What is your experience with Airbnb? Will I be scammed if I rent out for over a month?
What is your experience with Airbnb? Will I be scammed if I rent out for over a month?
What is your experience with Airbnb? Will I be scammed if I rent out for over a month?
>go to thirdie country
>check homes on facebook
>check homes on airbnb
>practically every home rented out on facebook is like 1/3 the price
If you are going to stay somewhere long term NEVER use airbnb.
How does one find homes on facebook?
look for "housing in $place" or similarly named groups. Airbnb has high fees and it's worth trying to cut out the middle man for stays longer than a few days.
Sadly they mostly want 12 months contracts in Thailand.
too expensive, i just sleep at the library or train station if it's too cold outside
ive heard stories that hosts can cancel your airbnb before checkin because they can relist at a higher price and its becoming a more common problem with airbnbs.
Don't fucking do it, you're not even safe with "superhosts" because Airbnb deletes bad reviews if the hosts reports it for any bullshit reason they want. Get a hotel and short this company, there's no way it'll exist much longer especially with rising competition.
>t. fell for the meme
all depends on time and place but it's been fine for me. i was in santa monica for a wedding recently and paid $330 for an airbnb for the whole weekend as opposed to $999 for the hotel recommended by the bride and groom and $580 for a shit hotel down the street
The average person lacks the funds here, because it's too expensive for them. They wouldn't understand. As someone who frequently stays 2 weeks to a month at an airbnb, if it has over 65 reviews, all above 5 stars, you'll be fine. Buy a portable carbon monoxide alarm, and a portable door lock if you're worried. Airbnb will take your side if shit goes down.
I live in them or hotels full time in different countries and never had a major problem with an Airbnb. Sure, some places aren't quite as nice as the photos or there's a minor problem with something and the host sends someone to fix it, but it's generally no worse than dealing with hotels.
>there's no way it'll exist much longer especially with rising competition.
Which competition are you talking about exactly? The one time I did have a major problem with a scam listing was when I tried to use VRBO. Facebook market is good for multi month stays, but doesn't work for shorter term.
ive stayed in airbnb's for months but only booked for a month but once i was comortable with the place i asked about extending and i just paid the host directly because it is not their only business platform. however i do worry about protection of your rights as a tenant - "sorry anon, apartment is closed for renovation next week"
but i was in a dwindling uk seaside town - the hosts just wanted no stress exploitation of the rental market so they were chill
every single time I went to an AirBnB I said to myself, I should have just gotten a hotel room
1st time:
got a share house at some new city I was driving through. got back in late at night, my room was upstairs. every single door was closed, and looked the same. no identification. couldn't figure out which was the bathroom door. ended up pissing in the sink downstairs.
2nd time at some skii lodge off season, had their stupid 14 year old dog come in and shit in my room at 3am.
another time i had to live out of one for a 2 weeks while my apartment was getting fixed, this place was awful. i could write 5k words on how shitty it was. low ceiling, broken ikea furnture everywhere, never changing doorlock codes, other safety violations
another place we stayed and partied at, idk. could have gotten two suites side by side and had the same experiance
last place was some cheapo place i got last minute, again. wish i had stayed at a hotel instead.
most of these are places that are barely legal for a human to be in. others are shared homes with wierdos that lock all doors at night and you are essentially trapped
sounds like karma to me