One of my new year's resolutions was to try to do a couple of weekend getaways this year--one in the spring and one in the fall (plus work will pay for my going to a conference in Las Vegas in June, and I need to take some time to visit my sister in Los Angeles, possibly in July since work is slowest then).
In beginning to think about a spring getaway, I looked at the website for the bed and breakfast that I have gone to a couple of times before--once on my own in the fall, and then I met Patient Saver there last May (the second time we had met F2F). I love that b&b because it is right on the Delaware River, but in northern PA so less pricey than the New Hope area B&Bs, and there were a couple of restaurants within walking distance.
But when I looked at their schedule for this year, I see that they aren't taking reservations, citing health reasons. I'm sorry to hear that one of the owners is ill, and sorry that my nice little weekend getaway is now most likely out of business.
So I began looking at Air B&B places and thought I'd ask about people's experiences with them. Of course, it's going to vary a lot based on the particular place you stay. I only have ever had conversations with two people about their Air B&B experience.
So who here has used Air B&B?
April 2nd, 2017 at 09:09 pm
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April 2nd, 2017 at 10:33 pm 1491168795
I have a colleague who uses it all the time both domestically and internationally. He loves it and they save a lot of money when traveling internationally.
Personally I am only looking at separate areas where I have total use of the facility - no rooms in someones home while they are still there.
April 2nd, 2017 at 11:28 pm 1491172131
I've never found either site useful for my own purposes (it will vary widely by region), but a friend of mine did use vrbo.com and had a great experience. & we've used something similar in the past.
{We probably would have used vrbo in Florida, which makes sense because property values are depressed there so the private rental market is crazy competitive. But we had a free room, so did not utilize}.
April 3rd, 2017 at 12:15 am 1491174953
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April 3rd, 2017 at 07:22 pm 1491243750
In Montreal last summer, a friend and I reserved a cute flat six or seven weeks in advance. As a backup we also reserved a free-to-cancel hotel room, and I'm so glad we did. Five days (eek!) before we were set to leave, the flat owner cancelled on us saying her apt association no longer allows short term rentals. They refunded all our money, but we would have been in quite a pinch trying to fnd something during the jazz festival. I'd read review carefully. But we've had other really good experiences too including lovely places that allow dogs, warm welcoming places with flowers and wine etc. As usual, I agree with snafu.
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