Tell me if I understood correctly. You expect me to sleep in a foreigner’s income building when I’m in a foreign city? Do you expect me to read a rule book for their “beautiful mid-century modern country house” that is nothing more than clear plastic chairs from Amazon and some duvets? You want me to potentially get hate crime by my host? No thanks honey, give me a hotel anytime. At least I can wear a dress and watch shark tank bed.
Fortunately, many are now seeing the light and realizing that Airbnb sucks. A recent spate of backlash began when a Twitter user claimed to have found hidden cameras in an Airbnb in Philadelphia (no device was found and the case has since been closed by the Philadelphia police). Meanwhile, New York magazine recently reported that there are now more Airbnb listings than apartments for rent in New York City, prompting many netizens to rightfully claim that short-term rentals are exacerbating the city’s housing crisis . Just this week Initiated profile a “millennial couple” who run “15 Airbnbs that bring in over $100,000 in bookings per month.” The reception has not been hot. The sheep are finally waking up to the scourge of Belo (this is how Airbnb calls its ugly logo).
Please God let this be the end of this business. Please pass. We need to go back to a time when convenience also meant good service. The hotels have everything you need, and at least when things go wrong you can do business with a good old fashioned, only semi-incompetent company, not a guy named Steve who is adamant you don’t didn’t leave the place spotless despite photographic evidence proving otherwise. Traveling friends, it’s time to come back.
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