I'm an Airbnb host, AMA.

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Anonymous wrote:What hotels do you think wash the comforter between every guest? I'm honestly curious.

Have you ever seen the housekeeping staff taking out a comforter from a room or bringing a new one in? Ever??

Are you operating a hotel, or an AirBNB?

What's the difference?

Are you unsure of what you're operating?! This just keeps getting worse!

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Anonymous wrote:Your cleaning fee seems much lower than properties I've used.

Do you also list on vrbo or other sites? In curious about what makes people choose air b and b over other sites, or how they all compare.

Cleaning fees are market specific. Where I am, $25 is standard and on top of the nightly rate, it keeps my space competitive. I also do the cleaning myself, so it's sufficient.

I don't get the cleaning charge. Shouldn't that all be included? And, for that price wash the comforter.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What hotels do you think wash the comforter between every guest? I'm honestly curious.

Have you ever seen the housekeeping staff taking out a comforter from a room or bringing a new one in? Ever??

Are you operating a hotel, or an AirBNB?

What's the difference?

Ok, this is a troll. No one can be this naive

No, I'm the OP. What do you think is the difference between a hotel and an Airbnb? I honestly don't understand.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your cleaning fee seems much lower than properties I've used.

Do you also list on vrbo or other sites? In curious about what makes people choose air b and b over other sites, or how they all compare.

Cleaning fees are market specific. Where I am, $25 is standard and on top of the nightly rate, it keeps my space competitive. I also do the cleaning myself, so it's sufficient.

I don't get the cleaning charge. Shouldn't that all be included? And, for that price wash the comforter.

A lot of people don't like that most Airbnb's have a cleaning charge. I expect that may change in time, but for now it's how we operate. It keeps the nightly rate lower, since the cleaning charge is a one-time charge. In time, I expect we'll have to charge taxes, too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What hotels do you think wash the comforter between every guest? I'm honestly curious.

Have you ever seen the housekeeping staff taking out a comforter from a room or bringing a new one in? Ever??

Are you operating a hotel, or an AirBNB?

What's the difference?

Ok, this is a troll. No one can be this naive

No, I'm the OP. What do you think is the difference between a hotel and an Airbnb? I honestly don't understand.

I suggest you go back and read the terms and conditions PP. Sorry you're in over your head

[Anonymous]

Thanks for answering about vrbo and air b and b. International audience makes sense. Didn't know about the platform ease. As a user I've had better luck through vrbo, but only tried abb a few times.

You pps giving op a hard time about the comforter should look up some of the exposes on hotels. Not only do they not usually wash out switch out the comforters or bedspreads, they generally use the same cleaning supplies to clean the glasses in the bathroom as everything else. And there are more germs on the remote controls and phones than in the toilet.

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Thanks 21:16. Sometimes I have to laugh at DCUM. You'd think no one on this board ever touched anything that didn't come hot out of an autoclave.

I've used VRBO as a guest, but not for awhile and both times payment had to be made by check directly to the host in advance, which was a PITA. I also found the platform awkward.

I mostly travel internationally, so I'm used to Airbnb. That's why we chose to list there. We could list on VRBO as well, but I expect (like many hosts) we'd just link to our listing on Airbnb.

[Anonymous]

PP who asked several questions/commented on hair. FWIW, I wouldn't expect the comforter to be washed after every stay. I've stayed in at least 10 AirBNBs, great experiences -- and it didn't even cross my mind to wonder about the comforter.

I'm surprised so many people are weirded out by that, but good feedback I guess. Sounds like a duvet is the way to go. Most hotels I've stayed in lately have gotten away from comforters and have a down comforter and they just layer a well-pressed sheet on the bottom (double sheet) and duvet on top. They don't actually stuff the duvet in the cover.

[Anonymous]

Thanks OP- after reading this, I will be sticking to hotels.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks OP- after reading this, I will be sticking to hotels.

Good luck to you.

http://www.insideedition.com/investigative/18622-for-sheets-sake-multiple-hotels-do-not-change-bedsheets-for-new-guests-investigation-reveals

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks OP- after reading this, I will be sticking to hotels.

Good luck to you.

http://www.insideedition.com/investigative/18622-for-sheets-sake-multiple-hotels-do-not-change-bedsheets-for-new-guests-investigation-reveals

And at least I know to bring my lysol wipes to a hotel.

I feel bad for the people staying at OP's, not realize they are laying on top of a month old dirty comforter with someone else's splooge on it.

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Anonymous wrote:You're kidding right? Do you wash your comforter every day? No, you don't. You probably NEVER have.

PSA? Don't lick comforters when you're staying somewhere other than your BioHazard4 sterile bedroom.

It's an Airbnb. Not an OR.

I wash mine regularly. Most hotels don't wash theirs either. I'd prefer a duvet be washed after each guest. More professional.

More wasteful, too. Washing comforters -- which never come into contact with a guest's skin unless they choose that -- is a waste of resources.

Don't want to touch a surface that was touched by the last guest? Don't go anywhere ever. Because you're kidding yourself if you think hotels wash everything after every guest.

How is this possible? Are all your guests wearing burkas at all times?

No, they are respectful.

What are you people doing in hotel rooms that makes the comforters so gross? I am so glad you're not my guests.

Me too! YIKES!! I think you've sufficiently squicked out a lot of people who might have been considering AirBnb before!

New poster, and I'm internally ewwwwing too. Doesn't make me comfortable.

[Anonymous]

NP here. I'm a registered AirBnB user, but have never actually made a reservation/stayed anywhere and after a bad experience, I'm worried.

In a nutshell- my AirBnB account was hacked. It took them over a month to restore my access, however, I can still see all of the messages and "reservations" the scammer made with many people around the world for her alleged place in Ibiza. At first, I felt really badly and started emailing back the inquirers to let them know my account had been hacked and I was not the person they thought they were communicating with. Unfortunately, I've had several guests tell me that they had sent this scammer thousands of dollars, etc.

How can I as a guest be sure that you (the general "you") as the host aren't scamming me in a similar fashion?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your cleaning fee seems much lower than properties I've used.

Do you also list on vrbo or other sites? In curious about what makes people choose air b and b over other sites, or how they all compare.

Cleaning fees are market specific. Where I am, $25 is standard and on top of the nightly rate, it keeps my space competitive. I also do the cleaning myself, so it's sufficient.

I don't get the cleaning charge. Shouldn't that all be included? And, for that price wash the comforter.

A lot of people don't like that most Airbnb's have a cleaning charge. I expect that may change in time, but for now it's how we operate. It keeps the nightly rate lower, since the cleaning charge is a one-time charge. In time, I expect we'll have to charge taxes, too.

So you answered this question: do you pay county/city taxes on your hospitality service? It sounds like NO?

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How can I as a guest be sure that you (the general "you") as the host aren't scamming me in a similar fashion?

Never pay the host directly, only via AirBnb.