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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
Ya I’m all about leaving the place like I found it. Washing my dishes, making sure the place doesn’t look like a disaster, making sure all waste is in the garbage. But that ends at cleaning the bathroom, doing any laundry, doing anything beyond throwing the trash in the bin etc.
I’ve seen some truly obnoxious requests by hosts to the guests.
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Yeah, if it's obnoxious requests, I skip booking those. It's no different than choosing whether to stay at a holiday inn or Hilton, knowing you'll avoid a super 8 motel. Most have been reasonable. I'm just saying for the extra labour (usually I choose those that don't auto charge for cleaning) I usually exploit the hell out of the facilities, so the next extra effort is less than the gain I get.
I worked housekeeping when I was younger, so blasting through a room in 15-20 mins for a quick passable clean or 20-35 mins for proper is in my skill set. I still check hotel rooms and cross reference them to air bnb and total cost less reward points or whatever. It's not like I disagree with others that air bnb value vs hotels hasn't been narrowing. I just don't think it's as weird and extra as others have been making it sound.
Edit: I knew some people who did short term air bnb and went with long term tenants with property manager. The net income is lower, but with less website/communications, cleaning, supply runs, repairs etc. The net income divided by hours spent is far lower on an air bnb.