Mentions (11)
"Flying thousands of miles to stay in an Airbnb that contributes to a local housing crisis in a city that 'everyone' has already visited is going to start being perceived as polluting, selfish and most importantly, just kind of trashy."
"We plan on only eating outside and will be renting an Airbnb so we don't expose hotel staff."
"$185 cleaning fee on a $122 per night room. Instead I got a $165 hotel room with 2 queen beds, a pool, and free breakfast."
"Here airbnbs price themselves just 5~10 dollars a day less than comparable hotel rooms, but you have to deal with bullshit like random cancellations, hours long delays for check ins/check outs, extra fees for cleaning, and sometimes the person renting lives there and is constantly nagging you. Some "
"Owns Multi-family homes, does Airbnb, now is gonna start breeding dogs. I really like the guy, but I low key despise him too"
"Work has put me up in a modern Airbnb luxury apartment for a week. The walls are a barren, pure titanium white. Each morning I awaken, snowblind in its cold indifference. The floors are plastic, mockishly formed and colored to appear as whitewashed oak planks."
"I have an upstairs neighbor who rented out their place while they're gone. I heard a bunch of noise and sent them a text to tell their guests to keep it down as I have to get up early."
"Airbnb ruins and destabilizes local housing markets and costs more than hotels when hidden fees are included"
"considering putting my speaker against the wall and playing ME! for a few hours to tank their rating"
"What better way to see a city, than to fully immerse yourself in the home of a local (or what could be the home of a local-if it wasn't an airBnB!). These are the people who grew up here, lived here, know it well, yet have chosen to move out so we can move in (temporarily)."
"Staying in an Airbnb do to work in DC because of poor planning. Very poor planning. It's a basement to myself which I thought would make it better, but it's been nonstop yelling upstairs and stomping and cats meowing."