3 ms·

> If you want a kitchen, Airbnb is often the only option. I’m not sure about that. Large hotel chains will offer predictable apartment-style lodging (I.e. Res

by xattt 3y ago

> If you want a kitchen, Airbnb is often the only option. I’m not sure about that. Large hotel chains will offer predictable apartment-style lodging (I.e. Residence Inn) if you cough up whole-home AirBnB money. I’m looking at one right now in off-season that goes for about 390CAD per night in Downtown Halifax. University residences also offer suite-style lodging during the summer, and cater to cost-sensitive individuals. This was a thing for ages before AirBnB went mainstream, who are now trying to convince the populace that it’s their way or the highway.

ghaff 3y ago
Residence Inn isn't really the equivalent of a house for a larger group--even if I like it for one or two persons myself. There is a soft-of kitchen but you do have predictability at least even at the cost of more interesting, if less predictable, options. (Which is fine for me in a lot of situations.)
freddie_mercury 3y ago
Not all universities around the world do that. Not all destinations are anywhere close to a university. Hotels that offer a full kitchen, and not just a kitchenette are rare and severely limit your options. I visited Surprise, Arizona, earlier this year. There is a single option with a full kitchen: a Residence Inn. But the only options are a studio or a 1-bedroom. Hope you're not traveling with kids. It does come with a fold-out couch. Yay? The next closest option is another Residence Inn 12 kilometers away...but that one doesn't even have a fold-out couch so for more than 2 people you need to rent 2 rooms. I can't even find an extended stay place in the greater Phoenix area that offers two bedrooms. Not to mention Residence Inn has 0 hotels in Asia. I live in Asia and apartment-style lodging from large hotel chains is not common. I don't think your experience in America generalises to the rest of the world very well.

by xattt 3y ago

ghaff 3y ago

Residence Inn isn't really the equivalent of a house for a larger group--even if I like it for one or two persons myself. There is a soft-of kitchen but you do have predictability at least even at the cost of more interesting, if less predictable, options. (Which is fine for me in a lot of situations.)

freddie_mercury 3y ago

Not all universities around the world do that. Not all destinations are anywhere close to a university. Hotels that offer a full kitchen, and not just a kitchenette are rare and severely limit your options. I visited Surprise, Arizona, earlier this year. There is a single option with a full kitchen: a Residence Inn. But the only options are a studio or a 1-bedroom. Hope you're not traveling with kids. It does come with a fold-out couch. Yay? The next closest option is another Residence Inn 12 kilometers away...but that one doesn't even have a fold-out couch so for more than 2 people you need to rent 2 rooms. I can't even find an extended stay place in the greater Phoenix area that offers two bedrooms. Not to mention Residence Inn has 0 hotels in Asia. I live in Asia and apartment-style lodging from large hotel chains is not common. I don't think your experience in America generalises to the rest of the world very well.