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In response to "Extremely strict rules on Airbnb style short term rentals go into effect in NYC -- (link)" by TWuG

I don't fundamentally understand Airbnb. Less amenities and more responsibilities (as opposed to none) than a hotel -- nm

Posted by MDH Sep 6 '23, 11:04

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We mostly use it with groups of 3 or more. It's usually less expensive overall, plus you have a shared space instead of meeting in the hotel lobby or - JaxSean Sep 6, 11:45
Neither hotel I stayed at in LA and NYC last weekend had self-serve laundry on site. - Max Sep 6, 11:44 2
- (they stuck you in a bad hotel zone. either BH proper or somewhere up closer to Sunset in WeHo woulda been better) - hollywood big shot Sep 6, 11:49 1
  - location, location, vocation as they say. -- nm - Max Sep 6, 11:51
it was nice as a room in someone's house - good way to meet someone in the area, talk to, have a kitchen, etc. that was at the beginning - colin Sep 6, 11:42
privacy -- nm - Spawn Sep 6, 11:35 1
- i.e., murder basement -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 6, 11:36
We just booked a little cabin with a wood stove in extreme upstate NY for our road trip to VT. It’s more for the experience, in this case -- nm - mara Sep 6, 11:30 9
- very nice. -- nm - Andie Sep 6, 11:32
- oh nice. jealous. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Sep 6, 11:31 7
  - Link for the stalkers -- (link) - mara Sep 6, 11:39 6
    - That's adorable -- nm - JaxSean Sep 6, 11:48
    - cute! -- nm - Andie Sep 6, 11:43
    - fun fact: we have peru, PA right near her. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Sep 6, 11:42 1
      - home of franch fries -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 6, 11:51
    - nice - that's way, way up there and the middle of nowhere :) -- nm - decline Sep 6, 11:41 1
      - Yup, driving from S Indiana to VT via the Hopewell mounds (OH) to Pittsburgh, Niagara Falls, Finger Lakes, and Champlain. -- nm* - mara Sep 6, 11:52
It’s a lot roomier for us, and a lot quieter. - kelly Sep 6, 11:28
there are places i like a kitchen, and sometimes they are in neighbourhoods without a hotel, but, other than Cuba earlier this year, i have been using -- (edited) - Andie Sep 6, 11:26
I think if you are traveling for extended periods they can make sense (a full kitchen is nice for a traveling family, right?) - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Sep 6, 11:14 1
- And separate bedrooms (for traveling with kids). -- nm* - znufrii, vice president Sep 6, 11:19
I've found them very convenient when I take trips with my dog - decline Sep 6, 11:13
like all disruptions, at first they were undercutting hotels on price. post-pandemic they're gouging the customer base they built up -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 6, 11:06 1
- (i did one in Normandy when the fam went to France in 2019, because i was along for the ride. it was fine for a night but also you're just staying in - hollywood big shot Sep 6, 11:08

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