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I notice if I do the monthly bookings the host will get the people who work at the condos to try and push you out and cancel so they can book the room at a higher rate and or for free since you left. That happened a lot in the Philippines and Indonesia. Mexico will do it as well but not as common. Worst hosts in my experience are the Filipino hosts. I stayed at quite a bit. Don’t stay somewhere there’s a lot of staff working. Apartments or homes are better. Don’t book the condos. Malaysian hosts could use some help.
Wait, what? How do they try to push you out? Asking because I’m visiting the Philippines in a few months.
Never seen it happening. Don’t worry. Nobody pushed me out or even tried to. Had to leave one place on my own as advertised internet really did not work, but that’s different story.
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Yes
In the U.S., no. Way too high for that now.
Check out https://thewirednomad.com. You can find listings from Airbnb and other sources like Flatio and Nomad Stays which cater to 1+ month bookings. And all of them have verified, fast internet speeds.
Depends on where, but yeah. With the discounts, sometimes, it’s the only way.
Airbnbs are very pricy to the point that it doesn’t make sense to me anymore.
I hate airbnb but stuck in that monopoly when traveling. Wish there was a better option for nomads.
Hotels. Airbnb tends to be drama. Hotels actually train people to do their jobs.
I don’t need trained staff, daily cleaning etc. I need a 2+ bedroom apartment with a kitchen.
Fair enough. But after booking a few smelly airbnbs I went to hotels and never looked back. I’d love a kitchen, but I love a clean place with no damp smells and no suprise charges more.
I refuse to live in a room for more than a week that is my bedroom, living room. Office, etc. Airbnb gets me 1 orb2 bedroom condos or homes. I only rent non-shared.
I would go crazy in a hotel room for a month. Do you work in your hotel room?
Yes. I don’t really have a problem with working and sleeping in the same small room, I get that some people hate this.
Can you negotiate price if you stay 1 month in an hotel?
Yes. You can always ask for a discount. You won’t always get it but asking costs nothing.
I rarely book for a month at a time though. I usually book for a week or two and extended if I feel like it.
I guess my main issue will be about foods. It will be to costly to eat out 3X times per day
Only if you eat cooked meals at sit down places three times a day. And even if you do there are usually reasonable options about.
Yes, if you book a few months in advance for a month+ stay you can often find some nice hidden gems. I would never use airbnb for something less than a month though
Unfortunately I’m stuck in the Airbnb monopoly. I’ve tried other sites but they are just outside of my price range. But if someone has a good one, especially for Belgium or the Netherlands, I really don’t wanna spend more than 1,300€/mes 😒
Many European locations: https://housinganywhere.com/
Netherlands only: https://kamernet.nl/en
I’m not a promoter of either site, but am nomading around the world right now (mostly Europe) and came across those.
Housing Anywhere has scammed several folks in Germany. Head over to r/Germany if you are interested or just check reviews online. Not everyone had a bad experience but many did.
I try to find hotels with suites, and I’ve found they often offer a long stay discount. My fallback is still Airbnb unfortunately
There’s not much out there apart from airbnb because they’re a monopoly and hosts would prefer higher rates that they get on airbnb vs doing it privately
I would love an alternative but there isn’t a good one yet
What would I good one look like that Airbnb isn’t able to offer?
Yeah I really want a good alternative. My last airbnb was an absolute nightmare. I complained to airbnb and they refunded me the princely sum of 3.34. I didn’t want to have to fork out for another place so I just had to stick it out for 3 and a half weeks as they wouldn’t give me any more money back. The host just denied all of my complaints. Then when I left he wrote a review calling me a “dirty liar who asked for dirty liar money” and accused me of breaking a shower rail (it was held together with tape when I arrived) and breaking a lamp (there was no lamp in the room). I complained to airbnb about the review and they refused to do anything about that either so I don’t know how that’s going to affect me if I have to book through them again. Nothing but good reviews for years but that’s the one a host is going to pay attention to if they see it I guess.
Ask for review removal due to host retaliation, this is against their tos. They may give you a canned reply - ask again. Repeat until removed.
Thanks, I had considered that but hadn’t been sure if it was worth trying. I might give it a go. It was very much a canned reply, saying that their reviews allow both parties to express their experience.
As anywhere, persistence is the answer
I rent, never used Airbnb to more than a few days