We've only done Airbnb once in International Falls MN, where there were no hotel rooms available.

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Jul 2, 2024
10:30:25pm

Black Diamond Bay All-American

It was just okay. Nothing spectacular, and I'd still rather stay in a hotel.

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Black Diamond Bay

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AirBnb: "$100/night, 2 nights. $450 total..."??? Cleaning fees...

Cougs4Lfe

Jul 2, 9:45pm

Cleaning fee is probably the same whether you stay 1 night or 10 nights, so once

Team Chaos

Jul 2, 9:49pm

Airbnb and VRBO are driving me back to hotels with their fees and rules

wabluecoug

Jul 2, 9:50pm

This! I have all but given up on VRBO and Airbnb

Cougar TD

Jul 2, 9:53pm

It’s because people keep paying them, it’s economics to increase the price until

Blue Ridge

Jul 3, 5:17am

I’ve never used either. Anytime I look the cost difference is negligible.

MarylandFan

Jul 2, 9:55pm

If the cost is the same...

TheHop

Jul 2, 9:59pm

So much better when you have kids with you. Hotels suck with kids.

Chefcurry

Jul 2, 10:13pm

Cost is negligible but my kids and I enjoy going to a new city and staying in

reagan21

Jul 3, 12:08am

For just our family we stay in hotels. When we get 1 or 2 other families is when

Sparkling Delirium

Jul 2, 10:03pm

There's a way to show the total price instead of the nightly price.

goidcougs

Jul 2, 10:11pm

And you have to clean up anyway.

Samsonite

Jul 2, 10:16pm

Yep - this is one reason I AirBnB much less often now. Don't make me clean up and then charge a cleaning fee.

HarlemCoug

Jul 3, 4:33am

If so (and it isn't always) it's stuff that takes like 30 seconds.

byujdmba

Jul 3, 9:58am

We've only done Airbnb once in International Falls MN, where there were no hotel rooms available.

Black Diamond Bay

Jul 2, 10:30pm

Random. What were you doing in International Falls?

Nagurski

Jul 3, 7:24am

Makes sense if you have a group of more than 2 & stay multiple nights.

byujdmba

Jul 2, 10:39pm

They are only good deals if you stay long enough and have a few families

cougaman

Jul 2, 11:13pm

It isn’t cheap cleaning a whole house. Hotel rooms are way easier to clean.

sandtrapcougar

Jul 2, 11:42pm

Good cleaners also have to “stage” the house so it looks just like the pictures

Cougarclaw

Jul 2, 11:59pm

Hotels do the same thing-advertise a nightly rate, then when you get to check

chivo

Jul 3, 9:30am

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