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Scale Ruins Everything

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175 points drc500free | 1 comments | 14 Oct 24 17:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source
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dash2 ◴[14 Oct 24 22:15 UTC] No.41842657[source]▶
I like Airbnb, because it's made staying abroad much cheaper and nicer. I also like being able to rent a taxi on an app in a new town.
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wavemode ◴[15 Oct 24 13:05 UTC] No.41848156[source]▶
"Cheaper" is questionable. I usually find that, after fees, I'm paying the same, or more, than I'd pay at a nicer Comfort Inn.

Maybe I'm just unlucky but the last several times I've traveled, staying at an AirBnB simply made no financial sense. Sometimes I feel like I'm crazy, hearing people talk about "cheaper".

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1. coldpie ◴[15 Oct 24 13:45 UTC] No.41848545[source]▶
I don't like using AirBNB, for all the usual reasons, but every time I travel it's no comparison. To Vancouver a couple years ago, it would be like $400-500/night for a decent hotel in the area I wanted to stay. The apartment we ended up renting through AirBNB was I think $150/night, and that included a fully stocked kitchen & in unit washer/dryer. Similar prices for a trip to San Francisco earlier this year. I don't like the societal effects, but it is massively cheaper for much better service.