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Monday, April 21, 2014

Airbnb to give Attorney General renter names and addresses?

Maybe.

Hooked on Airbnb?

Bed and bonkfest: Hookers abuse Airbnb website to turn your home into a brothel

Prostitutes use Airbnb for Sex

Airbnb reputation takes a hit from prostitution scandal

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Can you give me a discount?

Found this image on a blog called CottageMe
 that has a much better post than mine about the same subject.
Every once in a while I get people asking for a reduced rate.  The answer is always no.

It's not like I'm the only game in town. If they want to pay less there are always plenty of other Airbnbs where they can find a better price. The thing is, they really prefer my place but don't want to pay for nice.

The last time this happened was back in February. A woman from England was looking
to stay for 2 days and wanted me to reduce the price from $70 a night to $65.

I explained that I had already lowered my price to account for the off-season and that the price I was charging for an entire apartment was competitive with what others were charging for private rooms.  She decided not to book.

What I found especially irritating about it was this: she's British, paying in pounds. How much was she really saving here?  With the dollar worth about $1.60 pounds, she was offering to pay £38.83 instead of £41.82.  Big difference.