But as its popularity grew, more property owners began to see the platform as an easy way to boost their income-at the expense of travelers. When it first launched, Airbnb was marketed as an inexpensive alternative to hotels. Airbnb has hidden cameras, a cleaning fee, discriminatory hosts + they ask you to take out the trash, strip your linen, and scrub the tub before you leave lmao.” And with 14.4K retweets and 65.7K likes, it’s clear she’s not the only one who feels this way. She writes, “Hotel has a concierge, cleaning lady, rooftop, bar, restaurant, security, pool, taxi stand, + room upgrades for loyalty. In response to the tweet that started it all, perfectly lays bare the differences between hotels and Airbnbs. Even basic hotel services can be difficult to find at short-term rentals. When it comes to amenities, hotels have Airbnbs beat every time. As JustJessJ_Art aptly jokes, “Why would I pay to clean someone else’s house on my vacation?” No amenities They were mad because there were some ‘crumbs’ and some of the pillows weren’t put back in the right rooms,” shared Redditor Former-Animal3116. “One time I got a negative review from a host was because they said I left the place ‘a mess.’ We followed all of their cleaning instructions to the letter, TWO PAGES WORTH. Cleaning rules were some of the most common-and most outrageous-Airbnb problems users mentioned.
Many on the platform also complained about the unrealistic expectations of hosts. When I went to pay, they had tacked on over $2000 in various additional fees.” Unreasonable expectations The fee was around $1600 a night for a six-bedroom, four-bath. Nixon, a stay-at-home mom with an economics degree who has worked in journalism, added the caption: "The Airbnbust is upon us," in a post that has since garnered 53,000 likes.According to a personal account from Redditor RockyNobody, “I was going to rent one for two nights with friends in Atlanta recently. Prompting a recent flurry of online discussion over the term, Amy Nixon, a resident of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, screenshotted two Facebook comments from hosts asking if others were experiencing slowdowns in bookings and tweeted them on October 16. The phrase has grown in popularity on Twitter, YouTube, and Reddit. Airbnb hosts in certain areas are experiencing booking slowdowns that some people are calling an "Airbnbust." She did not respond to Insider's request for an interview.Ĭhurch's experience highlights how the lofty expectations of short-term-rental owners may be coming back to Earth. In an earlier video, she shared that she had netted over $12,000 in March alone. Shelby Church, a host with Airbnb, posted a video on YouTube in October breaking down how much money her Palm Springs, California, Airbnb lost over the summer.Īfter factoring in expenses, she told her 1.75 million subscribers that she lost nearly $10,000 from June through September. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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