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Airbnb to Acquire HotelTonight

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Re: Airbnb to Acquire HotelTonight

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Post by shaklee3 »

ulfw wrote: post #323
shereadsthenews wrote: post #277

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It really seems to depend on the city. For about $100/night in Zurich I stayed once in a huge top floor flat and once in a bedroom with private bath in a giant palace with plenty of room to entertain dozens, which I did. My company's negotiated hotel rate was $425/night and I pocketed the balance. In NYC all of the Airbnb inventory is bedbug-ridden hovels. Perhaps this simply reflects the housing stock of the region.

What kind of company pays YOU 425USD regardless of the price of the accomodation where you stay? Genuinely curious. All I’ve ever seen is (in your case) “you can expense per night up to 425USD”

I haven't seen that high, but some companies pay the government per diem rate, which depends on the city. Some cities are $200/day for food alone.

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Post by shaklee3 »

secabeen wrote: post #281
rob_austin wrote: post #207

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Agreed. I have been using Airbnb since 2010. I've had more bad experiences when using Airbnb compared to hotels. Earlier it used to be cheaper to stay in Airbnb, but not anymore. Their fees are outrageous and the quality of the accommodation has been wildly inconsistent. I find it more stressful to stay at an airbnb.. lots of weird rules and policies to keep track of. Airbnb customer service is horrible when things g…

Why should an AirBNB be cheaper? In many ways, you're getting more. More square footage, more amenities, more options. Sure, I can stick a family of 4 in a hotel room with 2 queens, but we will be way more comfortable in an AirBNB with a kitchen, living room, etc. I totally understand why a business traveler would want consistency and simplicity. When traveling with family, I'm happy to pay more for the AirBNB experi…

There's no maids, room service, or any of the usual hotel amenities.

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Post by Lucadg »

On business trips I prefer hotels for 1 night. 3 nights or more is always an apartment (Airbnb or Booking.com which is often easier to book with). I hate eating outside alone and prefer cooking some food while enjoying JRE, Netflix or a call with friends and family. 2 nights is a mix.

Family trips are always in apartments. It's just nicer than Hotels.

Also, I find hotels pretty sad in general but that's maybe because I worked in some:)

Edit: typo

Re: Airbnb to Acquire HotelTonight

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Post by neom »

There are two CEOs I admire and respect. Two people I have ever met who are both beyond wickedly smart, and, absolutely wonderful kind truly caring humans. Sam Shank and Jeff Lawson. Sam the CEO of hotel tonight is an incredibly brilliant intellectual, and also a genuinely wonderful person. I'm so happy they both did so well. Great job.

Re: Airbnb to Acquire HotelTonight

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Post by blakeley »

Roedou wrote: post #314
shereadsthenews wrote: post #277

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It really seems to depend on the city. For about $100/night in Zurich I stayed once in a huge top floor flat and once in a bedroom with private bath in a giant palace with plenty of room to entertain dozens, which I did. My company's negotiated hotel rate was $425/night and I pocketed the balance. In NYC all of the Airbnb inventory is bedbug-ridden hovels. Perhaps this simply reflects the housing stock of the region.

It definitely varies. In NYC, I stayed in a 4000sqft Chelsea apartment, with a private bathroom, grand piano and incredible art, for $125 a night. It does depend on more than just the city.

There’s no chance this is true. Please share the listing

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Post by bradleyjg »

chii wrote: post #307
shereadsthenews wrote: post #277

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It really seems to depend on the city. For about $100/night in Zurich I stayed once in a huge top floor flat and once in a bedroom with private bath in a giant palace with plenty of room to entertain dozens, which I did. My company's negotiated hotel rate was $425/night and I pocketed the balance. In NYC all of the Airbnb inventory is bedbug-ridden hovels. Perhaps this simply reflects the housing stock of the region.

people who can afford a nice place in NYC probably dont want to rent out their place to strangers.

Illegally to boot.

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Post by thecatspaw »

wbronitsky wrote: post #316
dc_gregory wrote: post #288

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In this case, its a slap on the wrist for a comment that doesn't positively contribute.

I fail to see how calling out that Nazis are unequivocally evil is not positively contributing when someone is trying to gain sympathy for being discriminated against for being a Nazi. I bet you would also say that it’s “not the time” to have these sorts of discussions. Too bad, I’m not going to be quiet about this. It’s deeply sad to me that this community is willing to quickly rally around Nazis and shame people wh…

It is because you're ignoring what the comment is actually about. Airbnb declines hosting of people they deem unworthy, because they have the wrong political ideology or spoke out about the wrong thing.

Who is to say that they dont expand this? Can I still go to demonstrations and airbnb or will that be banned as well? Can I still criticize the president and airbnb? What about beeing anti-war or pro-war?

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