It's going downhill in Europe too. I used Airbnb comparably early when it was available in Germany and it was a great way to cut costs while staying in unique locations and getting great tips from local owners.

Now it's mostly the commercial listings you would find on other sites too, riddled with strange fees and Hotel-like prices.

[–] Mkengine@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I used AirBnB for travel in Germany for the last 4 years and one thing that really helped with those fees is the Australian AirBnB website. They legally have to show upfront the complete cost including alle fees. So I exclusively use the Australian AirBnB website now to find properties, you even can set the currency to Euro.

[–] wmrch@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Now that's a life pro tip 👍🏼