#31

I’m sure it would be, I’ve just never wanted to use it for that. To be honest I’d probably always go for a hotel if I could, but AirBnB is usually so much cheaper.

#32

caravan!!!

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#33

Yeah, i’m not mad keen on hotels. Some are alright but I like boutique ones which cost more money.

We don’t like to stay in the touristy areas and would much rather stay out in a nice neighborhood. Do local things, restaurants etc,a few touristy bits. But largely we stay away from tourist things.

#34

Staying at a hotel in amsterdam tomorrow night because it was cheaper than any decent airbnb’s.
First time in a few years

#35

I love a hotel, me. Even a fairly crappy one. Ooh, little kettle I won’t use! Free shampoo!

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#36

may i direct you to: Scary door thread

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#38

I’m banned from Air BnB after using it once. I don’t know why, and they won’t tell me why. They cancelled my account after I’d made (and paid for) my second booking, wanted scans of my passport which seemed very dodgy, and then refused to help me when I called up (to a US no) to find out what the hell was going on, and told me it was their policy not the discuss these things with customers.

They didn’t return my money or cancel the next booking either though, but also refused to confirm whether it would get passed on to the host or not. Luckily she was lovely and said I could come and stay whether or not they eventually passed on the money.

No issue with the two hosts I stayed with thought, they were great. Just terrible customer service from the host company.

#39

Not exactly a ‘horror show’, but the first (and last) time I used the ‘room’ rather than ‘entire home’ option, my friend and I wound up spending the night in a filthy flat in Chicago. Incredible location but clearly hadn’t been cleaned in months, the bathroom in particular. stains everywhere. Didn’t want to spend a second longer than necessary there so we went to a bar across the road until kicking-out time.

When we got back, the dude had come home and was strung out on his sofa with a girl watching TV. both of them absolutely fucked. I think they were just stoned but they’d clearly assumed we were already asleep and didn’t expect to have to deal with human beings. He just sort of… grunted at us. it was probably the most awkward situation I’ve ever been in where no-one had actually done anything wrong. So we went and hid in our filthy room on the two “beds” -1 x painfully soft mattress on the floor, no base, 1 x futon with the consistency of blancmange.

The next day we were told we had to be out by 12 as the next tenants were arriving… which means he obviously hadn’t been washing the bed sheets between visitors, either. Savage.

He did, however, have a brilliant cat. Really, really great.

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#40

You get that in airbnbs too!

One lady left me a big hamper of goodies.

#41

Last time I stayed in one (weekend before last), me and ex were woken up by a woman screaming at someone for about 5 mins. It sounded like she was actually in the house, possibly downstairs, in which case she might have been yelling at our friends in the other bedrooms. He put some clothes on and went to investigate (she’d gone quiet by this point) but there was no-one there :ghost: :fearful:

#42

Think the best Airbnb I’ve stayed in was in Sicily. It had it’s own roof terrace but you needed to climb a really narrow staircase to get up there. To prevent you from carrying too much stuff in a cramped stairwell it had a basket and pully system to transport wine and charcuterie meats up to the top.

#43

Another person here who has only had good experiences with Airbnb. I’ve always booked out the whole apartment though…

The oddest thing that has happened to me was when I was staying in Paris. My host seemed have a bit of thing for the royal family. There was quite a collection of plates, bowls and cutlery with either the Queen or Charles’ face on it. Along with other British themed items like Union Jack tea towels, Big Ben fridge magnets and a bit of bunting. The creepiest article was a life size cut out of old Elizabeth hung up on the back of the front door. The toilet was located right by the entrance so this looming cardboard royal gave me an almighty fright in the middle of the night when I needed to take a leak. It haunted me throughout my week long stay…

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#44

I’m currently having this problem. They wanted my bank statement. :joy:

I kicked off and they’re trying to reinstate it but seem to be struggling to send a fucking text message

#45

There’s probably someone else with the same name as both of us who has been a dick in the past.

#46

Stayed in one in Dublin with my sister which was covered head to toe in Scientology paraphernalia: certificates for completing courses, photos of the host with senior Scientology people, the wifi password was on Scientology headed paper. The host usually lived in the flat, but was away at the time so there were no awkward interactions about it. My sister did take an umbrella out of the flat, only to put it straight back when she realised it has a massive Scientology logo on it! :sweat:

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#47

This kind of story is exactly why I started the thread. Did you take any literature with you?

#KIFLOM!

#48

Use it most times I hang out in Bristol, so once every couple of months.
Once within 10 minutes of arriving two hostesses began singing First Aid Kit to me and then tried making me play along on the ukelele first and then an acoustic guitar. And I couldn’t just leave because I was in their kitchen waiting for the kettle to boil.
Bristol.

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#49

On the upside they did make a huge vat of soup for me.

#50

Maybe they were actually First Aid Kit?

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#51

I’ve used it plenty and had pretty good experiences overall. A big group of us stayed in Hamburg once and it was in a pretty grotty apartment next door to a massive church that had lots of singing and a gospel band at the end of a pretty tiring trip. It was a bit more surreal than that sounds but that’s about as strange as it’s got, other than a few eccentric hosts.