Colorado Springs? Joe Kenda should have given you a clue.
Vacation rental issues
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You can ask. You likely won't get very far. I agree use the AC as your excuse. Choosing the location was on you.
You can get a bad hotel location as well. If your staying in the city, in a city you don't know - find a local to ask. Even ask here, lots of regular travelers on this board.
I am pretty sure the bad reviews on these places get suppressed, or are faked up front, or people are afraid to leave a bad review in fear of a bad review in return. The whole rental thing these days is akin to a social credit score.
Now if you will excuse me, I need to go worry about my upcoming airbnb stay in Orlando.
You can get a bad hotel location as well. If your staying in the city, in a city you don't know - find a local to ask. Even ask here, lots of regular travelers on this board.
I am pretty sure the bad reviews on these places get suppressed, or are faked up front, or people are afraid to leave a bad review in fear of a bad review in return. The whole rental thing these days is akin to a social credit score.
Now if you will excuse me, I need to go worry about my upcoming airbnb stay in Orlando.
I'm in Northern Colorado and can make alot of great recommendations. I also worked the front desk of a hotel. PM me if you need any suggestions.
You might as well talk to a brick wall with this part. A lot of people here don't grasp the reasons. We just went to the gulf coast in Florida and there were (7) of us in our family and had a 4-bedroom condo on the beach. Each of us were able to do laundry, we went to the grocery so you could eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner in the condo though we generally went out for dinner each night as a family.
The location is irrelevant. No need to explain.
As others have said, you could ask for a partial refund based on the broken AC. For the location, sorry.... I'm an Airbnb host and the furnace broke one time during the winter. The guest had to leave and since Airbnb will lose money, they have to be involved and we approved the cancellation of the remainder of their stay. No hesitation. They turned around and demanded add'l compensation because the hotel cost more. Sorry, not our problem. As for the neighborhood, it's a good area but the house is on a state route and some guests mention (complain) about traffic or road noise. We have a white noise machine and heavy curtains to help this but otherwise, there's nothing else we can or will do.
I agree with possibly asking for a refund citing the AC but don't push it, especially since the neighborhood is out of their control. I usually Google street view at the surroundings of a hotel but I didn't last month in Minnesota and got burned with a subpar hotel and location. I ended up staying at my Uncle's house close by. Luckily it was only for a night so I only lost out on that.
I will add one thing: Some rental websites do not give the exact location until you book and pay. Airbnb is like this although the host can change it to show the location or to show a general location/area. You can usually cancel the reservation with a full refund if you do it early enough too (depends on the host's refund policy selection though).
VRBO doesn't give the address but in many cases, they give you the "building" name plus they do show you a "dot" on a map for the location.
VRBO doesn't give the address but in many cases, they give you the "building" name plus they do show you a "dot" on a map for the location.
I would have definitely looked at the neighborhood using Google street view.
I will never stay in a vacation rental in someone’s house.
Lots of nice hotels for $130 per night in a decent area, I don’t need to stay at the Ritz Carlton when I travel out of town.
Headed to Seattle next month and staying at a hotel.
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I don't very often, but the times I have used Airbnb it gives you a map view within a couple blocks. Most times I can search around google maps for a few minutes and find the exact house.
I do prefer hotels but even 2 rooms with 4 and 2 dogs is a bit crowded, and 2 hotel rooms is usually way more than airbnb.
I do prefer hotels but even 2 rooms with 4 and 2 dogs is a bit crowded, and 2 hotel rooms is usually way more than airbnb.
Who wants to cook and do laundry on vacation? Part of the fun is trying different restaurants and the local cuisine. I can't imagine what a wife would think when you tell her, we're going on vacation honey, but you still have to cook and clean and do laundry. That ain't no vaca for her. And don't you pack enough clothes so you don't have to do laundry? At least for a trip less than 2 weeks.
This ain't the 1850s.... Breaking news: Men know how to cook, do laundry, change diapers, and more. Well, some men...
Sure, men or woman. Neither like to do those things on vacation. People go on vacation to get away from those things.
Hotels, resorts, and cruises are nice, but there are different types of vacations, some of which involve places that don't have hotels, readily accessible restaurants, and "getting away" means from other people.
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Packing for 7 people for an 10 day trip and fitting in the minivan is near impossible, even with stow and go. Laundry makes it possible by reducing luggage. It’s also fun to cook using local food, or it helps keep cost down, but to each his own. I’m glad we get to travel and the sacrifice of time makes it worth it.
We agree, laundry and cooking are not ideal, but it keeps the family able to travel.
Good news is the owner is working out a refund. I focused on the AC and they understand.
The next house is in a low crime area with no sex offenders nearby. I greatly appreciate all of the input.
We agree, laundry and cooking are not ideal, but it keeps the family able to travel.
Good news is the owner is working out a refund. I focused on the AC and they understand.
The next house is in a low crime area with no sex offenders nearby. I greatly appreciate all of the input.
Sounds like you have never tried to drag children to dinner after a day a the pool.
Many hotels don't even make your bed anymore till the 3rd day either. Dumbest thing ever. When travelling for work I simply move every day. Not so convenient on vacation.
Exactly the argument I was thinking of as well.
Yup. We also don’t do roof top carriers, which could be a solution, but doing laundry doesn’t cost anything compared to a roof top carrier purchase price and fuel mileage hit.
We do the carrier but its more convenience. I hate packing that much crap. And its nice to be able to wash your swimsuit and beach / pool towel every night - unless you want to pack 7 each for everyone.
We have a Toyota Grand Highlander with 7-person seating. On the trip down, it was a 3-passenger SUV. My wife and I shared a full-sized suitcase and our youngest had a mid-sized by herself (she definitely overpacks....teenager
). We also had our son and his GF's shared suitcase (they flew and just took carry-ons on the flight), a medium-sized cooler, a couple beach chairs, a laundry basket of cleaning supplies (sadly, what vacation condos consider "clean" isn't what we consider clean), and a basket of snacks for the drive. So the entire 3rd row was folded down and filled up to the roof and one of the 2nd-row captains chairs had stuff in it.I have been on a dozen cruises. From 7 days to 70 plus days. Yea-got a cold on a couple-nothing serious. But the last one which we stopped along cities along each coast of South America-and cruise up the Amazon to Manaus, Brazil was phenomenal. Also cruised Antarctica.
Bottom line-you are either a cruise person or you are not.
Got two back to back cruises currently booked soon, a Mediterranean and a trans Atlantic back to the States. Will be gone 70 days again.
