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i used to do a lot of backpacking and airbnb'ing but i got sick of both eventually. airbnb in particular can be a huge pain in the rear end because while most owners are nice you occasionally get an rear end in a top hat who will try to charge you for something like leaving a coffee stain on a table or not cleaning up to their standards (like folding the sheets in a certain way or whatever crazy bullshit). even when the owners are nice you still lose the comfortable barrier of professionalism and anonymity that is the hotel reception desk. a holiday for me inherently involves a certain degree of anonimity and privacy, i like to go to a town where i don't know anybody, can just sit around on terraces outside and read a book, not having to deal with people who aren't waiters and hotel staff feels great, as is just leaving a room without worrying what the host will think of how you fluffed the pillows or if you broke a glass in the kitchen or whatever places like booking.com usually have decent midrange hotels that are a big step up from the airbnb's and hostels but aren't necessarily more expensive and are still hotels. i don't see the value in fancy hotels for the most part, i tend to be outside all day and all i really care about is whether the place is clean, whether there's a desk for work, maybe a pool if it's a hot country. whether a hotel is fancy mostly affects things like the quality of the breakfast or the size of the room, but eating out is more fun and i don't need my room to be big
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related: i don't get bed and breakfasts. old people seem to love going to someone else's house and getting served breakfast at some set time by a stranger, talking to them etc. why the hell would you want that instead of just a hotel? maybe it's because old people tend to be lonely or something and want the interaction
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