tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post3128640225999905428..comments2023-09-22T09:03:09.417-04:00Comments on Townie Bastard: New York and AirBnBtowniebastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-21643906312944060592015-11-14T22:27:24.892-05:002015-11-14T22:27:24.892-05:00And then there are articles like this, which I und...And then there are articles like this, which I understand these kinds of incidents are rare, but do put using AirBnB into some perspective....https://medium.com/matter/living-and-dying-on-airbnb-6bff8d600c04 towniebastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-48731490542748842102015-11-14T16:23:32.821-05:002015-11-14T16:23:32.821-05:00I had truly wonderful experiences with AirBnb in B...I had truly wonderful experiences with AirBnb in Berlin and Hamburg. The only time I've used it in North America was when I was just looking for a place to crash near Seattle for a conference in the morning. All I wanted was a quiet place to sleep. The place was easy to find, in a nice neighbourhood, good price. The host was friendly and polite.<br /><br />The woman didn't happen to mention in the Airbnb listing that she has a LOUD FOUR-YEAR-OLD BOY who was up until almost midnight, and who was staying in the next room.<br /><br />I understand that like the woman in your post, she also was a single mom just trying to find a way to make ends meet, but that was extremely misleading and I was pretty angry about it. And I felt bad for the poor kid, too; he's just a kid doing kid things, and the mother is constantly trying to shush him so he doesn't bother these total strangers who appear exhausted at his door after driving for hours and stare at him in shock and horror. Even the best behaved and most reasonable four-year-old in the world is still loud. It's not fair to him, and it's also not fair to subject travellers to that without warning.<br /><br />So yeah, Airbnb can be hit or miss.Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13486668770773933615noreply@blogger.com