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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works -2 points 5 days ago (13 children)

Part of the reason for the rise of AirBnB is that hotels suck too:

  • "Your $225 per night hotel", oh sorry, all those rooms are booked, we do still have these $250 per night rooms though...
  • Oh, you didn't want to be next to the ice machine and hear that crunch sound all night? There's another room here but that will be $275...
  • Not next to the elevators? Well, there's this $300 room down the hall
  • Yes, the room has a mini-fridge. Oh, we didn't tell you but it's 100% full of overpriced things, and if you touch one you bought it. No, there's no way to put your own things in the fridge.
  • Oh, you wanted to use the TV? Well, we have HotelTV and every time you turn it on it goes to the HotelTV channel, you can get all the local TV stations too. HDMI? No, sorry, we don't have that feature.
  • Of course we offer a free "continental breakfast", it's offered between 4:35 and 5:20 AM, and consists of reconstituted dehydrated eggs, malk, cereal, taste-free muffins, and pancakes. We're out of pancakes.
  • Internet? Of course we offer Internet. Just sign on to this captive portal and you can use Google. Send emails? You should be able to get to gmail... Play games? You mean like backgammon? I think we have a backgammon set in the back here. VPN? That sounds like hacking...
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[–] LifeLikeLady@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Before ABB was forced to add all the cleaning fees because Big Hotel was losing their ass. I loved getting a good Airbnb.

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[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world -1 points 6 days ago

Ha, with a great Veteran discount (off season), I'm staying at a Fab hotel in downtown Burlington, VT for $130/night.

[–] scytale@piefed.zip 189 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Sometimes there’s free breakfast too. And less chance of hidden cameras.

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 150 points 1 week ago

Also zero expectation to tidy up. Not an excuse to be an animal, but a reasonably behaved adult won't have to worry about sneak attack fees.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (3 children)

And all the cum stains you can lick

[–] Falafelicious@lemmy.zip 62 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I forgot where I saw it, but someone took a blacklight to Hilton Hampton Inn and then to a airbnb in the same area of Chicago, and the Hilton was way cleaner. Think it was on tiktok. Most Hiltons I've stayed in are spotless. Except one time in South Bend Indiana, the DoubleTree, one of the worst hotels I've ever been too.

[–] Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nothing is clean in south bend Indiana.

[–] Falafelicious@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 week ago
[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yeah, I’ve done the black light check at hotels before. I was pleasantly surprised.

One tip though: They don’t usually change the top comforter in between guests. They’ll typically change the sheets, but the comforter is only changed on a regular (typically weekly) schedule. But they’ll be happy to change it for you if you ask.

Unless it’s a honeymoon suite. That shit all gets changed in between every guest, for obvious reasons.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

At least in the southeast US, Hiltons are hit and miss. Holiday Inn Express is the most consistent in my expirence.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 132 points 1 week ago (19 children)

Tbh I’m a bit surprised how quickly Airb’n’b enshitified. It’s not even a competitor anymore imo.

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[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 88 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I've stayed at dozens of ~$80 a night motels in my day and never once has it been a negative experience. I check the room over with a UV light regardless, but I've never found anything. The service is always under paid burnouts so if you're cool they're cool. Plus the vibe is always this beautiful liminal emptyness that you can't get anywhere else.

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I’ve seen roaches, which was gross, but never any bedbugs thank Christ.

[–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 21 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Roaches are easy to avoid picking up. When you travel, take a "kitchen" size garbage bag with you and if you land at a place that's got roaches and it's the only available option for the night, put your travel bag into the garbage bag and hang it off of the shower stall rod.

Bedbugs is a sleep in the car option OTOH.. Yikes!

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

beautiful liminal emptiness

Love that!

[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 49 points 1 week ago (18 children)

Hostels are the best. Just give me a bed to crash and tomorrow morning I'll be off again.

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[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (4 children)

All depends on how many people you’ve got with you. If you’re traveling with 8 people, splitting an AirBnB starts to make sense. Traveling solo? Hotels all the way.

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Oh this sounds like a challenge.

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[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

I’ve never Airbnb’d and I never intend to. I like my hotels thank you very much.

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