Airbnb is the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Abel Ruiz

There are some scams using airbnb to get their money.

It was tried on me. Rental on daft, and they wanted me to rent out the apt from airbnb because they were out of ireland.
Very strange. Glad I didnt fall for it.

Noveight

Myself and the missus are heading away for a few nights in October, hoping to use Air BnB. Nothing booked yet but there seems to be a decent saving on hotel rooms.

Franz Von Peppercorn

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

Oh yes please! I'd love the reduced tax.

You’re confusing corporate with personal tax.

inforfun

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

Bit of a mess and a broken mirror. Much better than what long term tenants do to a place if they're so inclined.

Sure. Have this 4x a year and see how funny it is. Place is in Amsterdam so with all the dopeheads coming over for a weekend all year long, chances are this will happen 4x a year.

Reading you general opinion on people renting i know you probably think of me, who is renting here since i came to Ireland, worse than Bin Laden but i havent broken a plate that wasnt mine in all those years.

I am quite happy with my current landlord who has things fixed in reasonable time if something like a washing machine breaks down.
I also had the pleasure of renting from some **** who thought it was acceptable not to fix the heater for a month in january\february.
Guess who i ****ed over at the revenue office when i had the chance.

Edgware

Pkiernan wrote: »

My last tenant has just abandoned my apartment owing 2 months rent. Kitchen is ruined and furniture has been left behind. No forwarding address.
And that makes me one of the lucky landlords.

I'm gonna spend 8 to 10 grand fixing it up. Then it's straight to Air BnB.

You didnt do a great job getting those tenants.

Fighting Tao

Hitman3000 wrote: »

If you live beside one you might have a different opinion.

I lived beside 3. One above, one below and one beside. It was much better than having full time tenants in the apartments. Much quieter, less frequent parties and no one around during the day. Most people using Airbnb just want to see a city and sleep.

draiochtanois

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pickarooney

Trying to book something in Galway for September. Prices are scandalous. Crappy single rooms for 60 euros a night. I've rented two-storey townhouses with big gardens for less than that in France.

joeysoap

pickarooney wrote: »

Trying to book something in Galway for September. Prices are scandalous. Crappy single rooms for 60 euros a night. I've rented two-storey townhouses with big gardens for less than that in France.

I was in Salzburg last year. Airbnb were more expensive than decent 3* hotels. I found a nice hotel near a pedestrianised street for the same price as the cheapest Airbn. Checking out Lake Garda now and Airbnb looks far better value (reasonable)

KilOit

Used it twice in ireland, it was ok, very expensive to use here. I've used it for many years outside Ireland and you get way more bang for your buck.

cnocbui

Just read a story about 4 under 18 teenage girls stranded at an airport in NZ because their flight was cancelled due to bad weather. Airline said sleep at the airport, not our problem, local hotels said your minors, get lost, Airbnb hosts came to their rescue and provided accommodation.

I think Airbnb does more good than harm. It shines a light on the greed of entrenched interests and the overly costly and burdensome weight of bureaucracy and over regulation.

never_mind

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

.... not if you're looking for a reasonable long-term rental in a popular city.

I'm sure you never, ever rented one.

Annasopra

mariaalice wrote: »

Don't agree with it being used as an unstaffed hotel in cities, but that could be managed with regulation.

What now? What else is it only an unstaffed hotel?

mariaalice

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

What now? What else is it only an unstaffed hotel?

In popular cities. I would ban the use of agencies and one person or company having multiple properties in other words if someone one wants to run it as a personal small business with one or two properties work away but it has to stay at that level.

The above would solve a lot of the problems very quickly.

In rural areas and less popular cities leave as is.

I am amazed that people think they are going to get a bargain in cities like Galway or Barcelona anywhere considered cool or that has a bit of hipster element is not going to be cheap.

There are places where a hotel would be a cheaper option.

It has brought tourism to new areas, rural central Europe is not overrun with hotels Airbnb has brought tourism in which is a good thing.

Huexotzingo

mariaalice wrote: »

In popular cities. I would ban the use of agencies and one person or company having multiple properties in other words if someone one wants to run it as a personal small business with one or two properties work away but it has to stay at that level.

The above would solve a lot of the problems very quickly.

In rural areas and less popular cities leave as is.

I am amazed that people think they are going to get a bargain in cities like Galway or Barcelona anywhere considered cool or that has a bit of hipster element is not going to be cheap.

There are places where a hotel would be a cheaper option.

It has brought tourism to new areas, rural central Europe is not overrun with hotels Airbnb has brought tourism in which is a good thing.

Ryanair and Easyjet etc have brought people to these places, not Airbnb.