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submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I have two younger kids. We can very close to renting a hotel on our last in-state vacation. It would have actually been somewhat cheaper. The reason we still went for the AirBnB was because our kids are asleep by like 7:30 and we didn't want to be 'trapped' in the hotel room and didn't want to rent a second. AirBnB made it significantly easier to find a house to rent.

That said, the number of AirBnBs in that area of the state has really grown. I can't imagine that's doing the people who live there any favors.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I use a AirBnB if:

  1. I'm bringing my dog. A house with a fenced yard beats a hotel for that hands down every time.
  2. Using the house is a major feature of the vacation. We live in an apartment in a city so sometimes it's nice to just spend a week in a cabin in the mountains or a long weekend at a house with a pool.
  3. I'm traveling with a group and I actually want to spend time with those people. It's nice to have a private social space that isn't someone's bedroom.

I prefer hotels if:

  1. I'm traveling solo. If I'm not renting a whole house, I want the hotel amenities. Plusi can pretend to be a bachelor again and act like a slob.
  2. I have an action packed trip planned. Every time I've been to Vegas I was pretty much only in my room to shower or sleep.
  3. I'm traveling with a group and know I'll need some personal space.
[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

This is pretty much my criteria as well. It’s funny, because since vacation rentals became a mainstream thing, my hotel experience has gotten better. I remember a time where booking a Vrbo was a preference because the accommodations would be nicer / better maintained at the same or lower price than a hotel. But these days I haven’t found that to be the case, and as such rely on contextual requirements to determine the best path forward.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It is really terrible for the housing market when real estate investors buy out homes on the market for the sole purpose of renting them out in AirBnBs.

I doubt that anyone would want to live next to an AirBnB house.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

"They make for shit neighbours" not the worst of it. It also significantly contributes to the increase in cost of living in the area because buyers and renters no longer have to compete with just each other but also with investors, and every house or flat that's off the market only increases that competition further.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

These days I mostly use Booking, they list hotels as well as private properties which are properly classified and taxed and all that. Haven't had an issue in years.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Thanks for the heads up, we will try this next season.