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Cleaning fees and service fees, to me, are like delivery fees. Everyone assumes they are paying for them in the rental. And almost everyone I know uses AirBnB
by yardie 12y ago
Cleaning fees and service fees, to me, are like delivery fees. Everyone assumes they are paying for them in the rental.
And almost everyone I know uses AirBnB because it is cheaper than a hotel. But once you start adding on fees that value diminishes. The last place I rented wasn't exactly located downtown and, after all the fees, only $15/night cheaper than a hotel. Our final 2 nights we stayed at a hotel and had a lot more fun.
I've been a big proponent of Airbnb but my last stay reminded me that civilians are civilians and tourists are tourists. Some have very different expectations when it comes to housing.
- MoOmer 12y agoThat's not how I treat AirBnB at all; I use AirBnB to stay at a place that's not a hotel. Sometimes it ends up being a lot more expensive (i.e.: when renting out a cabin, or an on-beach room), but exactly what I want.
- baddox 12y agoI don't think everyone assumes that delivery fees are included in normal prices. I would say quite the opposite.
- radley 12y agoMy last hotel bill had: HSIA 5.95 OCC Tax 25.90 CTA Fee 0.10 Tour Tax 2.59 adding almost $35 to my room. When I rent, I put down a deposit. If it's not in similar condition when I move out, they use the deposit for cleaning and repairs.
- twistedpair 12y agoFunny, last time I staid in a hotel, they didn't charge me a cleaning fee... and they cleaned the room every day!
- thedufer 12y agoThat's actually the reason there's no cleaning fee; its more or less the same amount of work per day, regardless of turnover. If it only gets cleaned once at the end of each stay (typical of AirBnB), then it costs more per day for a 1-night guest than a 7-night guest. Adding fixed fees in additional to the daily rate allows the price to match the cost better.