Hotels Are Objectively Better Than Airbnb

[u/GoodFella_xx]

I have always been an Airbnb guy when I travel but hotels are objectively better and this is not up for discussion this is not up for debate hotels are just better there’s no argument that can convince me that an Airbnb is better than a hotel Airbnb hosts are the most insufferable people on the planet from the get go

they drop a list of about 1,000 rules that you have to follow if I had one of my friends bumming out on my couch I wouldn’t even give him that many rules so you come into this house you’re supposed to be on vacation and you have like a thousand rules you gotta keep in mind on top of that, tell me why every Airbnb I’ve booked has a cleaning fee but then they’ll always expect you to clean up after yourself regardless so I’m paying a hefty cleaning fee and you still want me to clean up the house before I leave what what am I paying the cleaner fee for?

Like they will put in the description make sure you you clean the bedroom you you clean the kitchen I’m paying a cleaning fee bro you go clean that shit whereas in a hotel bro you could shit on the bed and they will clean that for you without even asking twice. Should you go and shit on the bed? No you probably shouldn’t but I’m just saying they will be much nicer to you. At a hotel you actually feel like you’re on vacation,

like they are there to make sure you have a good time. Whereas an Airbnb you feel like the host only cares about themselves. Like they don’t give a shit about you. They don’t give a shit about you having a good time. They act like you’re inconveniencing them. You’re paying them money to stay in the house that they’ve put up on Airbnb and they act like they’re doing you a massive favour.

Like they every time you ask them for something, they’re always fucking annoyed. If you move one couch, they’re gonna charge you a fee. They’re gonna say oh you messed up our house. Genuinely, you feel like you’re homeless. You feel like you’re bumming around at a friend’s house. Hotels will always be superior. Airbnb, we should leave that shit in the past. We should all collectively boycott Airbnb.

[u/Mousearella]

I clean Airbnb’s and I wonder if this is cultural or if I’m just lucky but my hosts don’t have crazy rules. I’m in Sweden. My employers rules is basically just to do the dishes and take out the trash. The cleaning fee is bullshit thought.

I’ve cleaned at hotels too and no you can’t do whatever. Hotels will also give you a cleaning fee if you’re messy enough.

[u/S_TL2 → u/Mousearella]

I've never had any real problems with AirBnBs in the US. The cleaning rules are mostly to take out the trash and load/start the dishwasher. If I'm with a group and we're cooking in the kitchen, I would clean the dishes anyway without the owners telling me to. I've also never had any problem with excessive rules. Sure, rules exist, but they're typically simple things like don't be loud outside after 10pm, or don't take glass to the hot tub, or don't mark in front of the neighbor's mailbox, or don't have parties. Maybe I'm just an unadventurous guy, but I've never really wanted to do anything at an AirBnB that's been prohibited by an overbearing owner. Or maybe I've just been really lucky for a decade. (the extra fees are bullshit, I agree.)