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Abnb hosting been a struggle recently
You completely missed the point. I know of no one who chooses a nice hotel to boost thier ego
Yes, I tell them they need to rent three apartments. If they do not like it, they have to leave.
Exactly. One of Mr AE’s brothers is married and they have three married children. They live in Santo Domingo. As a group they often rent large villas (Casa de Campo, Las Terranas, etc) for long weekends, 4-5 days. They prefer it to a hotel where they’d all be in separate rooms. Has worked out well for them for years.
I’m not really sure. They do it probably 4-5 times a year, always a villa somewhere.
Well put, thank you, now if the other poster is considering Casa de Campo with large villas to be for "budget-travelers" as well, then I stand corrected.
Same on the North Coast and in EU, plenty of very high priced locations on Airbnb...
We're the same, a hotel would not make any sense, we want to relax, have our own pool, the kids their room, and we don't want to dress up with the kids for just to go eat something...
you are referring to me. Casa de Campo is not a condo/apartment rental. It is a niche market. Let's call it a 1% of the islands market. By and large rental apps are for budget conscious customers. Which is OK, however they will not put the Marriotts, Hiltons and Barcelo groups out of business. To the contrary, after staying in a location they enjoy they might consider a proven brand and not having to read sticky notes to turn on the A/C and coffee machine.
There is a difference between those who rent villas (Case de Campo, Cap Cana, etc..) and those who rent your "average" Airbnb. My brother has a place in Cap Cana which he rents at times. It is expensive so those that rent it are not your average person looking to save money by staying at an Airbnb. Deposit is higher as well as cleaning fee, etc... It works for some such as those looking to stay together, large groups, families...As I said in my previous post, I am not a fan of Airbnb, but it has its appeal to certain travelers.
Not all rental apts as well are for the budget conscious customers especially the ones located within the centric areas. Not a spokesperson nor promoting airbnb on the contrary tired of their shenanigans quick airbnb search will provide photos and descriptions on the amount of premium well decorated/equipped apts with amenities plenty of hotels won’t offer.
Each apt owner has their distinct taste in decor based on their budget & occupation plans. Considering I spend a considerable amount of time at the apt when I’m there I’ve never cheaped out on decor/amenities to save a few dollars. Same could be said for other airbnb host.
Like all those beautifully dressed people in the AI's. Honestly I dress better to clean my oven than most of the people dressed for dinner last time I went to one.
You stay throwing little sneaky diss jabs guess you can’t help yourself 😂
No, he is not. That is the banter Hijo and Maria have. So back on topic everyone...