Why does AirBnB hate us all so much?
We've been abused by AirBnB several times recently, and we just locked in apartments for late fall 2019 (so we don't miss our favorites which are already largely booked for that period). This gives us some expertise on all the anti-renter policies. The worst one of course is the handling of cash. If you rent now, AirBnB charges 100% of the rental and their fees. You pay. It doesn't matter when the term starts or ends. Even IHG and Marriott and the rest of the bricks and mortar hospitality industry don't have the balls to do that! It puts AirBnB up there with only one similarly lousy group: the airlines! Now for the next injustice--penalties start immediately. If, for instance, you've rented a place for a month, on day 2, the penalty is 30 days. In other words, AirBnB took my money yesterday, claims 100% of it now, and I have to stay alive and healthy long enough to show up November 15, 2019 for a full month to benefit from this transaction.