I’m done with Airbnbs.

[Anonymous]

I’m with you, OP. I just asked DH if he’s ever left a review of any kind for the houses we’ve stayed in and he said no even though some of them have been really disappointing in terms of cleanliness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Still boggles my mind that people are actually surprised when this happens when staying at an AirBnB. It isn’t a hotel, it is a random’s home.

I've stayed in hotels with the same cleanliness issues. These days, there aren't enough staff to properly clean anything.

[Anonymous]

For me it's the overall vibe. At a hotel, you're treated like a paying customer. At an Airbnb, you're treated like a burden, a potential thief, and a slob. It's degrading.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Currently staying in one that’s filthy. Dust caked on photos and decorations, floors are filthy with hairs and crumbs, 2 towel racks are broken & immediately fell upon hanging towels up, the decorative pillows that are everywhere are brown with dirt instead of cream, tv remotes without batteries, lights without lightbulbs, and my favorite - 2 forks & 1 knife plus a peeling nonstick pan is their well-stocked kitchen.

I contacted the host & her excuse is that no one had stayed here since Thanksgiving so it hadn’t been cleaned in a bit. Lady, this place looks like it hasn’t had a proper $130 cleaning fee cleaning in ages! Airbnb said nothing in the photos I provided violates their “minimum clean standard.”

I’m also pissed at those who stayed before who didn’t tell the truth in their reviews. I’m telling the truth, better believe that. Ridiculous.

The state of the house also left me worried about the bedding so I immediately washed mine upon arriving. It also worried me because the checkout instructions specifically say do not strip the beds, simply make them up. That’s sus to me right there. All I’ve ever stayed in want the beds stripped and the linens put in the laundry or laundry room.

If I see colored bed sheets in the pictures, I’m suspicious. Isn’t everyone concerned about bedbugs? There should ALWAYS be white bedding, and ONLY white. No colored pillows or anything else.

I agree on white bedding. Not just for bedbugs, only whites can be bleached, and bleaching is the only way to truly sanitize fabric.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Still boggles my mind that people are actually surprised when this happens when staying at an AirBnB. It isn’t a hotel, it is a random’s home.

I've stayed in hotels with the same cleanliness issues. These days, there aren't enough staff to properly clean anything.

Rather have a hotel. I have the ability to leave an honest review without fear of retaliation and playing chicken with the host.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For me it's the overall vibe. At a hotel, you're treated like a paying customer. At an Airbnb, you're treated like a burden, a potential thief, and a slob. It's degrading.

Yet ppl keep booking them and always bragging, “we are staying at an AIRBNB!l” like they’re too good for hotels.

Well, you go on and enjoy sitting in a rando’s home with their clutter and photos of Grandma on the wall, taking out the trash, sweeping the floor and stripping beds.

I’ll enjoy a hotel stay where I get fresh towels daily, a free breakfast, and a fitness center. I can leave the room with the trash bin full with no worries. Plus points for free rooms in the future.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Some of you need to do better at choosing your Airbnb’s. Read reviews carefully. I’ve stayed in tons and never, ever had an issue.

I just stayed in a terrible property and every single review was glowing. It was my first time staying in one - a friend booked it for a NYE trip - so I'm not sure how it works. Is it like on Uber where you rate the host and then the host rates you? Are these past guests lying in their reviews to maintain their high guest ratings? If not, why not post accurate reviews?

One shower had black mold between the shower tiles and two other showers each had filthy, moldy shower liners. The host claimed it was because the property had been sat empty for a few weeks and the seasonal dampness caused it. They sent a cleaner the next day which is the soonest the host said one could be there.

This property also claimed to have a fully stocked kitchen with cutlery and plating for 8. I mean, it did, if you counted the mismatched reusable plastic spoons and forks that my toddler uses for easy gripping. That wasn't such a huge deal as we just tossed paper plates and plasticware in the cart while grocery shopping nearby.

But seriously, the only negative I saw in any of the reviews was that the host didn't send the unlock code to that guest until 15 minutes before check-in.

This house clearly hadn't seen a fresh coat of paint in years. There were marks on the walls where decore had been changed out and spackle was used to fill the nail holes but never painted over. We paid $975 (that included the cleaning fee) split between 4 for the long weekend and that was the off-season rate. You mean to tell me that with all that season rate money that this host made that they couldn't afford a new coat of paint? Lazy and greedy, IMO.

Worried about the paint job? huh.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For me it's the overall vibe. At a hotel, you're treated like a paying customer. At an Airbnb, you're treated like a burden, a potential thief, and a slob. It's degrading.

Yet ppl keep booking them and always bragging, “we are staying at an AIRBNB!l” like they’re too good for hotels.

Well, you go on and enjoy sitting in a rando’s home with their clutter and photos of Grandma on the wall, taking out the trash, sweeping the floor and stripping beds.

I’ll enjoy a hotel stay where I get fresh towels daily, a free breakfast, and a fitness center. I can leave the room with the trash bin full with no worries. Plus points for free rooms in the future.

You all are so strange. I’ve never stayed in an Airbnb with personal pictures on the wall. Never had to take out the trash or sweep up. Never felt like a burden or a potential thief. I understand why people might prefer hotels, but those are none of those things ring true. And some hotels are fine, but I can’t remember the last time I got daily fresh towels. And free breakfast? Gross, that free food is not good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For me it's the overall vibe. At a hotel, you're treated like a paying customer. At an Airbnb, you're treated like a burden, a potential thief, and a slob. It's degrading.

Yet ppl keep booking them and always bragging, “we are staying at an AIRBNB!l” like they’re too good for hotels.

Well, you go on and enjoy sitting in a rando’s home with their clutter and photos of Grandma on the wall, taking out the trash, sweeping the floor and stripping beds.

I’ll enjoy a hotel stay where I get fresh towels daily, a free breakfast, and a fitness center. I can leave the room with the trash bin full with no worries. Plus points for free rooms in the future.

Huh. Stayed in dozens of AirBNB’s and only had maybe one bad experience.
It’s often the only way to stay in a town (as opposed to at a freeway interchange which is where most US hotels are located). Also if I want a kitchen and a separate living room, Hotrls aren’t the best option. Different options for different folks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I recently stayed in four plus stars hotels and there were hair on the floor as well, fortunately. One had no top sheet in between the blanket and they were charging $800 per night. I don't mind staying home as much now 😆

But the difference with a hotel is you call the front desk and either get a new room or they come fix the issues

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For me it's the overall vibe. At a hotel, you're treated like a paying customer. At an Airbnb, you're treated like a burden, a potential thief, and a slob. It's degrading.

Yet ppl keep booking them and always bragging, “we are staying at an AIRBNB!l” like they’re too good for hotels.

Well, you go on and enjoy sitting in a rando’s home with their clutter and photos of Grandma on the wall, taking out the trash, sweeping the floor and stripping beds.

I’ll enjoy a hotel stay where I get fresh towels daily, a free breakfast, and a fitness center. I can leave the room with the trash bin full with no worries. Plus points for free rooms in the future.

You all are so strange. I’ve never stayed in an Airbnb with personal pictures on the wall. Never had to take out the trash or sweep up. Never felt like a burden or a potential thief. I understand why people might prefer hotels, but those are none of those things ring true. And some hotels are fine, but I can’t remember the last time I got daily fresh towels. And free breakfast? Gross, that free food is not good.

You need to stay in better hotels. Even mid-range Hilton’s usually have a decent sit-down breakfast that’s included in the price of the room if I charge it to my Amex. Plus fresh towels unless you put out a do not disturb sign. Most these days have a “please clean the room” door tag.

[Anonymous]

I see the Airbnb cleaners have entered the thread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For me it's the overall vibe. At a hotel, you're treated like a paying customer. At an Airbnb, you're treated like a burden, a potential thief, and a slob. It's degrading.

Yet ppl keep booking them and always bragging, “we are staying at an AIRBNB!l” like they’re too good for hotels.

Well, you go on and enjoy sitting in a rando’s home with their clutter and photos of Grandma on the wall, taking out the trash, sweeping the floor and stripping beds.

I’ll enjoy a hotel stay where I get fresh towels daily, a free breakfast, and a fitness center. I can leave the room with the trash bin full with no worries. Plus points for free rooms in the future.

You all are so strange. I’ve never stayed in an Airbnb with personal pictures on the wall. Never had to take out the trash or sweep up. Never felt like a burden or a potential thief. I understand why people might prefer hotels, but those are none of those things ring true. And some hotels are fine, but I can’t remember the last time I got daily fresh towels. And free breakfast? Gross, that free food is not good.

You need to stay in better hotels. Even mid-range Hilton’s usually have a decent sit-down breakfast that’s included in the price of the room if I charge it to my Amex. Plus fresh towels unless you put out a do not disturb sign. Most these days have a “please clean the room” door tag.

I was the PP. I agree - stay in nicer hotels and the breakfast is great. I have high Marriott status and have had excellent free breakfasts at hotels, usually sit down types in the hotel restaurants. Stay at a Red Roof inn and yeah, the breakfast is questionable at best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For me it's the overall vibe. At a hotel, you're treated like a paying customer. At an Airbnb, you're treated like a burden, a potential thief, and a slob. It's degrading.

Yet ppl keep booking them and always bragging, “we are staying at an AIRBNB!l” like they’re too good for hotels.

Well, you go on and enjoy sitting in a rando’s home with their clutter and photos of Grandma on the wall, taking out the trash, sweeping the floor and stripping beds.

I’ll enjoy a hotel stay where I get fresh towels daily, a free breakfast, and a fitness center. I can leave the room with the trash bin full with no worries. Plus points for free rooms in the future.

You all are so strange. I’ve never stayed in an Airbnb with personal pictures on the wall. Never had to take out the trash or sweep up. Never felt like a burden or a potential thief. I understand why people might prefer hotels, but those are none of those things ring true. And some hotels are fine, but I can’t remember the last time I got daily fresh towels. And free breakfast? Gross, that free food is not good.

You need to stay in better hotels. Even mid-range Hilton’s usually have a decent sit-down breakfast that’s included in the price of the room if I charge it to my Amex. Plus fresh towels unless you put out a do not disturb sign. Most these days have a “please clean the room” door tag.

I was the PP. I agree - stay in nicer hotels and the breakfast is great. I have high Marriott status and have had excellent free breakfasts at hotels, usually sit down types in the hotel restaurants. Stay at a Red Roof inn and yeah, the breakfast is questionable at best.

It sounds like you both are quite happy with your hotels, and I, in turn, am quite happy with Airbnbs. Everybody wins!

[Anonymous]

I do AirBnB when traveling with my kids in a city because I want extra bedroom and kitchen. Always do hotel if it’s just me and DH and do hotels at the beach because I want to be on ocean and have pool. I don’t like Airbnbs for many of the reasons stated here. I don’t want to feel like I have to clean up and also never really can relax, but i deal when traveling in an expensive city with kids.