for location/neighborhoods. I also don’t understand the appeal of Kardashians

averageRoyalty 3y ago

You can't see the appeal in some circumstances for a house/apartment vs a hotel room?

jeffbee 3y ago

I never understood why, but in Zürich I can always Airbnb some kind of palace for the same or usually much lower rate than my corporate hotel cap, which is ~$400/night.

Brian_K_White 3y ago

Having used many of both hotels and airbnbs (or vrbo these days) I don't understand why anyone would ever prefer a hotel given any choice. I mean if I were to guess at a reason it would not be flattering, like people who actually like cruises. And I also do not understand the appeal of the Kardashians, and so that was a strange thing to try to equate.

ghaff 3y ago
Because when I'm traveling in a lot of cities I value predictability over a potentially better (or worse) experience. My lodging isn't usually the experience I'm going for. It's something about the location. So I often book the lodging that provides me with a decent place to stay without unpredictable downsides. (I've used AirBnB--rarely--but generally go for boring business-class hotels.)
brandall10 3y ago
IMO there's appeal to both. I just got back from Europe for the summer. About half the places I stayed were AirBnbs, the other times hotels or shared living communities (ie. Outsite in Lisbon, CityHub Amsterdam). In some cases the AirBnbs got me a much better location at a reasonable price. Vienna and Paris in particular. But then places like Prague and Berlin had more reasonable and central options w/ hotels (both 25 hours Bikini Berlin and Numa Prague were incredible experiences).

hotnfresh 3y ago

- They’re amazing for traveling with kids. - and for working vacations (yay, remote work) with kids. - They’re great in areas poorly-served by hotels. - They often let you stay directly in or at least much closer to nice places than hotels do. Have coffee on the deck among the trees, smelling the pines and listening to the birds, and feel the mountain breeze as you wake up, versus continental breakfast among the sights and smells of a typical dreary hotel, then driving 20 minutes to reach the mountains. That kind of thing. - If you’re looking to move, they let you sample living in various parts of a city or in several towns in a way that hotels very much do not.