• abraxas@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    Freaking crazy numbers. It’s been years since I’ve seen a hotel room for anywhere near $180. I dont’ use AirBnB often, but when I do it’s because they are dramatically cheaper than the hotels in the area.

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      8 months ago

      Granted, the above is more of a general trend then a hard and fast rule. The city and area you live in will greatly effect the rates for both.

      At the end of the day I think it is quite clear that AirBnB is a net negative to society, and a huge one at that. So fuck em.

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        8 months ago

        …which is weird, because at first AirBnB had a huge positive influence. Often times hotels had regional monopolies and individuals owned an extra condo… Like a match made in heaven the hotels got much-needed competition and people were able to do something more flexible than timeshare with their vacation/work/whatever condo

        The issue seems to be businesses that buy property to use for the exclusive purpose of AirBnB

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      8 months ago

      Try having to go to NYC at a few days notice ouch… Like all I could find was $150… I just rented a uhaul and used my gym membership… Just last year I could have been in a nice room in someone’s house for $40

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        8 months ago

        Yeah. A few years ago I got a 3-bedroom apartment in Denver for something like $100/night. It was incredible.

        Now…I dunno. Haven’t done AirBnB in a while