Just stumbled across this site. Looks amazing for holiday apartments around the world! Has anyone made any experiences with it?
airbnb.com/Posted Jul 16, 2012, 1:34 PM UTC
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I did, 2 times, in San Francisco and New York.
I think it's amazing, it's usually cheaper than hotels, you can talk to your hosts, they help you, one of my host even took me to downtown San Francisco with her car. It's also awesome to find special places to sleep, like a boat, or whatever. Try it!
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Is there much difference between airbnb, homeaway & 9flats?
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I just discovered it as well. I have my first experience over Labor Day. The reservation process went really well. Assuming the rest of the experience is good, I will give it a shot from the other side and rent my place out when I got to Thailand in November.
I have a friend who rents her place out and has had good experiences.
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We've used it several times around Europe so far, with good results. Not as cheap as it used to be, unfortunately, as more people catch on and occupancy rates increase. Still, way better than hotels.
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I am a fan of Airbnb and have used it in Europe and Latin America. The quality really depends on your host. I have had good experiences, OK ones and a really bad one. Their customer service is pretty decent if you have any problem though.
Wow. That really bad one is REALLY. BAD. How was it advertised? Were there any reviews?
No, no reviews.. We booked pretty last minute and it wasn't our first choice but ended up with whatever was available. Booked 4 nights, couldn't take it anymore after 2 (in retrospect I'm surprised we made it that far!!) and then left. You pay everything in advance but in this case Airbnb refunded the 2 nights we didn't use and even removed the listing.. It was a bit of a inhumane place.. I mean.. People think they can make money with any kind of crap!!
There is never a guarantee, but previous reviews obviously help. Still, I stayed in other places with mo reviews and had great experiences too! I'd go for it again..
Based on the pics I'm impressed you made it two nights too. That bathroom... I'd rather just camp.
Camping would have been better, no doubt about that!..