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Airbnb owner claims holiday makers running cables out the window is theft if electricity.

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[โ€“] madcaesar@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

๐Ÿคฃ I really, really don't get the appeal of airbnb... It's like the worst part of homeownership, while also paying hotel prices. From cleaning rooms to now paying for electricity... What is even the point? Not to mention whenever I check the prices they are basically on par with hotels. Absolutely bananas.

[โ€“] quicksand@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

It used to be a cheap and awesome alternative to hotels. You could rent a house for the price of a hotel. Or rent a room for far cheaper than a hotel. Now, greed took over, everyon wanted to get in on it, and it is much less reliable and trustworthy than it was before. I don't even check AirBNB anymore, just opt for hotels

[โ€“] Nach@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

We had two families staying at a house with a pool. We had a kitchen and plenty of room for everyone. I still think it makes sense in certain cases. The extra electric charge at this property was out of the ordinary, but I suspect the pool had a heater which used a lot of power.