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Post by soup on Sept 28, 2018 11:25:01 GMT -6
Oh, and I like my friends just fine, but I value comfort and a good night's sleep away from children far more than pissing off a sub-group of women whom I don't know (i.e., the younger group in my situation).
And I have no desire to stay up during the wee hours, slumber-party-style, talking about nonsense with these strangers.
I sound fun, don't I? LOL.
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McBenny
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Post by McBenny on Sept 28, 2018 12:00:38 GMT -6
I will not pay the same and sleep on an air mattress. Hell no. I think it's low down and dirty to ask anyone to do so. Call it what you want but you are sleeping on the fucking floor and paying the same. This came up with my BFF and they took turns sleeping on the pull out to keep same price for all. I'm so glad you are here on this. Because yes, this. I can't even believe anyone would say otherwise. If I am paying the same I expect the same accommodations.
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Post by McBenny on Sept 28, 2018 12:03:27 GMT -6
An air mattress is better than a pull-out couch, tho, so maybe that's a blessing in disguise? No, an air mattress is not better than a pull out. Maybe if you don't have the girth I do but no honey with tits like mine an air mattress is not more comfortable than structure.
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Post by thatgolfb on Sept 28, 2018 12:25:22 GMT -6
Honestly, I also wouldn’t do an Airbnb at this point in NYC, because they’ve passed laws so that they are almost all illegal (unless you are staying in a place where the host will still be there, which... no thanks). The city has really been going hard after air bnb places, and I just wouldn’t want to take the chance that you book it, and then it isn’t even an option shortly before you arrive, or that you are thrown out in the middle of your stay. This just passed in my city as well.
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Post by theseaword on Sept 28, 2018 13:20:29 GMT -6
I'm not paying anything to sleep on an air mattress. Opt out of the bullshit and book your own accomodations.
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emma
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Post by emma on Sept 28, 2018 13:28:00 GMT -6
Oh, and I like my friends just fine, but I value comfort and a good night's sleep away from children far more than pissing off a sub-group of women whom I don't know ( i.e., the younger group in my situation). And I have no desire to stay up during the wee hours, slumber-party-style, talking about nonsense with these strangers. I sound fun, don't I? LOL. We are vacation compatible
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Post by Pistol on Sept 28, 2018 14:04:03 GMT -6
Honestly, I also wouldn’t do an Airbnb at this point in NYC, because they’ve passed laws so that they are almost all illegal (unless you are staying in a place where the host will still be there, which... no thanks). The city has really been going hard after air bnb places, and I just wouldn’t want to take the chance that you book it, and then it isn’t even an option shortly before you arrive, or that you are thrown out in the middle of your stay. Woah. I didn’t know this was happening. Why are they going hard for Airbnb?
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Post by jr on Sept 28, 2018 14:13:51 GMT -6
I can see the two nights/four nights thing either way, depending on the details. Say it was always supposed to be a four night trip and some people have to leave early. Of course you have to get an apartment big enough to accommodate everyone, and now there will be empty beds the last two nights - I don’t necessarily think the people who committed to all four nights should have to pay extra for that. Everyone is paying for a spot in the room, and it’s up to them how many nights they’ll use it. On the other hand, if it was a two night trip and some people are extended longer, no need for the others to subsidize that. Or if the room becomes significantly more comfortable after half the group leaves (like, going from sharing beds to not sharing beds), I can see making the argument that the people sharing should pay more. But yes, totally agree that anyone sleeping on an air mattress (!) gets a big price reduction!!
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Post by cribs on Sept 28, 2018 14:17:58 GMT -6
Book a room in a hotel. Done
* Skimmed rest of thread bc f no to an air mattress
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Post by coconutbacon on Sept 28, 2018 14:18:09 GMT -6
Honestly, I also wouldn’t do an Airbnb at this point in NYC, because they’ve passed laws so that they are almost all illegal (unless you are staying in a place where the host will still be there, which... no thanks). The city has really been going hard after air bnb places, and I just wouldn’t want to take the chance that you book it, and then it isn’t even an option shortly before you arrive, or that you are thrown out in the middle of your stay. Woah. I didn’t know this was happening. Why are they going hard for Airbnb? It’s partially the hotel lobbies— they are a lot of the $$$ behind the campaign against air bnb, but it’s also related to a lack of affordable housing within NYC. There are some landlords who are just renting apartments out short term via air bnb, and have dedicated air bnb apartments, rather than providing long term leases to tenants, because they can make more money that way. ETA: I can see both sides, because certainly there are occasional hosts— people who might even be vacating their own apartment while air bnbers stay there, and staying with a friend or SO, and that ultimately helps them with their own rent. By there are also definitely commercial landlords who were gaming the system. But anyway, the city is definitely now cracking down, and giving huge fines of over $1000 per infraction, so any of the occasional hosts I knew have stopped.
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Post by adelbert on Sept 28, 2018 15:09:48 GMT -6
Honestly, I also wouldn’t do an Airbnb at this point in NYC, because they’ve passed laws so that they are almost all illegal (unless you are staying in a place where the host will still be there, which... no thanks). The city has really been going hard after air bnb places, and I just wouldn’t want to take the chance that you book it, and then it isn’t even an option shortly before you arrive, or that you are thrown out in the middle of your stay. Woah. I didn’t know this was happening. Why are they going hard for Airbnb? Airbnb can be really awful for the rent market. Landlords have to rent out for only a few months of a year to make the same amount of money that they would make with a long term renter and of course these are popular areas where it is hard to find a place for rent in the first place. I listened to a really interesting podcast about it. Basically Airbnb has been ignoring laws already in place and now they're finally being forced to follow the local laws.
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emma
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Post by emma on Sept 28, 2018 15:15:53 GMT -6
My city has cracked down on AirBNB recently too because there's a 0.7% vacancy rate for rentals. So having apartments sit empty for short term airbnb rentals is making a bad housing situation even worse
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Post by Sweetjane on Sept 28, 2018 15:26:28 GMT -6
My city has cracked down on AirBNB recently too because there's a 0.7% vacancy rate for rentals. So having apartments sit empty for short term airbnb rentals is making a bad housing situation even worse It's the same here. There's been a huge backlash due to party houses, trash, parking problems, affordable housing, absentee owners etc. You can still do it here if you meet the requirements and get a permit and a business license.
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emma
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Post by emma on Sept 28, 2018 15:29:46 GMT -6
My city has cracked down on AirBNB recently too because there's a 0.7% vacancy rate for rentals. So having apartments sit empty for short term airbnb rentals is making a bad housing situation even worse It's the same here. There's been a huge backlash due to party houses, trash, parking problems, affordable housing, absentee owners etc. You can still do it here if you meet the requirements and get a permit and a business license. absentee owners is another issue here. There's a lot of people from China that buy huge houses and then only use them for a few months a year and then leave them sitting empty, which encourages theft and vandalism of those properties. Plus the buying market is out of control
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Post by mb3 on Sept 28, 2018 19:14:33 GMT -6
When this came up in our group of friends who wanted one big vacation house for another friend’s wedding H and I opted out of the group house and rented a separate condo nearby (and stayed longer to vacation). We got some flack from our friends, didn’t care, had better accommodations.
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