Gone4Good
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AirBnB.com is a website where people list rooms, apartments, or houses for rent. We've long considered alternative lodging arrangements, including these peer-to-peer hotels, as potentially inexpensive options for visiting expensive destinations. We're trying it out for the first time this June when we return to New York City.
Conventional hotel rooms for the time we're going to be there are $215 per night and up (including pretty egregious taxes and fees that add 20% to the list price). Instead, we booked a private room and bath with breakfast included from a woman who runs her Brownstone like a B and B. It seems like a pretty professional operation: she has an online booking calendar and 38 reviews, all glowing. We're paying $85 per night for a pretty decent location on the Upper East side.
We've stayed in B and B's before, and usually paid a premium for the privilege. Now we're trying an unconventional B and B at a deep discount. I'll let you know how it works out.
Conventional hotel rooms for the time we're going to be there are $215 per night and up (including pretty egregious taxes and fees that add 20% to the list price). Instead, we booked a private room and bath with breakfast included from a woman who runs her Brownstone like a B and B. It seems like a pretty professional operation: she has an online booking calendar and 38 reviews, all glowing. We're paying $85 per night for a pretty decent location on the Upper East side.
We've stayed in B and B's before, and usually paid a premium for the privilege. Now we're trying an unconventional B and B at a deep discount. I'll let you know how it works out.