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Hotels suck. I want a hotel with no staff. Thats airbnb
by HDThoreaun 2y ago
Hotels suck. I want a hotel with no staff. Thats airbnb
- popcalc 2y ago[deleted]
- mattlondon 2y agoIs renting from the landlord precisely what the problem is? Middleman or not, it is an apartment that a normal local person can't use.
- popcalc 2y agoYou can't stop the free market. Once it's out of the bag, given a long enough time-frame without volatility (technological innovation/political turbulence/labor/etc.) it always returns to feudalism. Sand aggregates into the form of a pyramid in the absence of winds. So do societies.
- Nasrudith 2y agoFor the love of god, please learn what feudalism actually is. It isn't someone renting out land it is a government structured via a system of sworn allegiances.
- ebiester 2y agoThey knew. They didn't care. It ended up being a good deal for both groups.
- enraged_camel 2y agoWell, you can always sleep in a tent!
- switch007 2y agoWell, hotels barely have any staff these days, thanks to cost cutting ;)
- deutschepost 2y agoIf people would just rent out their flats when they are not living there that would be fine. But people and corporations buy up housing and put them on Airbnb for above market prices. Suddenly you have no more place to live for the locals who have to work in the city. And a very high priced hotel room for the tourists.
- zamadatix 2y agoThe locals problem seems easy to follow but why do tourists continue picking the airbnb style offers if they are so over priced?
- alistairSH 2y agoOverpriced relative to a long-term rental in the same area. Airbnb is a nightly rate that competes with hotel pries. Long-term rentals are a monthly rate that is usually much less than the nightly rate of a hotel or Airbnb. Example: A hotel near my house is about ~$400/night. Or ~$12,000/month. Rent for a 1-bed apartment across the street is about $3000/month.
- anthonypasq 2y agohow is this functionally any different from a hotel? Do you complain that new hotel builds take housing away from locals, because presumably that hotel could have been residential housing instead?
- HDThoreaun 2y agoBuild more housing
- ghaff 2y agoAnd for me, I value predictability and the availability of staff if I need them. I've certainly stayed at many B&Bs that didn't have a 24-hour desk but, by and large, I'm looking to stay at places where I can count on things going smoothly.
- isaacremuant 2y agoGreat. Pick hotels. Why do you need to ban airbnbs? As a user of both the presence of airbnbs gives people a choice and sometimes one is clearly better than the other. Problem is those who don't use certain services love banning them and pretend they're fixing some unrelated problem.
- ghaff 2y agoI don't think I wrote anything about banning AirBnBs one way or the other. By and large, my feeling is communities/municipalities/etc. should have pretty wide latitude about regulations they enact. And if voters en masse don't like it they'll presumably elect someone to do what they want--though of course that takes time.
- distances 2y agoIt's the locals, not the tourists staying in hotels, that want to ban Airbnbs.
- devbent 2y agoBeing able to do laundry makes Airbnb worth it almost every time. If I have a multi leg journey I'll make sure every other stop is at an Airbnb with a washing machine.
- matwood 2y agoFor me, 2 nights or less then I look for a hotel. The reliability is important. But more nights, I prefer an AirBnB. I can cook meals, wash clothes, and it just feels more comfortable.
- jimbokun 2y agoNice kitchens, laundry machines in the apartment, comfortable living rooms, access to attached outdoor space, and accommodations for larger parties traveling together are very difficult for hotels to compete with.