Air BNB anyone do this? Ever get murdered?

[hbombgraphics]

Thinking about using Air BNB for my next business trip.
It's cheap, you get to meet people (which I don't like in general but need to branch out)
Plus you get a local's take on the culture a bit.

Anyone ever use it?
My wife is convinced I will get murdered.

[Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.]

not air bnb, but i've used couchsurfing before a few times. met some cool ppl. i am still alive

[Deltaphoenix]

I have had a couple of good experiences on Air BnB. The best was at a cool old house outside of Savanah,GA. The owner made a living singing songs in Okinawan over in Japan (because speaking Okinawan was banned at one time, a lot of people now love the traditional songs). She sang us songs and cooked us breakfast. The room was HUGE, the bed was nice and it was cheaper than a crappy hotel in Savanah.

[chuckjaywalk]

I was totally murdered.


~sent from Hell

[hbombgraphics]

I was totally murdered.


~sent from Hell

I am sorry you were murdered.

[jrmy]

I haven't yet, but a good friend of mine uses it all the time. His wife even used it to find a place to host his birthday party when they wanted an alternative to having it at home that wasn't a restaurant-type place.

So far, he's told me about only one stay that was weird, in which the owner was still there (the person was subletting a guest room). The guy seemed super-creepy and lurk-y at first, but just turned out to be kind of lonely.

[hbombgraphics]

the one problem I am running into is that Hotels in CN have normal toilets but the air bnb places have squatting toilets

[jrmy]

the one problem I am running into is that Hotels in CN have normal toilets but the air bnb places have squatting toilets

Well, you did say you wanted to take in local culture...

[hbombgraphics]

I do, but I have had one Giant BM over a squatting toilet and it didn't go well

[jrmy]

Huh. Maybe AirBnB should make "bathroom accommodations" a screenable/searchable element.

[hbombgraphics]

Huh. Maybe AirBnB should make "bathroom accommodations" a screenable/searchable element.

toilet style or something yeah....
You kindof have to ask which is awkward

when your Imodium gives way you want to be able to sit down

[futuresailors]

I had great success with my air BnB listing in Gilgo Beach.

[grygrx]

I couch surfed and lived, I have a friend who actually rents via airbnb and seems to love doing to supplement income as musician.

[SongX]

8 AirBnB stays and counting. Im still here :P.

Oh by the way, if you havent signed up, i can get you a referral. YOu get a discount, I get a discount,win-win

[odontophobia]

Murdered once.
Wasn't all that bad, really.