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Why is AirBnB so full of shite?

Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:14 am
Posted by Geekboy
Member since Jan 2004
6122 posts
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:14 am
What they list the rental for is LITERALLY twice as much as what is listed after all the bullshite fees and BEFORE taxes.

Posted by LSUfan4444
Member since Mar 2004
55637 posts
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:15 am to
Because you're only looking at 1 night. The service and cleaning fee stays the same if you are booking say 5 nights so it wouldn't be double.

For 1 night stays, it's harder to find value in STR's
Posted by 225Tyga
Member since Oct 2013
18193 posts
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:16 am to
Poor
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
29694 posts
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:16 am to
You know the cleaning fee is going to be there. Change that from a night to a week and the fees go from double to like 10%. If you aren't aware of how this works by now, that's your fault.
Posted by Winston Cup
Dallas Cowboys Fan
Member since May 2016
66421 posts
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:16 am to
Lauren could get it
Posted by TBoy
Kalamazoo
Member since Dec 2007
26000 posts
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:17 am to
Hotels don't bill maid service separately. Air BnB apparently does. Read the full agreement and this won't make you outraged, it will just make you informed.
Posted by ForeverGator
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Member since Nov 2012
13529 posts
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:17 am to
Have you ever booked a hotel? It’s always going to show the rate and then there’s going to be small print, extra fees, taxes, that show before you book it.

It’s nothing new.
Posted by CajunInFL
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2007
2039 posts
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:18 am to
I agree, I hate using them.
Posted by SeeeeK
some where
Member since Sep 2012
29145 posts
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:19 am to
Airbnb is. Terrible. The scum of the home rental companies,. And of course the tards on here recommend it all the time.
Posted by idlewatcher
Planet Arium
Member since Jan 2012
86533 posts
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:19 am to
That cleaning fee is pretty cheap akshully.

inb4 you're have the poors
Posted by Pierre
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2005
5382 posts
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:19 am to
Don't know what's in this "service fee", I'd assume they put service fees in there like everyone else to help adjust for inflation.

The cleaning fee is standard.
Posted by LSU Grad Alabama Fan
369 Cardboard Box Lane
Member since Nov 2019
12945 posts
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:20 am to
AirBnB is not meant for one night stays, brah. Who wants to clean their entire house for someone staying there one night? Hell yeah, you're going to get charged.
This post was edited on 7/26/22 at 10:21 am
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
36205 posts
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:20 am to
Airbnb, and similar sites, are not the most economical when it comes to single night stays. When I rented out my beach condo I always pointed out that you had a kitchen available and didn't have to eat out for every meal which saves big bucks. That was important for families with kids that didn't want to pack up their stuff at the beach for every meal
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
68689 posts
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:22 am to
quote:

Lauren could get it


she is a superho
Posted by SeeeeK
some where
Member since Sep 2012
29145 posts
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:25 am to
Op,

Look and see if they offer this place up on other sites also. With other sites they have an option for fèes f on online site. Airbnscumbags have a set fee. U go thru them, u paying them that fee.
Posted by CunningLinguist
Dallas, TX
Member since Mar 2006
19067 posts
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:26 am to
quote:

When I rented out my beach condo I always pointed out that you had a kitchen available and didn't have to eat out for every meal which saves big bucks.


That is exactly why we use VRBO/ AirBNB when we vacation. We save a ton so it is worth the cost compared to a hotel.
Posted by Jsand43
Member since May 2021
882 posts
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:30 am to
Ye old rope a dope
Posted by BhamBlazeDog
Birmingham
Member since Aug 2018
3798 posts
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:30 am to
The cleaning fee isn't decided by AirBNB.
Posted by Salmon
I helped draft the email
Member since Feb 2008
85090 posts
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:31 am to
why are you always so mad at literally everything?
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
53198 posts
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:34 am to
quote:

Have you ever booked a hotel? It’s always going to show the rate and then there’s going to be small print, extra fees, taxes, that show before you book it.

It’s nothing new.



I don't recall seeing an 80% cleaning fee on my last 1 night Marriott stay.

I think that is what OP is getting at.
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