I am not a fan of AirBnB, but I have several life threatening food allergies and it’s often the only option I have. I’ve stayed at hotels where they assured me they could take care of people with allergies on the telephone before, I always write my allergies in the booking, just to arrive and be told by kitchen staff that everything is prepared on the same cutting boards and actually I can’t eat anything they have. They usually also don’t allow you to store your own food, neither in the kitchen nor in the little fridge in your room.
I just wish there were more hotels with fridges or even little cooking areas to make my own breakfast. I’ve only encountered that twice. So far AirBnBs are my best option to stay in a different city. And it wouldn’t even be that hard, just put in a slightly bigger fridge and some plates in hotel rooms and allow people who can’t eat your breakfast buffet to use it.
I just feel like that’s often forgotten in the discussion, that AirBnB - as bad as it is - also covers a niche for people with health issues that hotels aren’t willing to cover. And that’s also part of their success. Hotels are very standardized to fit the needs of most people, but as soon as you have health issues or can’t eat a lot of things for whatever reason AirBnBs quickly become the better option.
What you’re looking for is anything labeled a “suite”. I prefer to stay in those whenever possible, and generally use Staybridge, but there’s other options out there
I guess man, I’m just trying to offer alternatives. We travel enough that we like knowing what we’re gonna get instead of having to worry if we’re going to be the next horror story. The airbnb app makes a point now of assuring you that the price you see is all-inclusive of fees - now why would they do that, I wonder. Ultimately, we’re probably some of the tidiest travelers. We just don’t have time to worry about rules changing at each place depending on how badly the host wants to pocket that cleaning fee
I never had to pay extra fees or a deposit, from airbnb or any other like app. But then I put some research when I book where i’m going to spend my vacation.
Which is something you should be doing when booking hotels anyway.
I must be a less experienced traveler, never had a cleaning fee or a deposit.
With chores: I’m used to cleaning up after myself, I don’t have servants at home and I feel weird at a hotel, not being able to do basic stuff such as washing a shirt, making myself something simple to eat or sweeping the floor if I spill something. And the experience of random people visiting my room when I’m not there and rearranging my stuff to clean up always makes me feel weird.
Most (Youth) Hostels have a pretty wide range of accomodation available, from single/double rooms to large multibed rooms.
Granted, you still have the same problem in the communal kitchen I guess but at least you have more control over it. Or maybe the single/doubles have their own kitchenettes.
In any case, being served food is not part of the basic package in my experience.
Then there’s also camping/RVing. Most campsites have full amenities, some including heated communal inside space. But that might not be your thing.
I’ve stayed in hostels before, but at least here in europe I haven’t found many with single or double rooms. I also have a tent and went camping, but that only works fine in good weather. Also my last experience camping wasn’t too good, as there were several people having loud parties until 3 a.m. and the people in charge of the camping ground didn’t do anything about it and just told me to leave if I don’t like it.
I’ve also learned the hard way that not all hostels offer you a fridge to use. Many have breakfast buffets and don’t allow you access to the kitchen, although that varies from country to country I think.
I’d love to have an RV one day, that would solve so many problems (except for loud parties on camping grounds). Right now I don’t even have a parking space for a car, so that’s in the distant future.
I am not a fan of AirBnB, but I have several life threatening food allergies and it’s often the only option I have. I’ve stayed at hotels where they assured me they could take care of people with allergies on the telephone before, I always write my allergies in the booking, just to arrive and be told by kitchen staff that everything is prepared on the same cutting boards and actually I can’t eat anything they have. They usually also don’t allow you to store your own food, neither in the kitchen nor in the little fridge in your room.
I just wish there were more hotels with fridges or even little cooking areas to make my own breakfast. I’ve only encountered that twice. So far AirBnBs are my best option to stay in a different city. And it wouldn’t even be that hard, just put in a slightly bigger fridge and some plates in hotel rooms and allow people who can’t eat your breakfast buffet to use it.
I just feel like that’s often forgotten in the discussion, that AirBnB - as bad as it is - also covers a niche for people with health issues that hotels aren’t willing to cover. And that’s also part of their success. Hotels are very standardized to fit the needs of most people, but as soon as you have health issues or can’t eat a lot of things for whatever reason AirBnBs quickly become the better option.
What you’re looking for is anything labeled a “suite”. I prefer to stay in those whenever possible, and generally use Staybridge, but there’s other options out there
That’s crazy expensive compared to an airbnb though
After chores, cleaning fees, and non-refundable deposits, is it really though?
Y’all speaking like ‘chores’ have you put in a maid outfit and deep clean their house.
Chores are ‘leave the place in the state it was when you got in’ and ‘take your trash on the way out.’
Sorry my man but that’s just common decency. If you’re not a family of slobs that’s like 10 minutes of light work before leaving. JFC.
I guess man, I’m just trying to offer alternatives. We travel enough that we like knowing what we’re gonna get instead of having to worry if we’re going to be the next horror story. The airbnb app makes a point now of assuring you that the price you see is all-inclusive of fees - now why would they do that, I wonder. Ultimately, we’re probably some of the tidiest travelers. We just don’t have time to worry about rules changing at each place depending on how badly the host wants to pocket that cleaning fee
I never had to pay extra fees or a deposit, from airbnb or any other like app. But then I put some research when I book where i’m going to spend my vacation.
Which is something you should be doing when booking hotels anyway.
I must be a less experienced traveler, never had a cleaning fee or a deposit.
With chores: I’m used to cleaning up after myself, I don’t have servants at home and I feel weird at a hotel, not being able to do basic stuff such as washing a shirt, making myself something simple to eat or sweeping the floor if I spill something. And the experience of random people visiting my room when I’m not there and rearranging my stuff to clean up always makes me feel weird.
Most (Youth) Hostels have a pretty wide range of accomodation available, from single/double rooms to large multibed rooms.
Granted, you still have the same problem in the communal kitchen I guess but at least you have more control over it. Or maybe the single/doubles have their own kitchenettes.
In any case, being served food is not part of the basic package in my experience.
Then there’s also camping/RVing. Most campsites have full amenities, some including heated communal inside space. But that might not be your thing.
I’ve stayed in hostels before, but at least here in europe I haven’t found many with single or double rooms. I also have a tent and went camping, but that only works fine in good weather. Also my last experience camping wasn’t too good, as there were several people having loud parties until 3 a.m. and the people in charge of the camping ground didn’t do anything about it and just told me to leave if I don’t like it.
I’ve also learned the hard way that not all hostels offer you a fridge to use. Many have breakfast buffets and don’t allow you access to the kitchen, although that varies from country to country I think.
I’d love to have an RV one day, that would solve so many problems (except for loud parties on camping grounds). Right now I don’t even have a parking space for a car, so that’s in the distant future.