binaryfinary
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I made a thread last year after returning from Ibiza. I felt a bit bad of accusing people of trying to rip me off, so just left it.
In short though, the "private dwelling" we booked on AirBnB actually turned out to be an established apartment complex in San An. No big deal, decent place, price wasn't utterly insane. However this wasn't mentioned on AirBnB at all - you were led to believe this was just someone renting their own private apartment out, which is what AirBnB is meant to be about.
Lo-and-behold, I look up the place on their own actual site when I get home, and see that it's cheaper to book direct with them. Hard to tell as it was very late season then, when prices do drop.
This year though, looking at returning to the same place. Surprise, surprise, the website for the apartments says nothing is available. All booked out.
Yet there it is again, on AirBnB, with a huge price hike, still being made out as a private apartment that someone is renting out.
Is this normal and acceptable? I know there's been a lot of noise lately about the government in Ibiza town cracking down on AirBnB piss-taking.
Yes, I realise Ibiza is expensive. Yes, I realise tourism on the island is a tough business and there's always someone looking to make a quick buck. Yes, I realise I like the apartment in question, it's a relatively decent price even with the AirBnB situation, so I might even book it anyway, making me an utter hypocrite.
I just wanted people's thoughts really.
In short though, the "private dwelling" we booked on AirBnB actually turned out to be an established apartment complex in San An. No big deal, decent place, price wasn't utterly insane. However this wasn't mentioned on AirBnB at all - you were led to believe this was just someone renting their own private apartment out, which is what AirBnB is meant to be about.
Lo-and-behold, I look up the place on their own actual site when I get home, and see that it's cheaper to book direct with them. Hard to tell as it was very late season then, when prices do drop.
This year though, looking at returning to the same place. Surprise, surprise, the website for the apartments says nothing is available. All booked out.
Yet there it is again, on AirBnB, with a huge price hike, still being made out as a private apartment that someone is renting out.
Is this normal and acceptable? I know there's been a lot of noise lately about the government in Ibiza town cracking down on AirBnB piss-taking.
Yes, I realise Ibiza is expensive. Yes, I realise tourism on the island is a tough business and there's always someone looking to make a quick buck. Yes, I realise I like the apartment in question, it's a relatively decent price even with the AirBnB situation, so I might even book it anyway, making me an utter hypocrite.
I just wanted people's thoughts really.