Yeah, the ability for hosts to cancel on a whim and the couple of cases where racist hosts canceled in the middle of the night kinda put me off trying them. I know exactly what I'm getting in a hotel.
My biggest gripe with airbnbs is strict check-in time. I had one with such a narrow window we were so stressed the entire drive there would we make it in time. At least at hotels you can show up whenever you want. Stop for dinner, stop for gas, "we'll leave the light on for you."
> At least at hotels you can show up whenever you want. Stop for dinner, stop for gas, "we'll leave the light on for you."
This has bitten me in the ass. I fully prepaid for a booking via Expedia but due to plane delays arrived a few hours late (1am). By the time I got there the hotel had rented the room to someone else, had no more available, and everyone else in town was booked.
They blamed me for not checking in on time but considering there was a room available for the couple that came in after us, the real story is that there was a convention going on in town and last-minute attendees were willing to pay 10x more than I did. So they silently dropped my reservation and left me to fuck myself.
Don't count on hotels letting you check in whenever you want. Times have changed...
I got this once when visiting an airport lounge in Asia. Like beyond begging, the person asked for a review and wanted to stand there until I finished it.
I remember once in India I took an Uber, and the driver asked for a good rating. He had been nice and I wanted to give him a 5-star anyways. But as I took out my phone, he helpfully grabbed the phone from my hands and proceeded to enter the 5 stars himself: "click this, and then this, and this ...". Just made me chuckle. He knew what needed to be done, and proceeded to do it.
I worked on one of the launch widgets...to make a phone call from inside a wave...it was such a bad idea and surprising to no one, it was quickly abused.
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