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sundaysarelikethat t1_iywnxt7 wrote

Reply to comment by Grass8989 in Airbnb likely to lose more than 10K listings in NYC under tight new rules by NecessaryMistake9754

Exactly. When i’m on vacation i want to feel pampered, served, relaxed. I’d rather be in an immaculate hotel room thats cleaned daily and has a concierge than pay the exact same price to be at the mercy of some shitty landlord that will charge me $50 for leaving dishes in the sink

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femaiden t1_iywr977 wrote

Or even a shitty motel room that I just throw my stuff in the corner, piss, sleep and then in the morning, get my shit and go.

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accidentalchai t1_iyxp1qm wrote

Sometimes I'm also too tired to do small talk and banter with the host (if they are living on another floor or nearby). Like sometimes I just want to be left alone.

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asian_identifier t1_iyxlu8s wrote

there are a lot more use cases between vacationing and long term living

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NKR1978 t1_iz34q6r wrote

And when you arrive early at a hotel you can leave your bags, probably take a shower, use the pool. You arrive early at an AirBnB you stand on the street waiting for the guy to arrive with the key.

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Marlsfarp t1_iywtn7g wrote

Whereas I would prefer to have quiet, privacy and access to a kitchen, laundry, etc and stay in an actual neighborhood instead of a central business district, and I see having servants coming in to clean unnecessarily twice a day as an expensive annoyance. And that’s okay too. Neither of us is right, it’s just preferences.

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sundaysarelikethat t1_iyxaf4i wrote

Yeah i get how entertaining it is to “stay with the locals” to really immerse yourself in the culture but perhaps look into how airbnbs actively displace people in the communities and apartments that you’re staying in during your fun little safari

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Awkward-Painter-2024 t1_iyxlqwl wrote

Exactly, that comment is by an Airbnb operative. Airbnb actively fucks up neighborhoods.

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TheBeesBestKnees t1_iyxzo4n wrote

The same people that love "living like locals" in airbnbs when they travel are the same people that will bitch about their Brooklyn rent being too high.

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Marlsfarp t1_iyy1373 wrote

>that comment is by an airbnb operative

🙄

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Awkward-Painter-2024 t1_iyy1xeh wrote

I hope they paying you at least $15/hr. But knowing Airbnb, prob what, a dollar for every 60 "pro Airbnb" comment?

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Marlsfarp t1_iyxeua3 wrote

Could you phrase that a little bitchier?

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DeathPercept10n t1_iyxuoyl wrote

I will. Anyone that uses air bnb can get fucked. Past neighbours used to do it all the time and one time some idiots got drunk and passed out with gas coming out of the unlit stove. If my gf didn't come home late that night and smell the gas, the apartment could've blown up. The fire department had to come and break down the door. So screw anyone that condones the unsafe practices of air bnb. I don't need random dumbasses frequenting where I live and jeopardizing my home.

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Marlsfarp t1_iyxw06h wrote

That story doesn’t seem to have anything to do with airbnb?

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DeathPercept10n t1_iyxx1f4 wrote

I'll clarify it for you since the context of this whole post seems to elude you... The morons that let the gas leak out were staying at the air bnb my former neighbours used to rent out all the time. I'm glad those guys moved out, cuz I have much more peace of mind from them letting any old idiot stay there and burn down the building.

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Marlsfarp t1_iyxx9rb wrote

Okay? I have a neighbor who leaves the gas on sometimes too.

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DeathPercept10n t1_iyxzox8 wrote

People tend to be more careless with stuff that isn't their own. This obviously heightens the chances of something going wrong when some new person is staying next to you every week.

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NYKyle610 t1_iyxpng3 wrote

FYI, cleaning staff only comes to hotel rooms once per day, and if you’d rather them not come every day (like me), just hang the “do not disturb” sign on your door and they won’t come.

I’ve spent many days at a hotel and don’t need cleaning service every day. I can make my own bed like an adult.

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briggsd514 t1_iz044ur wrote

At some high end hotels, housekeeping or cleaning staff do come twice a day - second time is turn down service. But that’s hardly a common thing. More common are hotels having more green practices like not fully changing all linens everyday unless specifically requested.

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sirzoop t1_iyylqxw wrote

Same I only have them come by if I need more towels or the garbage taken out

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BiblioPhil t1_iz0dqzt wrote

I think most people staying at hotels can clean up after themselves. That's not really the point though.

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TarumK t1_iyx4vn9 wrote

Eh airbnb is way cheaper than hotels and there are way more of them available outside midtown manhattan.

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WickershamBrotha t1_iyxbro6 wrote

You’d be surprised on how fair some of the hotels in midtown are priced. If you’re a tourist, you’ll have a better time in a midtown hotel central to everything instead of an Airbnb far away

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Cosmic-Warper t1_iyxrvm5 wrote

Not anymore. Hotels got competitive and lowered their prices to match

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