Financially, the sharing economy darling is thriving, but guests, hosts, and cities have had enough.

What happened to Airbnb?::Financially, the Airbnb is thriving, but guests, hosts, and cities have had enough.

  • Romanmir@lemmy.todayEnglish
    261·
    1 year ago

    We had the chance to stay at an airbnb when our house was being worked on.

    We found that most of the places around us were trying to compete with Hotels on price.

    Which is fine. Except that the hotels had more/better amenities… for the same cost.

    • P03 Locke@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      71·
      1 year ago

      I can barely trust some rando to drive me around to a destination in the city. Why would I trust other randos to let me rent and use their house? And not break housing or safety laws in the process? It is 100x more complicated than just driving me from point A to point B.

      • ABCDE@lemmy.worldEnglish
        33·
        1 year ago

        Lots seem to trust Uber/Grab/Lyft or whatever to drive them around. I don’t think it’s that complicated.

        • P03 Locke@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

          That’s precisely what I was comparing it to. Transporting somebody in a car for 15 minutes is much different than providing housing, a bed, and a livable space for a week.