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What happened to Airbnb?::Financially, the Airbnb is thriving, but guests, hosts, and cities have had enough.

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[–] ChexMax 9 points 1 year ago

My circle has all turned on Airbnb. It's a gamble. It used to be the gamble was worth it because it was cheaper than hotels, but now that they're the same price, it's not worth it.

Last time went great, the time before was not properly cleaned to guest standards, and they restained the wood walls in the kitchen so the whole place was permeated with an awful chemical smell that kept me from sleeping. At a hotel, you can just switch rooms if anything is suboptimal. At an air BNB, you're stuck. Everyone in my circle has had half good half bad experiences and it's just not worth risking your trip over.