Tuesday, September 10, 2013

[WEEK 3] AIRBNB vs HOTEL

About AIRBNB




AIRBNB is a website that allow people rent out their home, room or even couch, and let travelers stay at apartment they rent from hosts instead of book hotel rooms. AIRBNB offers thousands of alternatives for spending the night: 390,000 in over 192 countries, to be precise, and at lower prices that you would find at regular hotel.

AIRBNB vs. Hotel


AIRBNB


  • Travelers can stay at some pretty unique places. 
  • AIRBNB apartment rentals cost are 21.2% less than stay in a hotel. People can save 49.5% if people decide to stay in a private room at host's house instead of stay in a hotel.
  • Travelers can stay in locations that never be able to otherwise, and enjoy the luxuries of a home.
  • AIRBNB offer multiple rooms, a kitchen, and more compared to a hotel's bed and bathroom, (and substantially more responsibilities, since they don't have someone changing sheets or cleaning up behind them in an AIRBNB apartment). 
  • Travelers can select many amenities, neighborhood and even the language desired from the host when they search. Some hosts even offer little extras like free breakfast.

Hotel


  • Hotels' rooms are usually standard design and less in home-like atmosphere. 
  • The cost of stay in a hotel can be expensive, but not all cities are equally pricey.
  • Hotels tend to congregate around touristy areas.
  • Hotel offer only one room, with bathroom and some necessities or facilities in a room.
  • Hotel will offer extra services for an agreed fee such as room service for meals or room cleaning service.

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