In the early days of Airbnb, many predicted that the company and other sharing economy platforms would “disrupt” capitalism as usual, finally making it work for all stakeholders. But that’s not what happened. Instead, it got us all hooked and then got worse.
Last time I booked an AirBNB, I started driving 1hr up their way, then got a phone call from them saying they never approved it, and its not available, and I had to rebook. Then they changed their mind 30mins after, after I found somewhere else, and were reluctant about giving a refund
Another one we booked for NYE, the bin outside was full and overflowing… Clearly the owners were on holidays and couldn’t be arsed getting someone to clean the bins… Had to bring the BBQ trash and stuff back. Also, we bought ice cream, but the freezer in the room was full of ice, so it was mostly wasted. We had to pour it down the drain
I hate hotels, and I hate the fact people like trump own a lot of them. But they are MUCH better than all the sketchy AirBNB’s which were ruined by wankers buying up real estate trying to make a quick buck.