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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is DC, so being smart and well connected are usually a lot more "prestigious." What makes me happy about being "rich" is that we can give one-third of our income to our favorite causes and candidates. As a result, my DC is comfortable at the White House and the halls of power. I bet my DC knows more MoCs than the typical K Streeter. The behind the scenes tours at the Smithsonian and the zoo are really special.

Our lifestyle means Martha's Vineyard in the summer, Asia in the fall, a warm weather trip in the winter, and Europe for spring break. But, we prefer nice AirBnBs to $1000/night hotels and we only fly first or business on miles. Our vintage Porsche cost less than the Toyota SUV. Yes, we had a nanny when DC was little, but we shared her with another family so we could pay for a more skilled/qualified one than we could otherwise afford. We only hired a housekeeper after the spouse and I argued over the chores. Private school tuition isn't a big deal, but I prefer to have my own cooking for lunch rather than eat out.   We still get most of our books from the library than Amazon. I once had a very expensive watch but after losing it within six months, I've stuck to Timex ever since. Minibar and Komi are great, but I can't eat like that more than twice a year. I'm a regular at fast casual Cava and Sweetgreen.

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Nobody prefers air bnb (really?) to $1000/night hotel.[/quote]

The reality is a lot prefer it.  Not the studio flop pad with a futon, but 1000 a night air bnb gets a lot.  Multiple rooms in a beautiful home, private pools, use of yachts, security, privacy, etc.  [/quote]

That sounds nice. But do you own it (rather than Air BNB it?). That is what this thread is about. Not the wanna bes.[/quote]

Huh? You don't own the hotel either.

The poster talking about Airbnb is right. I spent $17,000 on a 2 month stay at an Airbnb last year. It was a penthouse apartment with a beautiful roof deck in Paris. So much nicer than just staying in some small hotel room - and probably cheaper in the end too. [/quote]

Same here, but I'm not rich.  I have friends who work in the high end hotel industry.  I appreciate the free stays in swanky hotels when I travel with them, but I also prefer Airbnb apartments.

I love having a kitchen and extra space.. and finally, you can get very  nice apartments in the best neighborhoods.  For example, I stayed in the Jordaan neighborhood in Amsterdam, a very quiet part of Montmartre right by all the cute farmers markets and shops, behind Mercado de San Miguel in Madrid, a sweet apartment overlooking the Galata Tower in Istanbul.. and so on and so forth..

Hotels, even small boutique ones, are in commercial districts.  It's a completely different experience.[/quote]

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