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Where Airbnb and Vrbo still works: 1. Large groups and families 2. Places where having a kitchen would be a great thing (either due to cost or because there’s

Where Airbnb and Vrbo still works: 1. Large groups and families 2. Places where having a kitchen would be a great thing (either due to cost or because there’s not as many restaurants around) 3. If you wanted to stay in a specific location Why they don’t work for all other cases: 1. They are more expensive than hotels, but without the conveniences of a hotel 2. Cleaning fee scam 3. Enshitification of offerings by larger landlords. Cheap interiors and missing conveniences. If I rent an Airbnb and they do not have plates and cutlery, I’d rather stay in a hotel.

secabeen 1y ago
> 1. Large groups and families 2. Places where having a kitchen would be a great thing (either due to cost or because there’s not as many restaurants around) 3. If you wanted to stay in a specific location Yes, this. I strongly value all of the above items, and I greatly dislike the corporate, samey-feel of hotels. However, I recognize that I am a small part of the market; business travel is over 50% of hotel revenue pre-COVID, and business-people do not value the above features much at all. VCs love when a new product offering emerges into a market that wasn't satisfying a market segment well. For a few years, it looks like the new market entrant can disrupt the entire industry, and if they time it right, the VCs can exit via an IPO or sale near the peak of the froth and reap ludicrous profits. AirBNB was this, there was a period where the market view was that AirBNB would destroy the hotel industry. Of course, it didn't happen, and the stock purchasers were the ones holding the bag.
politelemon 1y ago
Hotels are often cramped places with minimal to no amenities or appliances. Airbnb often gets you a bit of space, couch, kitchen area and a bedroom. I'm not sure what conveniences hotels offer over apartments that are worth it.
- apple4ever 1y ago
  Staff are always there to help and its always clean is a big one for me.

secabeen 1y ago

> 1. Large groups and families 2. Places where having a kitchen would be a great thing (either due to cost or because there’s not as many restaurants around) 3. If you wanted to stay in a specific location Yes, this. I strongly value all of the above items, and I greatly dislike the corporate, samey-feel of hotels. However, I recognize that I am a small part of the market; business travel is over 50% of hotel revenue pre-COVID, and business-people do not value the above features much at all. VCs love when a new product offering emerges into a market that wasn't satisfying a market segment well. For a few years, it looks like the new market entrant can disrupt the entire industry, and if they time it right, the VCs can exit via an IPO or sale near the peak of the froth and reap ludicrous profits. AirBNB was this, there was a period where the market view was that AirBNB would destroy the hotel industry. Of course, it didn't happen, and the stock purchasers were the ones holding the bag.

politelemon 1y ago

Hotels are often cramped places with minimal to no amenities or appliances. Airbnb often gets you a bit of space, couch, kitchen area and a bedroom. I'm not sure what conveniences hotels offer over apartments that are worth it.

apple4ever 1y ago
Staff are always there to help and its always clean is a big one for me.