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https://www.businessinsider.com/airbnb-just-dropped-more-bad-news-about-us-consumer-2024-8

AirBnB almost 50% below its February 2021 price level ..its IPO was in December 2020 ...

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WookieMan says

That guy sounds like a whiny bitch. $2,600 for 6 nights is "a lot of money" for a waterfront property?

Did you actually WATCH the video where he SHOWED the beds were unmade with the dirty old sheets on them from the previous occupants, litter and water bottles strewn all over the place including the bed & headboard, dirt and food on the countertops? That the first landlord didn't want to refund his stay at all despite him arriving to the aftermath of a party but demanded he wait for what would certainly take hours to clean at 7PM?

And then the SECOND one had cameras installed, bikes with flat tires, bikes were kids bikes, the Kayak was sunk, trash around the property, etc.?

You realize he had two bad experiences in a row?

$400+/night for a house of a canal isn't a deal. There are much better hotels for less than that, especially in Florida. He was half an hour to Daytona. Between Palm Coast and Daytona there are dozens of hotels for wayyyy less than $400/night, ON the beach, not a canal.

Much nicer. The Suite with an Ocean View is cheaper,newer, nicer than the very ordinary canal house.
https://www.hotels.com/ho1973166976/daytona-grande-oceanfront-resort-daytona-beach-united-states-of-america/

AmericanKulak says

Did you actually WATCH the video where he SHOWED the beds were unmade with the dirty old sheets on them from the previous occupants, litter and water bottles strewn all over the place including the bed & headboard, dirt and food on the countertops? That the first landlord didn't want to refund his stay at all despite him arriving to the aftermath of a party but demanded he wait for what would certainly take hours to clean at 7PM?

There's no back story. And yes, I did watch it. There's a solution to everything. EVERY vacation rental I've been in has a second set of sheets/linens. It would have taken me less than an hour to clean that place myself to satisfactory standards. Or call a maid service and dispute one day of the rental and go out to eat or a bar while they clean. Not record myself and bitch and post to youtube. Total attention whore.

Fact is it was for his wife's birthday and I'm guessing it was a last second booking. Did he look at reviews? There's almost always a reason you get the bad properties. He likely didn't do his due diligence. As for the photos that doesn't matter. Owners make the place look great for photos and the place gets used or lived in. You almost never see online what you get.

There's also the fact I wouldn't step foot near Daytona in any direction. That's one of the trashiest parts of FL. I don't know what the guy expected. I like FL, but that part of it needs help.