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[–] [email protected] 62 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Hotels are often cheaper in destination areas, and you get the convenience of fucking room service. In a lot of destination areas, home ownership has rapidly declined in favor of permanent AirBnB rentals. Because why charge $3000 in rent per month to a tenant, when you can charge $350 per night and have AirBnB guests for 20 nights a month?

But it also means Airbnb has landlords getting even more greedy. Cleaning fees are often used as a way to directly increase the rental cost. Requirements for guests are increasingly restrictive. And the nightly rent is often so exorbitant that you can literally get a hotel and room service for cheaper.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah it's gone full-circle like the whole situation with streaming services becoming cable. Funny how the world works so similarly in different places.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

it's almost as if enshittification is a cycle!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

The ultimate inevitable destination of capitalism. Enshrining greed in fact does NOT boost innovation.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago

I have priced out Airbnb vs. hotels quite a few times over the past few years at my spouses request. I have never stayed at any of them as they have always been much more expensive for shittier accomodations. It simply doesn't make any sense to me.

This past christmas, renting 2 hotel rooms at a nice hotel was cheaper than the worst dive of an Airbnb near my in-laws.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You get to fuck room service? Where do you stay?!

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

At the Fuck Hotel in Fukuoka.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I've been, don't believe the hype. Horse sashimi was delicious though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Oh, you went to that place where they have the horse walk up to the table and slice you off a hunk, very nouveau riche!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Brb, visiting Japan.