Airbnb vs Hotel Stays ? - Travel Tips ✈ - YouTube

What's up Members of the Barrio

It's Jon and i'm in Fort Lauderdale for the weekend

And because it's so humid outside so you've got to take 3 showers a day just to survive.

I've decided to make an indoor video tackling the great Debate

Airbnbs vs Hotels

Because i'm actually spending 2 nights at each, perfect timing right?

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Let's get started and the first thing that everyone is always concerned about when you look at Airbnbs vs Hotels

Is Price

Now on the surface i'm going to give Airbnbs the edge here

Because not only can you rent your own apartment

Which i'm doing right now

But you can also rent a room in a shared apartment

And there's even more budget options

I've seen the ability to rent a tent in somebody's backyard

And that's something you could never do with a hotel

Now on the flip side I've noticed that nicer hotels tend to cost more than your average AirBnb

In most cities

You do have the option of using points to book hotels

Which you can't do with AirBnb

For example we're staying at this really nice room at the PGA Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

And I spent just 9,000 Chase Ultimate Reward Points per night to book it.

Another cool thing about hotels is that sometimes you will find sales on a brand

On Expedia.com

And I've never seen a site wide sale on Airbnb

Let's talk Amenities

And this is where Airbnbs tend to shine for me

Not only does this apartment in Fort Lauderdale have a living room

And a full kitchen

As well as a washer and a dryer

But even for somebody like me who's not a good cook

Just having the ability to scramble eggs in the morning

Or if i'm feeling adventurous enough

To try and cook some dinner

Can save you a lot of money

Especially if you're staying in a really expensive country

Let's say somewhere in Western Europe

Alright so you don't have the option to cook food at a hotel

But we have do have here is an on-site restaurant

And most hotels typically have places you could walk to nearby

So if you're okay being lazier

And spending more money.

Hotels usually work

And one advantage to hotels which you'll never get at an AirBnb

Is room service.

I'd like to order a Cobb Salad

One of my favorite things about AirBnbs is location

Because many times they are located in more residential areas than hotels are.

Hotels generally tend to be clustered all in one spot

So if you're interested in exploring a particuluar neighborhood in a city

And there's not hotels there

You can generally find an AirBnb pretty close by

Then again unless your AirBnb host is super informative and helpful

Staying at a hotel typically does gives you the option to have a concierge

Who can provide you with a list of things to do

And brochures

So if you want to have your hand held a little bit more in a new city

Hotels are definitely the way to go

The length of your stay is also a very important factor in determining between an Airbnb and a hotel

For a longer term stay I generally would pick and AirBnb

I mean what better way to feel like a local than having your own apartment in a really cool neighborhood

Now another tip that I discussed in my first Airbnb Video was how you can contact hosts in advance

And try to negoiate a price for a monthly rental

A lot of times they are going to be willing to bring that price down

To ensure long term occupancy of their place

On the flip side for a shorter stay, generally anything under 2 or 3 nights

I tend to prefer staying at hotels

Because there's just more to do

On site

And i've also been using points to pay for it.

One perk to Airbnbs is the amount of space that you get

This is the living room area just by itself

Got plenty of space

And a humongous TV

We've also got 2 bedrooms down the hallway

Alright AirBnbs definitley win on space

This is a room, but it's just a room

I knew I should have ugpraded to that suite

Let's talk aobut one thing that's really bothered me lately about Airbnbs

And that's what I call the petty negative reference

Now this has all started in my opinion because a lot of guests are expecting to much

From these apartment rentals

And they're starting to right really dumb things on hosts profiles

So in return hosts are starting to get very petty about what they expect out of you

And i'm going to give you a great example from my last Mexican trip

And I can not make this up

We got a negative reference because we did not make the bed

Before leaving the apartment

Let me repeat that

We did not make the bed

Isn't the whole point of not making the bed so they can more easily wash everything?

Maybe she was going to leave the sheets and comforter like that for the next guests

I don't really know

We contacted AirBnb about it

They weren't willing to do a thing

And I've heard other people getting negative references for things that they didn't even do

And that's one thing about the whole Airbnb reference system that is really starting to bug me

The glory of staying at a hotel is that generally you're anonymous and unless you have an all night boozefest

And start throwing things out onto the street

You're probably not going to have any problems

But I am not recommending that sort of behavior for my viewers

Let's talk internet here

Especially for you business travelers out there

And at an Airbnb

First of all you're never going to have to pay for Wifi internet

Second you're generally going to find faster internet speeds

At a private residence

Than at a big hotel where you're sharing that wifi with hundreds or even thousands of other people.

Then again depending on where you're staying

Most hotels do come with a desk to work at

And they also have business centers

Where you can make copies and print stuff

There isn't one right answer here

Some people do better at hotels

Others do better at AirBnbs

If you're like me, maybe you like both of them

For a short term stay or for a stay where I can utilize points

Or a big sale

I'm going to pick a hotel

For a long term stay

I'm definitley going to be taking an AirBnb

It's those 3 to 7 night stays where sometimes I'm just not sure

And I've got to take it on a case by case basis

Guys leave me some comments down below

Tell me do you prefer staying in AirBnbs

Or hotels

And why

And give me some examples.

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Thank you so much for watching

Hope you guys learned a lot

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Peace