“‘airbnb effect’ is collapsing.” theStreet.com In 2023, there is evidence that homeowners see Crash up to 47% After the return trip period is over, the major vacation markets in the United States.
Airbnb’s Stock value declines About a third from its five-year rise, and as more cities offer curbs for homeowners who want to use real estate for short-term rentals, it seems that the heyday of the Home Rental App is over.
Real estate investors have their own reasons to reduce perceptions of Airbnb, but travelers are also disillusioned by the app.
Reddit Airbnb Forum Has turned into a consumer train wreck and crowdsourcing show of fear. Every few hours someone adds a new individual observed anger to the ongoing allegations, allegations and perceived scams.
While Fromer’s was unable to verify that everything users posted on Airbnb’s Nightmare Experience was correct, it was obvious that Airbnb’s honeymoon was over and we’ve already put a list of all the reasons.
The problem in the list itself may be a reason to abandon the platform. But seeing Airbnb’s failure problems pile up in places like this is enough to make us wonder why brands still enjoy their popularity when other channels are arguably better vacation rentals. We will never accept the conventional trap of a new company competing for our business, so why should we endure the established people they try to keep it?
Even Airbnb’s dual-bar marketing budget cannot surpass the app’s services have moved away from its initial commitments, so much of the negatives to ignore now.
The fees are crazy.
Airbnb’s fee policy is willing, and historically, too many hosts have been fantastic. This often leads to Wild surcharge It can be several times the base rent in total. Cleaning fees, service fees, management fees, additional guest fees. Even if a separate cleaning fee is charged, there is no fee to place the unit in the exact specifications of the host. cost To leave the light on.
Airbnb allows customers to object to the expenses after the fact occurs, but who wants to do so? We prefer to be protected from the start of the deal, as most other vacation rental agencies do with company policies and careful selection procedures.
The risk of fraud persists.
You never booked at a hotel, you just arrived at the hotel for your stay. However, this situation is common enough for Airbnb users Consumer advocates and The company itself A page must be set up to tell you what to do if your booking is a scam.
In 2023, the company acknowledged that in that year only, 59,000 fake lists were deleted And prevented another 157,000 people from being posted.
The company’s help center asks customers to remind them Fake profile report. When Airbnb was founded, it might be a good idea to let clients review the authenticity of the list, but in the years since the vacation rental, this type of word of mouth validation can dangerously slide and provide weaker assurance for real estate investors. The yearbooks mined by customers are full of examples of Airbnb users The fraudster lures the scenedeceived by fake images, cheated by false damage claims, and deceived by many other traps. If its platform completely clears the risk, it will not be necessary.
Booking on Airbnb has become a hassle because you don’t feel like you always believe in the ads you see there. Affirmative signs that we still have to think about it when Airbnb first arrived nearly 20 years ago New ways to protect yourself When we use it.
There is too much trouble booking.
Even if the list is real, it does not mean that the host accepts your subscription request. In a busy city, confirming your stay on Airbnb may take several days to communicate back and forth. only!
Airbnb provides bureaucracy rather than personal services.
We all heard horror stories from friends. If you’re having trouble using Airbnb – what the company says is rare, then good luck can navigate its bureaucracy. First, you have to try to contact the host. This may take a while and some people can never hear it again.
Then, you can find Airbnb’s customer service The phone line can be A clumsy nightmare Detailed documentation and requests are required. Even after these steps, companies often resist the host’s location rather than the customer’s location. (“It depends to a lot on who you are a service representative,” Write a commenter)
And if you have trouble check-in, you will need more luck to find other accommodations quickly. At least when you stand at Wyndham Inn without a work reservation, you just book another room and get inside.
Airbnb’s price is no longer competitive.
When Airbnb started as Airbed & Breakfast in 2007, its name was intended to refer to the actual airbed. The purpose of the site is to provide people with a forum where they can rent a spare room or invite strangers to spend a few $20 bills to sleep on an air mattress or equivalent in education. This is a monetized socialized version Sofa surfing tradition.
The initial version of the Airbnb website promises that the service will “provide opportunities to connect with other [people]- More than back to the hotel room isolation. ” The first FAQ The only host to say that you need is “an air cushion (or sofa), clean sheets, clean towels, a feeling of hospitality and a desire to meet new people”.
no longer! Once people start to explicitly buy homes and rent out their homes to Airbnb users, the price goes up. Airbnb hosts know the market value of their city overnight. For example, you’re lucky to find an apartment on Airbnb in central London, at least not as many as hotels. Until now, you haven’t gotten the relationships the original website claims it’s trying to raise. and 2023 Research Shown in most major cities around the world, hotels are cheaper than Airbnb.
Airbnb’s company leaders seem to be aware of this serious value degradation, as the company’s current advertising campaigns focus on the use of the service for groups and families, an area where hotels cannot compete effectively. However, if you are traveling alone or as a couple, Airbnb’s rent is very little (if any) a great deal when the app starts.
Home rental speculators have created a terrible housing shortage and destroyed community structures.
The speculative opportunity brought by Airbnb and other vacation rental platforms eliminates the culture of more destinations than I mentioned here. Some examples: Lincoln Memorial University Legal Review Airbnb “goes deeper” into the U.S. housing crisis. There is a Street protests and family rental ban; in Los Angeles, ongoing Friction with rent After the wildfire in January 2025, it reached a boiling point, which occupied more stocks; some believe that in Venice, The number of tourists now exceeds 140 to 1 Venetian;etc.
“This is destructive,” French activist in Brittany Airbnb protest in 2023. “The entire community has been cleared.”
I don’t want to be a part of it anymore. No understanding person.
“AirbnbDécor” has become an insult, meaning cheap
This is by no means a good sign when your business name becomes synonymous with IFFY design quality. But just as the late party city becomes a shorthand insult to half-hearted efforts to decorate, “Airbnb” also means you don’t mind damaged furniture.
It’s like “How’s the rent inside you?”
“Oh, you know. An Airbnb.”
Like Wayfair and IKEA, Airbnb is cited to indicate that someone calls their decor to make money – that’s because so many Airbnb rents are equipped with such cheap, memorable stuff.
We will never accept the conventional trap of a new company competing for our business, so why should we endure the established people they try to keep it?
No points or status.
Yes, the large hotel chains have raised their fees because they know regular guests will pay more to earn free accommodation. But at Airbnb, this kind of promotion is limited at best. them Only for individual airlinesof course, they cannot be used to upgrade properties you have selected. The hotel point system is more useful.
Seriously unreliable quality and code standards.
Who cares about the safety equipment on the market, such as smoke alarms, fire extinguishers, carbon monoxide detectors and the latest wiring? Airbnb Mail to the host Smoke detectors and batteries are available upon request, but this does not seem to be the company sending inspectors to verify security and work equipment before accessing the internet. What it does is “strongly urge hosts to install smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.”
Airbnb only in 2024 Officially banned indoor security cameras From surveillance of its property residents, even now, the company has to rely on “reported violations” to remove the list.
I don’t want strong urging when it comes to safety. I want to check-but Airbnb brings the bucks to the master. Passing the Bucks is the cornerstone of the Airbnb business model – which is what reduces administrative costs.
Instead, the identity verification criteria are the responsibility of each owner, which in turn is supervised by their local governments. We all know that countless local governments won’t raise their fingers to fill potholes, let alone verify the compliance of vacation homes, so in these places, your rent may not be at all careful formal oversight.
As for quality, Airbnb also does not personally inspect the units to verify its promotional facilities. Reviewers are to mark dishonest property- after the rent is over and the tear is finished.
Services provided by Airbnb repeat resort rental agencies.
The annoying thing about Airbnb’s lack of quality control is that many other rental companies in the wider vacation rental agency industry Do Indeed, keep an eye on these key elements of you. Many vacation rental agencies personally dispatch inspectors to each list to ensure they meet the strict requirements list for safety and comfort.
For about the same money, you can rent a vacation home from an institution that plays a responsible and active role in your safety and quality standards. So why don’t you just use another vacation rental agent?
If all of us stop using Airbnb, then vacation rentals won’t go away. But we put a big dent in rampant, unrestricted speculative home rentals.
Personalized rental agencies exist before Airbnb arrives and they will survive long after. You can still rent a vacation home without Airbnb (or VRBO) and you can still do it with financial protection from the middleman.
We are doing everything we can to keep holidaymakers in touch with better vacation rentals. Flomer’s Guide to Publishing Includes advice for the best vacation rental agency for each destination. Select one that guarantees its list, check inventory personally and keeps host strict standards. Some even offer daily rooms and concierge services. In fact, they offer Airbnb’s human connection pretending to be in 2007.