Comment on Airbnb will now show users the total cost of their stay right away
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 days agohotels have been cheaper and better for a while now
Strongly disagree. Here’s stuff I hate about hotels:
- housekeeping - just leave me alone and clean up when I leave
- rarely have separate bedrooms - I have young kids, so we can’t use the room once they go to sleep
- parking lot is a crime magnet
- more expensive for larger groups - we often travel w/ friends, so there’s often 10 or so of us
- minimal included entertainment - usually just TV and maybe pool; airbnbs often have kids toys, private hot tub, etc
Airbnbs are essentially the inverse of all of that.
We occasionally go to hotels, but if we can find an airbnb that’s a similar price for the scale we need, we go for that every time.
0x01@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
For large groups I suppose airbnbs are more reasonable, though it’s honestly not that big of a difference in pricing for vacation rentals.
Housekeeping is easy, just put the little do not disturb sign up, they won’t bug you.
I don’t have an opinion on the other stuff though.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I also didn’t mention a massive difference here: full kitchen. That goes into the cost as well, since now I can cook at the rental instead of eating out.
atrielienz@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Long term/ extended stay hotels exist that will provide these things. But the vast majority of people don’t even consider those. They rely on what they can search up on Google for the area and algorithms don’t take into account that you need to bring your dog, want a separate set of bedrooms in the same suite, or that you’re looking for a kitchen.
I see this Everytime AirBnB is mentioned and every time I wonder if people even know extended stay hotels exist.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I’ve heard about them, but as you say, they don’t show up on searches. I’ll have to look harder then.