Hotels vs AirBnB
Eve
Where there's a hole, there's a way. [HIATUS]
Tuesday, August 4, 2020 10:53 PM
Every single time I get an itch to travel, I am totally stumped on whether I should settle with a hotel room or just get a whole AirBnB rental all to myself.
The only time I've had an issue with AirBnB was when I visited Montréal last year. The (highly repped) host barely answered her texts or calls, and her automated service was anything but contributing. The condo I had booked had to get some pipework done in it, so I got moved to an alternative property at the last minute, which wasn't ready for another 2 hours after I arrived in the city. It was an exhausting experience, but domestically, the few times I have booked a rental, the experiences have been mostly positive.
I just like that you can potentially get the space of a whole apartment or house for the same cost of a moderately repped hotel room. I find it more personable, and obviously you don't have to deal with other nosey lodgers or staff (assuming you're getting the whole place and not just a single room.)
I also appreciate that you can see the ACTUAL total amount (including tax/cleaning fee/convenience/whatever else) you'll be spending for your trip in the rental results instead of JUST showing the cost of the rental and making it seem like that's all you'll spend before the checkout page comes. I hate going on travel sites like Booking, Travelocity, Hotwire, etc that advertise a very modest price just for me to accept the booking and prepare to checkout only to see that excludes another $50 - $100 in taxes/resort fee/parking fees, etc.
But I get that hotels can potentially have a lot more amenities available than vacation rentals do. These are my thoughts on it. I wouldn't mind seeing the viewpoints of you frequent travelers out there.
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