Again, reviews are not always reflect reality.
And there are not that many superhosts out there especially if you need specific areas. Anyway Fahee, i stayed in 100s of Airbnbs and you stayed in none:joy:
So who had a better expertize?
Canāt argue with that one. But I do think that if many people are satisfied with a place, it canāt be bad. It might be ok/mediocre. Airbnb does seem to encourage āinflatedā reviews, we all know that.
Possibly not. But do you need a lot? Airbnb lists around 100 Superhost listings for Bombay. Some of the hosts have multiple listings, so letās say 70-80 Superhosts.
I donāt think itās about expertise. But you certainly have the experience, and I donāt. But were the bad Airbnbs you stayed in highly rated? If they were, you truly have cause for complaint, and I hope you left them bad reviews.
I thought they gave a date. Mine says joined in 2010.
And really new hosts get a banner which states āNew.ā Which is another way of saying ātake advantage they want a good review at a low price point.ā
I stayed in SF at one superhost house and the house was just terrible. It was smelly of cats, and so messy. But the lady was so incredibly sweet. She was a professor in Berkley and really personable and super sweet. All her reviews were excellent due to her personality. I just could not make myself write that she is messy. And this is how i am sure she got her superhost status.
FOr example there is not one superhost in my price range in my town. WHat if aomeone wants to stay close to Hard rock for under 50$ a night, and there is no superhosts there and no listings with perfect reviews? SO they go for what available if it fits the budget.
You sound like its my fault that there are bad hosts out there and i did not pick my stays correctly. If it was just that simple: just read reviews and book superhosts.
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AIRBNB every time. We seek out interesting. Hotels are a bit boring.
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Are you shore? Where there is huge competition there are also Host who will play dirty. They send their friends/family/other guest with kick backs, to stay with other host that are their competition. Those guest live bad reviews and rest isā¦
Where I am we have more Host than any other city in the State, it is outright dogie/dog business. Well boomerang has a way of eventually getting back.
I hosted an elderly woman last night who was recently introduced to airbnb by her daughter. She loves it and is planning to always look first for an airbnb, second for a hotel.
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Ok, to be more precise, the join date says when the host joined, yes, but does not tell you when his/her listings were āactivatedā, which is the important information here. For example I think I joined Airbnb sometime in 2014, but my listing went live in April 2016.
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It seems surprising that all her guests felt similarly. But, if I was a guest in someoneās home, I agree Iād have a hard time saying bad things about their place if they were very nice. But if there were significant problems, Iād probably harden my heart and mention them.
Thatās certainly a possibility, yes. But in most places, in India and outside, Iāve looked there seem to be tons of hosts (in alarming numbers, actually), often with stellar reviews. But I guess it depends. And I wasnāt really considering cost here. To an Indian, most things look expensive.
Sidebar: who would have thought there would be so many people willing to let strangers into their homes, often for quite modest sums of money?
Yana, I think you are taking my comments way too personally. My original comments did not mention you in any way, and nothing Iāve said here is specifically directed at you. Regardless, if you feel offended by what Iāve said, I apologise.
Well Iāve never been a guest so my dates only apply to my listing.
Your join date just refers to when you joined the site, I think. It doesnāt relate to any kind of activity, either as host or guest.
Not that i am offended, but you do sound like its ma fault though:slight_smile:
I havenāt read anything on this thread at all so far (yet), but Iāll sayā¦it all depends.
It depends if there is a hotel OR airbnb where I want to stay.
It depends on whether or not there is a host there I think I can easily communicate with.
It depends how easily I can get into the space once I arrive.
It depends what is asked of me upon departure.
It justā¦depends.
On a personal level, I am either feeling it in some places or Iām not. But since we started hostingāyes, weāve been airbnb first, hotels second. And itās always worked out very well, so weāll stick with it until we have an experience that warrants otherwise.
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