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[–] jcit878@lemmy.world 85 points 1 year ago (3 children)

forgetting the camera for a second, imagine going on your honeymoon, renting an airbnb and being given a list of chores and washing to do before you leave

[–] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Was that in the article somewhere?

[–] nogooduser@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (5 children)

It’s pretty common for Airbnb hosts to give you a list of chores to do. Empty the bins, clear the beds, gather the towels up etc.

[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 58 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You didn't answer the question. I'll answer for you: no, there's no mention at all in the article of chores being required before check-out.

It's a valid discussion about airbnb in general, I guess, but it's otherwise irrelevant to this specific news story.

[–] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you. I thought my reading comprehension skills had been shattered by my years on reddit for a minute there.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Like they couldnt afford a housecleaner when charging $200 a night to cover their $1200 mortgage.

[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago

To add insult there is often a cleaning fee and they still give you a list of chores.

[–] OnkelCannabia@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And then add a $150 cleaning fee

[–] telllos@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And they pay the cleaning crew $25

There's a cleaning crew?

[–] FatLegTed@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] CTDummy@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you and a lot of people here would be surprised how many people who the only thing stopping them leaving literal shit on the floors and rubbish everywhere would be these chore list and cleaning fees.

I don’t even run Airbnb, I’ve just worked hospo. People are fucking gross and lazy.

[–] FatLegTed@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, thinking about how the general public leave our toilets at work, I shouldn't have been surprised really.

I could never do that, I'd be too embarrassed of being caught out!

[–] nogooduser@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I would leave the house tidy and I’d clean any mess that I’d made (including washing the dishes) but I wouldn’t strip the beds or empty the bins unless asked.

[–] Exec@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago

This is pretty much a US-only thing.

[–] wahming@monyet.cc 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have never seen that in all the AirBNBs I've been to, I'm guessing that's US only

[–] insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've been expected to empty bins and not leave dishes and put sheets in the wash in Europe.

[–] Rinox@feddit.it 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In my experience of using Airbnb at least 15 times in Europe, maybe more, it varies, but never outrageous tbh. They did ask to put the garbage outside a couple times, but no biggie really. As for the dishes, they never asked me to do them, but I usually do them anyway cause I'm not gross (plus if there's a dishwasher is really a no brainer) and they've never asked me to do anything with bedsheets.

I don't know, I've never been really bothered by this. I've been more bothered by the fact that sometimes you try to reserve the house and they answer that it's already reserved. Then why did you leave the dates open? So much time wasted...

[–] kungen@feddit.nu 14 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't care if the price was good. Too many places cost as much as hotels, yet you get no hotel benefits.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

No painting or light masonry? You had it easy!

Yeah id probably burn the house down.