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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve been an Airbnb user for 6-7 years. I used to use it monthly, now I’ve used it twice in the past 12 months - once for a new place I’ll never stay at again, and once for my old faithful beach condo with a great owner. I’ve been full-time remote for 8 years, so the Covid/WFH situation did not influence me. Here’s my complaints and why I’m back in hotels:

1. Cleaning lists. I pay you a cleaning fee, don’t ask me to sweep, trash, laundry, etc. 
2. Beds. These are not your personal homes/guest rooms anymore and it shows in the rickety bed frames and 8 inch foam mattress from Amazon. 
3. Furniture in general. It’s not even ikea quality anymore, it’s the cheapest Walmart/Amazon college apt stuff now. 
4. Check in/check out is inconvenient. Not that hotel hours are perfect, but at least I can drop my bag and get my bearings for the afternoon. 
5. Stocking of the room/unit. Do I need coffee? Coffee filters? What size? Toilet paper? Hand soap? I don’t want to do it. [/quote]

All of this, plus the fact that VRBO will do absolutely nothing to help you if the owner rips you off.

On top of which, I think higher end travel is just down overall due to the economy. I posted in the real estate forum that I think resort/second home prices are due for a correction, as I've been getting emails from rental agencies with offers for "special deals."  One high end resort has spammed me with offers for a rental in a high end ski area for the Christmas holiday, & they are usually booked up 6 months in advance.  There have been articles about the number of people who took out loans to buy rental properties based purely on their rental income during covid, and I suspect they're going to be some distress sales in the near future.

https://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news/risky-mortgages-financing-vacation-home-empires[/quote]

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