🏨 Hotel or Airbnb 🏠 ?

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May 14, 2020 11 Comments

Trying to gauge people's thoughts..
I see the pros and cons as follows:

🏨 Hotels:
Pros:
- tighter control on cleanliness
- maybe cheaper due to less demand?
Cons:
- too many ppl in same building, lots of shared common spaces. Centralized air conditioning linking all rooms (high risk)
- end up eating outside or having to go out (no kitchen)
- most of the money goes to hotel industry

🏠 Airbnb
Pros:
- you can book entire home to yourself. More isolation
- there is 24hr gap between stays i.e. the last person who stayed at the same place was 24hrs ago.
- more stringent cleanliness policies enforced and you can see this on your listing to check if the host is complying with the policy.
- majority of the money goes to regular people like you and me, helps the economy

Cons:
- harder to control cleanliness compared to hotels (hoping the 24 hr gap would alleviate this concern since virus doesn't last that long on surfaces)
- maybe expensive to rent entire home in certain areas?
- arguments on Airbnb disrupting communities and rentals, displacing people from their own homes.

Keeping above points in mind, what are your thoughts?

Note: hardcore anti-airbnb folks can skip this since you guys would any way not stay in an Airbnb pre-covid. This discussion is geared towards people who have stayed in an Airbnb or have a positive or neutral opinion on it.

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TOP 11 Comments
  • Oracle
    larry_plz

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    larry_plz
    AirBnBs are great for sharing a big place with a group to save money or getting a bunch of space or staying in some random specific location.

    I think a nice hotel can offer a far superior hospitality experience though.
    May 14, 2020 1
    • Airbnb
      sadd

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      sadd
      OP
      Agree with your point. If your travelling single you may choose hotel over Airbnb unless your go for a shared room to save money
      May 14, 2020
  • Dell
    xyzcyc

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    xyzcyc
    Pretty easy choice .. if I'm going to a large city ill get a hotel with room service & cleaning, but on the Oregon coast you can't beat an airbnb with private pool, hot tub and multiple bedrooms and full kitchen
    May 14, 2020 0
  • Intuit
    fsruigbht

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    fsruigbht
    who the fuck is traveling right now? I'm not even checking my mailbox.
    May 14, 2020 3
  • Yelp
    sumdumbo

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    sumdumbo
    Sometimes there isnt enough selection on airbnb, which is why I’ll go hotel. I prefer airbnb though
    May 14, 2020 2
  • Genesys
    Ygkv54

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    Ygkv54
    After some cities moved homeless to hotels- Airbnb rulez...
    May 14, 2020 0