40 Infuriating Tweets That Illustrate Why Airbnb Is Dying (New Tweets)

This is mainly why Airbnb is my last and least favorite alternative for booking a room.

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Never stayed in one and never will.

If hotels wish to remain competitive then they need better options for families or parties of more than 2. I rented an Airbnb for my entire family, it had 4 bedrooms each with it's own bathroom, for far less than it would've cost me for 2 hotel rooms. We had 4 couples so needed 4 rooms and hotels in the DC area are pricey. We all got to stay together and still had our space. The proprietor had good reviews and didn't demand we clean up before we left other than a couple minor things that took 2 minutes.

I completely understand where y'all are coming from, I really do. I don't want to take jobs away from hotel employees, but hotels aren't going anywhere any time soon. As an alternate point of view, maybe the extra income from someone's AirBnB is allowing a new mother to stay at home. Sometimes someone would rather give their money to a local family than to a big hotel chain. And for families like mine with 5+ people in one household, multiple hotel rooms for multiple nights are very expensive.

Best description I've come across.

I can’t upvote this enough!

I had a meeting in the city and I didn't want to drive so I said...hey let me check out local Airbnb...the lady was receptive until she learnt that I was a local and said she doesn't rent to locals, only foreigners. Ended up taking an early drive up and staying at a friend's house for a bit.

Airbnb has certainly lost its charm by all the damn fees. The only time I use them now, if if they are already in a resort, so that I still have some of the amenities of a hotel

This is just true

If I wanted to wash the dishes, take out the trash and clean up everything and do the laundry. I just stay home I wrote a big NO for Airbnb.

This should be at the top.

Read a story about an Airbnb manager in Pheonix who was complaining that only half of his places were booked for the Super Bowl, he had 95.

I will likely never be able to move into my own house anywhere near the town I grew up in/live in now. It sucks

Yes! Yes to all of the above!

Yep, boycotting Airbnb.Living in Europe, I see how it has become a monster and hurts the underhoused. Had a friend suggest I use them when travelling in Thailand, nope, won't use them in Europe, won't use them in Asia.

This twitter account is something else, its obviously satire but there's so much going on, from the name to the username, lol.

Hol' up

I don't understand the Cleaning Fee. They charge hundreds of dollars out of YOUR wallet to clean up the place after you're gone, but insist that you do ALL the cleaning before you leave? What's with that? I always leave a place tidy, but if I've paid hundreds to someone to clean the place, then THEY are going to clean it, not me. And that, my friends, is why I'll never use an Airbnb.

So true! Last Airbnb in Czech"Oh, you have a toddler, let me pick you up from the train, and fill the fridge with toddler snacks, also I got you a box of toys, if ye likes any you can keep it"

AirBnB in South Africa: here's a complimentary bottle of wine, mini choccies on all the pillows, our home is your home.

Yeah, no... had an AirBnb in Amboise, France. Expected beds made, etc. Had a beautiful garden - no key to access. We had to take out the trash. She came by to check on us every day... very unpleasant.

Never used airbnb in USA, but all my European trips have have been awesome. In one of my Italian coastal ones, the host drove 25 mins to pick me from the train station and even dropped me off a few days later. She also stopped and bought me ice cream on the way and invited me to dinner that evening to her place that was 5-6 houses away. On my last night she took me for aperitivos to the next town with her friends. And she didn't speak a word of English and I didn't speak Italian. We spoke on google translate. And the kitchen was fully stocked with everything. In Barcelona, my German host was an artist. He had a recording studio and and art studio and allowed us to sing and do artsy stuff as well. One night we had a cookout where I along with other travellers made dishes from our countries. I also lost my wallet that day and was travelling back that same night. They pooled together and gave me spending money to take me to the airport and for snacks. I repaid them when I was able to.

True that. I'm in Tahiti ATM and the hosts had us up at the main house for homemade food with wine and tropical fruits from the garden. America does not always win.

Total rip-off!

I've never used airbnb but a friend with similar disabilities booked an apartment in a major city. Contacted the host to inform them of their special requirements and even offered to pay more to ensure everything was ok and when she arrived in her electric wheelchair no lift and the apartment was on the 6th. She had to find a hotel at 12:30 a.m. and is still waiting for a refund 18 weeks later. Definitely no airbnb for me thanks!

I am a cleaner and have a few Airbnb clients. They usually pay me an average of $100 for a full cleaning for 3 hrs.

We don't charge a cleaning fee.

Exactly 🤣🤣

Better than apple!

Hey... typing this on a Dell computer right now

Yeah. Suck it, Dell!

Why would you leave a computer in your air bnb rental?