Morbid experience with Airbnb
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Morbid experience with Airbnb
People who had rented a house in France with Airbnb discovered ... a body in the garden.
Nobody, even here, would have thought that Airbnb could lead to that ;-)
http://www.rtl.be/info/monde/france/...re-798164.aspx
Nobody, even here, would have thought that Airbnb could lead to that ;-)
http://www.rtl.be/info/monde/france/...re-798164.aspx
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I guess I still don't get the point, Dukey. Bad stuff happens everywhere. Some people stay home as a result. Others weigh the risk and still go.
I'm guessing most people on this board still go and accept that bad things happen everywhere? (Or is there some reason beyond an anecdote that we should avoid Airbnb?)
I might be hesitant in Paris due to the regulations and enforcement. Not because I worry Airbnb is predisposed to dead bodies...
I'm guessing most people on this board still go and accept that bad things happen everywhere? (Or is there some reason beyond an anecdote that we should avoid Airbnb?)
I might be hesitant in Paris due to the regulations and enforcement. Not because I worry Airbnb is predisposed to dead bodies...
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I don't usually see dead people, but I'm very puzzled by the latest AirBnB ad, which appeared in a Parisian movie theatre yesterday.
Some guy (I've never heard of him, apparently has a "survivor"-type reality show) jumps out of a small-engine plane, then swims to a tiny spit of sand in the middle of some tropical ocean, and proceeds to enter his - wait for it - charming AirBnB rental. I guess this is one instance where someone will truly be "living like a local", since he's the only person there. Also guessing that he doesn't mind using palm fronds for personal hygiene reasons.
If jumping out of planes into the abyss is the kind of behavior that AirBnB encourages in its clients, the body count might possibly increase...
I wonder if AirBnB is using the same advertising company that HomeAway did during their first SuperBowl ad which showed a baby hitting a window while the family was arguing? The ad was later sanitized, but here's the original version:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfHHywSumfc
Some guy (I've never heard of him, apparently has a "survivor"-type reality show) jumps out of a small-engine plane, then swims to a tiny spit of sand in the middle of some tropical ocean, and proceeds to enter his - wait for it - charming AirBnB rental. I guess this is one instance where someone will truly be "living like a local", since he's the only person there. Also guessing that he doesn't mind using palm fronds for personal hygiene reasons.
If jumping out of planes into the abyss is the kind of behavior that AirBnB encourages in its clients, the body count might possibly increase...
I wonder if AirBnB is using the same advertising company that HomeAway did during their first SuperBowl ad which showed a baby hitting a window while the family was arguing? The ad was later sanitized, but here's the original version:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfHHywSumfc
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Tulips- lol
The only airbnb we ever rented was as cute as a button and perfect for us.
Part of the deal was to strip the sheets and wash them before we left.
When we stripped the sheets, there was a yellow stain 3 feet in diameter in the middle of the bed. Yuck! And in the drawer we found a spray bottle of Mattress Refresher.
Not that that happens all the time, of course, but it was a real turn off for our very first airbnb rental.
The owner is a real estate agent who owns several other units, so one would expect the hygiene to be a little bit better.
I also hate that airbnb is partially to blame for lack of rental units and resulting high rents in Vancouver, already world famous for high price of real estate.
The only airbnb we ever rented was as cute as a button and perfect for us.
Part of the deal was to strip the sheets and wash them before we left.
When we stripped the sheets, there was a yellow stain 3 feet in diameter in the middle of the bed. Yuck! And in the drawer we found a spray bottle of Mattress Refresher.
Not that that happens all the time, of course, but it was a real turn off for our very first airbnb rental.
The owner is a real estate agent who owns several other units, so one would expect the hygiene to be a little bit better.
I also hate that airbnb is partially to blame for lack of rental units and resulting high rents in Vancouver, already world famous for high price of real estate.
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Yup.
Others followed, mostly showing what damage your kids could get up to - food fights, jumping on the furniture, running around an unprotected swimming pool - while their parents were hanging around having cocktails.
It's this attitude that has ruined the idea of vacation rentals for many property owners, no matter where the unit is located.
Others followed, mostly showing what damage your kids could get up to - food fights, jumping on the furniture, running around an unprotected swimming pool - while their parents were hanging around having cocktails.
It's this attitude that has ruined the idea of vacation rentals for many property owners, no matter where the unit is located.
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Well, I hear you about the jumping on the beds. We once had a German family literally break two of our beds in half here when we were renting the place. I can only guess their kids were jumping on the beds (don't want to think about the other possibilities). Was about the only time we didn't return the full security deposit.
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We stayed in a hotel once, a large hotel , and all was quiet. Until the next morning when the police et al were outside one of the doors.. with tape on the door etc.
Someone died in their bed .. there was question if they were alone at the time. yikes.
Someone died in their bed .. there was question if they were alone at the time. yikes.
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To be fair, AirBnB didn't start the trend of "vacation brain" - that started when VRBO was bought by HomeAway, whose goal it was to encourage "family-style" travel, where guests expect to behave anyway they want to, just because they have paid for a rental.
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Or, there's this, when a family rents a home on Airbnb with one locked room. The room was a growing space for hydroponic marijuana, that's illegal here. The police arrive, the family gets turfed out as the property becomes a crime scene.
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