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Re: Unbundling Airbnb

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Post by joelonhn »

vlovich123 wrote: post #126
hnbad wrote: post #62

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The premise is that Wander is "10x better". Whether or not that is true is of course a matter of opinion, but as I'm not in the business of spending upwards of $1k a night on accomodation, I don't think I'm the target audience and thus in no position to make that judgement.

Sure, but the article is completely devoid of content to explain how Wander is 10x better. Almost reads like an advertisement for Wander without any actual content.

My understanding from the article is that unlike AirBnB, Wander actually purchases the homes - so they can kit out every property in their portfolio to meet their specific market.

Re: Unbundling Airbnb

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Post by astura »

gbear605 wrote: post #118
arcbyte wrote: post #112

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I traveled extensively in 2021 and routinely I can find weekend stays on Airbnb, for the entire place, between 250 to 350. Two star Hotels (la quinta, HIE, etc) routinely want 400-600+. It's total insanity.

Where are you traveling that hotel rooms are that expensive!? Up and down the US east coast, there are plenty of perfectly good two-queen-bed rooms for under $100 per night. I recently stayed in downtown Boston in a boutique hotel for $130/night and the surrounding hotels were all under $175/night.

What hotel is this? If you don't mind me asking.

Re: Unbundling Airbnb

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Post by el-salvador »

wyclif wrote: post #140
geoduck14 wrote: post #69

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>One red flag I always look for is a stream of comments mentioning only "good location" and nothing else. You say that, and I believe you mean it, but that could actually be a good sign. Example: I'm looking for a place to stay that is close to the beach. I need the location to be good - if the interior of the BnB is bad, that isn't a big deal. Additionally, my definition of "close to the beach" is unusual. There are…

He's not saying that good location isn't a good sign. He's saying that a stream of copypasted "good location" comments are common in reviews, and if you see loads of them on a single listing it's meaningless and not an authentic review. However, a few isolated "good location" comments are more likely to be authentic.

What also came into my mind is that only the location is good about the place, and there are other issues like noise or cleanliness.

Re: Unbundling Airbnb

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Post by j0ba »

dorchadas wrote: post #107
dymk wrote: post #105

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Oh no! Xenophobia!

I take it you've never lived next to an AirBnB, or in a city that has housing issues in part because of AirBnB. It's horrible. I have friends who lived next to one for a while, and the noise at all hours of the night from guests who don't care because they'll be gone in a week was awful. Likewise, I currently live in a city where the housing supply doubled once AirBnBs were put back onto the long-term rental market d…

How is that the travelers' fault? It is the residents of the city themselves who are making the rentals available.

Re: Unbundling Airbnb

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Post by r_singh »

mg wrote: post #18

Every time I travel, I spend insane amounts of time browsing AirBnB to find a suitable place. For example, I miss a "good table" option on AirBnB. I have to manually discard over 90% of the listings after looking at the images because there is no table suitable for work. That is so time-consuming. It's not that I want to work at home all the time, but still I need a proper table to put my laptop on. A proper chair an…

Do you also spend insane amounts of time while searching websites like Amazon or BestSecret?

Re: Unbundling Airbnb

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Post by erezsh »

vineyardmike wrote: post #139
erezsh wrote: post #35

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Hotels suck anyway. I can't imagine why anyone would want to pass through a reception and a bunch of corridors just to arrive "home", at a small room with bad furniture, and it isn't even cheap. It might make sense if you just need a place to crash after a long day of traveling, but it's not a way to live.

> I can't imagine why anyone would want to pass through a reception and a bunch of corridors just to arrive "home", at a small room with bad furniture, and it isn't even cheap. You just described living in a major city. Thats my life in my apartment in .

That might describe SF. Or student dorms. Most cities I've been to aren't like that.

Re: Unbundling Airbnb

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Post by vineyardmike »

erezsh wrote: post #146
vineyardmike wrote: post #139

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> I can't imagine why anyone would want to pass through a reception and a bunch of corridors just to arrive "home", at a small room with bad furniture, and it isn't even cheap. You just described living in a major city. Thats my life in my apartment in .

That might describe SF. Or student dorms. Most cities I've been to aren't like that.

Any apartment building has corridors and halls to get to apartments. Any expensive city has small apartments. Any high-end apartment (or big complex in a city) has a doorman/front desk.

Re: Unbundling Airbnb

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Post by silicon2401 »

vineyardmike wrote: post #138
silicon2401 wrote: post #96

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This whole comment is just contributing to the toxic divisiveness that's permeating our country > or honestly the American flag this is especially disheartening. As a child of an immigrant family, one of the first things I'm going to do when I buy a house is proudly fly an American flag. I love our country and there are many reasons to be proud of it and its flag, and they're the reasons so many people want to immigr…

Aren't you lucky that you can view the issue as "divisiveness" that can be turned off or discarded. Many people have to live with the concern and question on if they're going to be safe entering a building. YOUR comment is contributing to the toxic division. You're witnessed someone sharing their world and what they do to feel safe - and you're telling them its wrong and they should stop. Maybe you can listen to them…

> Many people have to live with the concern and question on if they're going to be safe entering a building.

Yeah, including me, thanks for trying to shut my opinion down too. It's laughable how people like you, who act so high and mighty about giving underprivileged people a voice, only want to do so when the underprivileged are saying what you want them to.

> They're identifying symptoms of the disease of inequity, not contributing to it.

I disagree. I claim they are contributing to it. Your opinion does not factor into my opinion, and I hope people like you can see how you're just exploiting the plight of others to serve your own views, rather than sincerely trying to help give them all a platform.

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