We shall see where this goes…
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“ See? I am just like all the little people”, he smiled, as he got into one of his five Teslas and drove out of one of the three mansions that he owns.
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One of the first Twitter comments was how clever Chesky was moving his living expenses to be paid directly by Airbnb in the name of research.
Oh well-there is a shift coming. I’ve been depending on longer term rents NOT booked on Airbnb for some time now. For me it would be good if they did better with LTR.
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It doesn’t matter what he does there will always be a contingent of haters and one of cheerleaders. I’d love to know what he really learns from the experience though. I bet he doesn’t have a single bad experience.
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“From July to September, 1 in 5 stays nights booked were for 30 days or longer”
Yet Airbnb is doing little to reconcile their short-term business model with existing legislation governing rentals of ~30 days and longer.
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Bet he won’t be staying in a share house!
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I know it won’t get noticed but I tweeted "please include some traditional in-home rooms in your travels. We sometimes feel left out in all the high end, trendy places promoted. "
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I wonder about the reviews.
“Guest communicated and was tidy but didn’t listen to a word I said. Not a word.”
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Sorry - can’t see it.
They blather on about privacy and work spaces. Easiest way for that is an entire home.
I wondered about that. He may be filtering for business friendly which isn’t just internet access and a desk. I have a lovely room, living room and private bath but it is not an ensuite so I can’t be considered business friendly. I’m not sure where one uses the bathroom affects one’s business, lol.
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Oh, the places he books will have pools and hot tubs and be high end, I’d bet. Doubt it’ll be an air mattress in a spare room, which he loves to brag on about how he started out.
Love to see the reviews he leaves.
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I would have been impressed if he did this ala “Undercover Boss”… a pseudonym and fake account at least…
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Sorry - can’t see it.
They blather on about privacy and work spaces. Easiest way for that is an entire home.
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This is the problem - this is not the airbnb that is the majority of listings. And the ‘business model’ is already outdated - why would someone want a turnkey ‘remote office’? That might have been a great idea in 2019 but (for example) my shared home hosts 100% businesspeople and they all tell me that they prefer a relaxed atmosphere and the possibility of interaction (at least with other guests)…
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I like & respect you. It’s my quirk. A shared bathroom is a no go for me. Nothing to do with you or or rental—IBS. Enough said.
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I host solo travelers, and they have been of all ages, from 20-70, both maleand female. One thing several of the middle aged travelers have told me is they really like home-shares, but they definitely look for places that offer a private guest bathroom, which mine does.
So I would say it’s not an unusual criteria, nor what I’d call a “quirk”.
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If he doesn’t like Loki then…well, I think we’ll know all we need to know.
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I understand, but this is not a shared bathroom, it simply doesn’t open into the bedroom. It is off the hall just outside the private living room and dedicated exclusively to the rental.
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Gotcha. I can happily nip out & around