Airbnb's CEO said that he's heard guests "loud and clear" that pricing on the platform isn't transparent and "checkout tasks are a pain."

Airbnb is adding cleaning fees to a new ‘total price’ of bookings in search results after people complained listings were misleading::Airbnb’s CEO said that he’s heard guests “loud and clear” that pricing on the platform isn’t transparent and “checkout tasks are a pain.”

  • DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Here in Australia “bed and breakfast” set ups were common before AirBnB. Local councils would even put up street signage for you.

    The common assertion in these threads is that “hotels are similarly priced” which is just not the case here if you’re comparing like for like.

    In Australia $250 AUD (~$200 USD) in a major city will get you a proper studio apartment in privately owned short stay accommodation, or a smelly bed + toilet arrangement in a sketchy hotel with stains on the walls (literally).

    I travel a lot for work and while you can find hotels which are cheaper than airBnB, there’s just no comparisson on the features provided.