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The End of Airbnb in New York (www.wired.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The End of Airbnb in New York::Thousands of Airbnbs and other short-term rentals are expected to disappear from rental platforms as New York City begins enforcing tight restrictions.

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[–] [email protected] 114 points 1 year ago (4 children)

In my experience over the last two years hotels are either same price OR less expensive due to AirBnBs bait and switch pricing. The taxes, cleaning fees, and random add ons are absurd.

In a recent example, staying at some Yurt for three days was $248. After taxes and fees it was around $515. Like wtf?!

I’m at the point where even if the pricing was flat, a hotel is 10X less hassle to deal with than AirBnB.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Airbnb was nice when it was just a way to rent someone's extra bedroom for the night. I've met some amazing people this way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is couchsurfing still a thing?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

it requires a paid subscription now, it's not outrageously priced but it feels like it kind of goes against the ethos, and a lot of people have moved to alternatives like bewelcome

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I honestly have no idea.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Gotta wonder if the competition from airbnb kept hotel prices lower. I do agree with you though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

hotels are either same price OR less expensive

I don't think that really contradicts what they said though. It doesn't matter which is more expensive, they both exist within the same market and removing supply will make what remains more expensive.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Then the change is working as intended - residential buildings should never have been pulled from the rental market to compete with hotels.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kinda related I stopped renting cars many years ago because of this stuff. The price says X amount of dollars a day, the bill says 2X.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Rent via Costco. Somehow the prices your quoted is what you pay when you show up.