rnb service. Renting accommodation around the world with Airbnb. Why you should rent a home on AirBnb
Updated: 2019-5-13
Oleg Lazhechnikov
69In connection with questions about the AirBnb service, I decided to write instructions for use. I have already described mine, it is positive and I personally am satisfied with everything. I booked accommodation without reviews about the owners, and from unverified people, so far there have been no problems. But nevertheless, not everyone is lucky, be careful. You can also read about the negative experiences of other people using the link above.
As far as I understand, not everyone understands what the service is, why all these difficulties with verification are needed, how Airbnb differs from hotel booking. Let's figure it out together.
- Register using the link and get access to apartments all over the world. Valid for the first reservation, the reservation must be from $70, you can use it within a year after registration. Register now before bonuses are cancelled! Airbnb has done this before.
- After registering and logging in, you need to verify your account (online and offline verification), which means you need to confirm that you are a real person. If you registered through a social network, then you will have fewer verification steps. Just follow the instructions of the service. You will need:
— Fill out your profile.
— Upload a photo with your face.
— Indicate an existing social network account if you did not register and log in through it. And if you don’t have an account, you will need to record a mini-video (on a webcam or smartphone).
— Send a scan of your passport, which will be checked against your video/photo. - After all confirmations, you can use the service. Yes, you may not complete all the steps (by confirming only your phone and email), but if any problems arise, it may be more difficult for you to get your money back. Also, bookings from unconfirmed users may be rejected by AirBnb for reasons other than their own, mistaking them for dubious transactions.
Remember the rule: 1 account = 1 person, otherwise you will be banned. You also cannot register accounts for other people from your own computer; they may be blocked, as this is also checked. Therefore, if necessary, make accounts for relatives, through a proxy and another browser.
Why verify your profile?
The fact is that AirBnb works with individuals privately, that is, they do not have any legally binding agreements with apartment owners, these are not hotels. Thus, if the owner cheats you in any way, then you will not be able to influence it in any way; you can only rely on AirBnb technical support, which, although famous for its responsiveness, does not always cooperate, especially if your account is unverified.
Thus, AirBnb acts as an intermediary, transferring your money to the host, which can be both a plus and a minus for you. Plus - the intermediary can somehow help you, minus - by doing everything through the intermediary, you do not see what the owner is like.
Verification is a kind of guarantee that you and the owner of the apartment are real people. Therefore, it is better to rent housing from owners with verified accounts, and it is advisable for you to confirm your profile, it is not so difficult.
How to Book on Airbnb
Booking process and nuances
As you can see, everything is similar to booking a hotel through a regular reservation system (), only you need to pay more attention to assessing the trustworthiness of the owner, I’ll tell you why below.
For long-term rentals (week, month), there may be a discount (indicated directly on the housing page), but not all owners offer it. As an option, first stop by for a couple of days, see if everything suits you, and then negotiate directly with the owner about a long-term stay. However, you need to take into account that if the housing is popular, then it may be occupied on the days you need.
By the way, some embassies accept Airbnb reservations for visas; for example, I provided such a reservation for a visa to Poland.
Airbnb commission and housing costs
Since Airbnb also needs to eat something, they take a commission. Thus, the total cost of housing will be the sum of the owner’s price + service commission. There may also be a cleaning fee, which is set by the owner. It is usually around $10-30 regardless of the length of your stay.
Most often, housing is designed for a certain number of people and the price is set at the same price for the entire house or apartment, and it doesn’t matter how many of you there are. However, there is another approach when you need to pay for each additional guest after a certain number. For example, for three people in an apartment there is one price, but if there are four or five of you, then you have to pay more. Naturally, the maximum number of people is also indicated on the housing page.
There is also such a thing as a deposit for the safety of property. Some owners use it, some don't. But no money will be debited from you at the time of booking. Only after your departure can the owner send you a request through the service to pay for damage to anything in the apartment. If you refuse, your account will be banned. But it can also be disputed. And keep in mind that the deposit should not be taken on the spot in cash, this is prohibited by the rules of the service (there should be no cash payments at all), and you can even complain to the owner if he tries to ask for money outside the service. Or you don’t have to complain, the decision is yours.
Why are these complications necessary?
In fact, there are no difficulties, just do it once and everything will be clear. But there is a risk with AirBnb. But it exists in the case of hotels too. I personally found myself in such a situation that the hotel did not at all correspond to what was in the photographs, and also once it happened that instead of two beds, there was only one (we were two men traveling, we needed separate beds), although I ordered clearly with two. And the hotels refused to resolve these issues, and there was no talk of returning money. So any one is no better.
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- I will list all the stages of booking apartments, apartments and houses;
- I will reveal some of the nuances of booking through Airbnb.ru;
- I will list the pros and cons;
- I’ll also tell you how to get discounts and coupons on their website.
- The price may vary slightly from day to day due to currency fluctuations.
- The cost of housing can be different for different seasons: during the peak tourist season it is often higher (although it all depends on the owner, because he can set one rate for the whole year).
- The site charges its own service fee, the amount of which depends on the amount of the reservation - usually about 10-15% of it.
- Sometimes the host may also charge a cleaning fee.
- Sometimes the owner may take a deposit for the safety of property - this is typical for respectable apartments and apartments, where there is something to spoil, destroy and break.
- Convenient usability - the site is pleasant to be on and it is extremely easy to use. Searching for accommodation and booking it on Airbnb takes just minutes.
- Opportunity to save on housing. Often, renting apartments and houses from private individuals turns out to be a more profitable option compared to staying in hotels and even hostels! No guys, I'm not joking! First of all, this applies to those cases when a company (3+ people) goes on a trip. When I went with my team (let me remind you, there were three of us), Airbnb gave the most profitable options in comparison with both hotels and hostels: in The Hague, we lived in an apartment in Chinatown for only 2,700 rubles per day and should have also found it through this service, but since we missed this option, we stayed for three nights in a hotel.
- Interesting and original accommodation. The huge advantage of the service is that it offers a wide variety of accommodation options. You can even find fantastic options: from bungalows in Africa and tents in the Israeli desert to medieval castles and real palaces! In general, why live in boring and monotonous hotels if there is such a thing?
- A chance to feel like a local. Living in a real apartment, and not a hotel room, means putting on the skin of a local resident, the surrounding space begins to feel different, and you join the rhythm of life of the residents of this city. The perspective of perception changes - from a tourist you turn into an observer who sees the life of the city from the inside. And this feeling is worth a lot.
- Cashless payments. There is no need to carry money with you to pay for rented housing; all financial issues are resolved through reliable mediation.
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In this article we will tell you which sites you can use to book your own accommodation and give step-by-step instructions on how to do it.
Have you ever had to search for accommodation around the world on your own or do you trust this task to travel agencies? The latter will prepare all the documents for you - this is a plus. However, you will pay them more money, the only exception is last-minute travel packages. In addition, you will be accommodated in one of the typical hotels where all package tourists are taken. And if you want to go on the trip of your dreams, then no one can organize it better than you.
Today we will tell you how to book accommodation yourself. To get started, we recommend reading this article. It will help you navigate housing rental sites around the world. And if you like it, sign up for ours.
Where to book an apartment yourself: the best English-language accommodation search sites for travelers
Previously, in order to rent an apartment in our city, we read advertisements on poles and in newspapers in the “For Rent” section. We asked friends if they had friends who were looking for lodgers. And renting a home abroad, before arriving in another country, seemed like an extremely difficult task. Thanks to the Internet, everything has changed - home rental sites around the world will help you.
1. Airbnb
These Airbnbs Will Blow Your Mind (Not Your Budget) features 79 of the world's most unique travel accommodations, from luxurious treehouses and small trailers to fairytale mansions.
2. 9flats
3. Wimdu
5. Tripping
6.Agoda
8.Hostelworld
10.Outdoorsy
12.Private Islands Inc.
2. WWOOF
Wherever you plan to go on vacation - be it Italy, Turkey or a dacha in the Moscow region, the main thing is to take a good mood with you. And then unpleasant little things, even if they exist, will not be able to ruin such a long-awaited vacation for you.
People from all over the world select accommodation for their trips. Despite ongoing battles with local laws prohibiting short-term rentals, today the service offers more than 2 million accommodation options in more than 65,000 cities around the world. The convenience and comprehensiveness of your search, coupled with unique locations and affordable prices, have made renting a property easier than ever, whether you're planning on hosting someone in a spare room or renting an entire home.
However, the market for travel services is growing every year, which allows travel companies to develop even faster, occupying new niches and improving their services.
From a designer search service to online platforms for renting inclusive apartments, we offer you a look at 9 worthy alternatives to the service Airbnb from the largest players in the short-term rental housing industry.
HomeAway
American service HomeAway was created 3 years before the appearance Airbnb and is today one of the main competitors of the Californian project. The company provides its users with more than 2 million housing options in 190 countries, which is comparable to the coverage Airbnb. To achieve such a scale, the service year after year absorbed a number of small local companies in various countries, thanks to which today the project HomeAway works on the basis of 50 different sites in 23 languages.
The company offers the widest selection of short-term rental properties, including, in addition to standard housing, also ship cabins, villas, castles and farmhouses.
It is curious that since December 2015 the service HomeAway acquired by a global travel company Expedia Inc, under the wing of which other online projects from the travel industry are collected, such as Expedia.com , Hotels.com , CarRentals.com, and others.
Vacasa
Another American company Vacasa is not as large as Airbnb or HomeAway, and offers a total of 7,200+ vacation homes in the US, Europe, South and Central America. However, the main difference from the market leaders is that the company itself supervises the real estate that it leases, and itself maintains a staff of about 1,000 employees involved in supporting the operation of real estate. This approach allows Vacasa maintain competitive prices for renting your home, while providing even more quality services to your clients.
6-Bed Apartment in Escondido, California | Vacasa.com
Inclusive
Founded in the summer of 2016 in response to incidents of racism when trying to rent housing on Airbnb company Inclusive is an online rental platform with a great motto: “We are building a place where you can travel with respect, dignity and love regardless of race, sexual orientation, gender identity.”
The project is relatively new, so it does not provide many rental housing options. However, the company says it already covers more than 130 countries and will continue to work to expand its service.
6-bed private apartment in Marrakech | Inclusive.com Kid and Coe
Traveling with children always comes with a number of special features. One of them is that hotel rooms often do not offer enough facilities and amenities for children's recreation. Service launched in 2013 Kid and Coe specializes in finding housing options that take into account the important details associated with a comfortable children's holiday. Offers on the site help parents figure out exactly how many people and what age can be accommodated in certain apartments, and also provide a detailed description of the toys available, and other important little things for children.
The site is accompanied by a considerable amount of additional information that reveals the advantages of renting the chosen housing for both parents and their children.
Service Kid and Coe has 1000+ hand-picked options in 50 different locations around the world, but is not one of the cheapest rental options.
Boutique Homes
4 bedroom apartment in Dubrovnik, Croatia | wimdu.com
Homestay
If the deciding factor in renting a home is price, we recommend that you take the time to search for options using Homestay. The service does not offer any private houses or apartments, and all options available on the site include accommodation exclusively with the hosts. Despite some of the specifics of such accommodation, you will be able to get an interesting experience of spending time together with local residents of the new city, who will always be able to help you navigate various issues, and will also be happy to share with you the local culture and peculiarities.
Room with balcony in Paris | homestay.com We wish you successful travels!
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I'm afraid the review of the Airbnb.ru website can only be good. I will tell you everything about booking apartments and apartments, getting discounts and about my personal experience.
This travel rental service is damn good! I respect, appreciate and use it on my trips. What I will talk about in this review about the service:
Read also our detailed master class on packing things and documents for a trip:.
What is Airbnb?
It is the world's largest private travel rental service. Service statistics: 800,000 different accommodation options, 190 countries, 34,000 cities, over 17,000,000 guests who have booked accommodation in this service. The numbers are amazing!
The service operates in many countries and has local versions for each language. It is most convenient for Russians to use a completely Russified website.
What kind of accommodation can you find and book through Airbnb? Truly anything: these are apartments and rooms, houses and cottages, residential boats and bungalows, castles and even cave apartments!
Over the 6 years of its existence, it has become wildly popular and truly fashionable (the design alone is worth it!). This is good news, because the more people know about Airbnb and use it, the more housing offers they have in their database. There are fewer and fewer settlements on the world map where it is impossible to find housing using this service. For example, I lived in Crimea, booking housing only through Airbnb - in each city I was able to find a suitable housing option. The only exception was the small village of Olenevka on Cape Tarkhankut - none of the owners there had yet mastered this service ( addition: after the annexation of Crimea to Russia, Airbnb no longer operates on the peninsula). What can we say about large cities - the number of interesting offers there is simply off the charts! Sometimes you can spend more than one hour at the computer, looking through option after option, where one is better than the other.
In general, the birthplace of Airbnb is the USA, California, San Francisco (who would doubt it?). But, as I already mentioned, the service works in many languages (an impeccable Russian-language version of the site) and has several large representative offices in different cities (including Moscow). So there will definitely not be any problems using the service due to language barriers, and in difficult situations the support service in the Russian Federation will help out.
My review of Airbnb.ru
I would certainly criticize this service, but there’s no reason... I use it regularly and am happy with everything. Indeed, nothing comes to mind that one could really find fault with.
Perhaps the only slippery point associated with the operation of this service is the risk of stumbling upon a bad owner who will try to do something bad. But this is a human factor - it cannot be completely eliminated, and the problem in this case lies not in the booking service itself, but in human nature. At the same time, the management and technical support of the site does everything to minimize the risks of both residents and owners (read more about this below).
It is not surprising that most of the reviews are positive and even enthusiastic responses. I even came across several examples of travel bloggers (who also wrote reviews about the Airbnb booking service) that after they first used this site, they completely stopped using hotels in their travels. Yes, in general, I myself now, with rare exceptions, live only in apartments found on this particular housing booking service.
Booking apartments on Airbnb.ru
The procedure is this: you go to the website, find the right accommodation in the right city for the right dates, contact the owner, book, pay, come, live and be happy. That's it in short. But you can go into more detail:
Stage 1.
To begin with, it is best to register immediately - you can view housing options without registration, but of course you will need it to make a reservation. Take advantage of the current promotion and receive a $32 bonus upon registration - a discount on your first booking!
Get your account in order: add a photo, link to your Facebook page and phone number, write a few lines about yourself - all this is necessary to confirm that you are a real person and give future landlords the opportunity to get to know you.
Stage 2.
Now you can start looking for housing. To do this, enter the necessary information in the search box: destination, dates and number of guests. This will open a page with available options. On the left there will be a map with a mark of their territorial location, on the right - photographs of housing with its price, as well as search filters. You can limit the price range by setting a minimum and maximum amount, select an area, type of accommodation, and more.
By clicking on the offer you are interested in, you will see a full description of this property, information about the owner, reviews of previous guests (if any). Read, compare and choose the best option.
In general, the design of the Airbnb.ru service is very convenient and intuitive (the developers are working diligently on this) - so you can easily navigate the site from the first minutes.
Once you've decided on your accommodation option, it's time to contact the host. Don’t immediately press the booking button, but to get started, it’s better to just write a message to the owner with a couple of lines about yourself, the dates of your trip and ask all the necessary questions. I do not recommend booking right away, because it is possible that the owner, for some reason, will not be ready to accept you on the dates you need, and then you will have to wait for a refund of the money frozen by the service for payment (the money will, of course, be returned in this case, but It’s better to avoid such nonsense, right?). Therefore, do not make sudden movements, but start the matter with a friendly conversation with the owner of the property :)
Stage 3.
When the owner has responded and given you the go-ahead, you can proceed to booking with payment. Payment can be made by card or via PayPal. Enter the required data and check the dates again.
As for calculating the cost of apartments and apartments booked through apartments, you need to take into account several points:
When you request to book an apartment on Airbnb, the host has 24 hours to approve your request; if they don't, your account won't be charged.
The service also has such a thing as instant booking (marked with a lightning bolt icon). Its essence is that the reservation is made automatically; confirmation of the owner of the property is not required (that is, he agrees to accept any guest on any dates). But still, I recommend first contacting the owner - anything can happen, it may turn out that for these dates the accommodation has already been reserved by someone else using another apartment rental service (in my airbnb experience this happened: everything ended well, but frayed my nerves).
Stage 4.
When the payment is made and the owner of the property has approved the reservation, the service will give you access to all information about the property: address, location on the map, contact details of the owner. Now you can go on a trip! By the way, a printout with information about the fact of booking an apartment through many consulates is accepted as a document for issuing a visa (my friends and I used a reservation from this service to obtain a Netherlands visa).
The owner will receive his money for rent one day after your check-in, provided that there are no complaints from you.
Do you want discount coupons? No problem! I once wrote an article with a list of them: “” - use it for your health (only not all of them will be relevant anymore - time flies, coupons age and die). If I find out about new ones, I’ll write about it on the site.
The undoubted advantages of Airbnb
Disadvantages of Airbnb and minimizing risks
This, of course, risks running into a fraudulent owner. For example, upon check-in, it may turn out that the owner will demand an additional payment for accommodation, even though everything has already been paid through the system on your part. The service does everything to avoid this. An important element of the service is a system of reviews, ratings and recommendations that both residents and owners can provide to each other after cooperation.
Almost all people are attentive to the reviews left about the owner and his apartment by previous residents - therefore, if some owner behaved badly in something, a dissatisfied tenant will simply give him a good “ah-ay-ay” in the form of an abusive response, and no one will go to such a master again. And vice versa, if a lot of positive reviews have been written for an apartment, then there is nothing to worry about and you can confidently book this accommodation on Airbnb.ru. So always pay attention to reviews and recommendations.
You can also complain about bad hosts to the service support service: fortunately, I didn’t have to use it, but I read that it works fine and solves problems, and, it seems, in case of any troubles, Airbnb also gives victims coupons for a 50 discount -$100 for the next booking of new apartments and apartments.
Another way to reduce risks is to choose hosts with a verified profile. Confirmation takes place through Facebook, linking to a mobile phone number and documents. It goes without saying that owners with the most confirmed profile are more reliable comrades than others.
It’s also a good idea to pay attention to how long ago the owner registered on the service (this is displayed in his profile): if he registered on the site quite recently, then this is not the most reliable option. You can also check the rental calendar for this property - if there are days reserved by someone else, then trust in this owner and his property becomes a little more. Of course, these verification options are very conditional and do not guarantee anything, but there is definitely a point in taking them into account.
List of accommodations to book on Airbnb
Here on the website, we do everything, including compiling selections of the best places to stay on a trip. In the vast majority of cases, we use options with to compile them. So if you decide to become an avid air-bnb fan, then you are welcome to familiarize yourself with our “” section and the already compiled selections for Barcelona, Berlin, Amsterdam, Rome, Istanbul, London.
Here is such a voluminous and informative review about - it seems that I talked in it about all aspects of booking apartments, apartments and houses from private individuals. Travel and use Airbnb - it's much better than hotels!
I'll tell you how to find a good apartment and rent it without problems. Here are five tips to help you avoid screwing up your rent.
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Usually, newcomers to Air BBC choose a city and date, and then admire the beautiful photos of apartments from the search. They imagine how they will lie on a luxurious bed and how they will have breakfast on the balcony overlooking the park. As a result, they choose housing with the cutest photos. Is it dangerous.
Perhaps, instead of a pleasant sleep in bed, you will have to get up early in the morning to catch the train to the center. And to have breakfast on the balcony, you will need to walk for an hour to buy groceries at the nearest supermarket.
We went to Helsinki for the festival and were impressed by the cute apartment with a sauna and grill on the balcony. It turned out that she was formally in another city, in Espoo. It's an hour's drive from Helsinki
To make your vacation enjoyable, look not only at the photographs, but also at the location of the apartments. Research where the nearest public transport stops are and how often they run. See what shops and cafes are nearby. If you're driving, find out where to park overnight.
For example, I want to rent an apartment in the city center, in the Punavuori area:
I find this place in Google Maps, and then I “walk” along the neighboring streets in street view mode.
I’m looking for parking, looking at the signs, as if I’m driving a virtual car and thinking about where to park it.
Oh, you can park your car here from 9 am to 7 pm - this is written on the yellow sign on the wall of the building, above the Canon. But you won’t be able to park overnight - in the morning there will be a fine waiting under the windshield wiper
Sometimes they deliberately rent an apartment not in the center in order to save on rent. Before you do this, calculate how much an hour of your vacation costs. This way you will see that an expensive apartment in the center will be more profitable.
Cost of renting an apartment in Paris
Rent an apartment for 3200 RUR per day
More expensive and closer
Rent an apartment in the center for 4800 RUR per day
Spend 2 hours every day getting to the center and back - 800 RUR of your time and another 20 € for two for bus tickets (≈1400 RUR)
More expensive and closer
You walk around the city on foot and rarely spend money on transport. The apartment costs as much as you pay for rent
Total - 5400 RUR
More expensive and closer
Both the renter and the owner can cancel a reservation at Air BBC.
If you rent an apartment and then change your mind, the service may fine you. This is determined by the types of cancellations. There are six of them: from soft to hard.
With soft cancellation, you can cancel your rental even five minutes before check-in - you will receive a full refund. With hard cancellation, you will get a 50% refund of your stay if you cancel your reservation a month in advance.
Cancellation rules are listed in the "Prices" section
Sometimes it happens that the owner of the apartment cancels the reservation. Often, owners rent out their apartments while traveling, and plans may change. This is a fairly rare case; it happened to me once.
If the host cancels your reservation, you will receive an email letting you know. I advise you to look through your mailbox the night before your trip. By the way, if the owner cancels the reservation, then Air BBC will give you a small consolation amount to your internal account.
Make lists directly on the site
Usually there are dozens and hundreds of apartment options at Air BBC. In order not to get confused in them and not to lose interesting ones, I advise you to keep a list.
The list is created directly on the website. Name it after the city you're going to.
Then add apartments to the list directly from the search - click on ❤:
So in half an hour you will have a dozen options to choose from. You can discuss them with family or friends. These apartments will no longer be lost in the search.
Check details in advance
Usually, apartment owners send detailed instructions to guests: how to get from the airport, how to find an apartment. Guests close the Air BBC tab, thinking that everything is ok.
What to pay attention to
The owner writes that the easiest way to get from Berlin Tegel Airport is by taxi for 20 € (1534 RUR). But you do not fly to Tegel, but to Schönefeld. Find out how to get there by public transport from Schönefeld and how much it will cost.
The owner asks to pick up the keys from the neighbor. She lives opposite, in apartment 20B. Ask your neighbor for her phone number and ask her to give her your number. Warn that you will be there between 12 and 14 o'clock - let him be at home at this time.
The owner offers to meet you from the train and take you home by car. He asks for only 15 € (1150 RUR). Google transport: it turns out that you can get from the station to your house by tram for 4 € (306 RUR). Politely decline.
The owner complains that there is now an excavator in his parking space and it will not be possible to leave the car at the house. Find out where the nearest free parking is. If there isn’t one, ask him to negotiate with your neighbors so that you park in someone else’s place.
Usually before a trip I look at the route from the stop to the house on Street View. This is how I find housing quickly and without errors.
This is our temporary home in Berlin. If you walk around Street View, you can see a huge park full of weed dealers
I also make sure to write down the owner’s phone number and take screenshots of Google Maps. I can use the screenshots to get to the place; if I get lost, in extreme cases, I’ll call you by phone.
You might think I'm paranoid. However, during all this time I have had almost no unpleasant moments with checking into Air BBC.
Include the skeptic
Usually people think the apartment is nice in advance. Beautiful photos, view outside the window. By default, I consider any housing suspicious.
When I look at an apartment, I always try to find a flaw in it. Why didn't you take a photo of the bathroom? Where will all the things go from the table and closet? Why does the baby's crib get wet in the rain on the balcony?
So I found a nice apartment in Riga:
But if you scroll down to the photo of the house itself, it becomes a little scary. Hut on chicken legs for 2600 RUR per day!
If you have any doubts about the apartment, it is better to clarify them with the owner in advance. If you can’t clarify, don’t shoot.
I avoid apartments that have too many household items. Typically, such apartments are found among those who are leaving for several weeks. You will be greeted by cabinets filled with things and a bathroom shelf where there is nowhere to even put toothpaste. It’s a strange feeling: you seem to have paid a lot of money, but it’s like you’re living as a guest.
This apartment in Rome is obviously residential. Everywhere there are paintings, books and things of the owners
Don't forget about cleaning. Typically, Air BBC shows the cost of a night's stay in the search. However, in addition to this amount, an additional cleaning fee will be charged. The money for cleaning goes to the owner of the apartment, so sometimes he cheats: he reduces the cost of rent, but charges a lot for cleaning. Look at this amount when choosing an apartment. The cost of cleaning should not exceed one night in the apartment.
For three nights in a Tokyo apartment, you expect to pay 9,600 RUR, but you will pay more than 12 thousand. They will additionally charge 2200 RUR for cleaning and another 1500 RUR for the Air BBC commission.
How to contact outside of Air BBC. The service stops all attempts to exchange contacts with the owners of apartments that you have not rented. You won’t be able to leave your phone number or a link to your social network account - Air BBC will hide this for the recipient of the message.
To contact the owner, some distort the words: Fαсၔbo0к or Inƽαrαm. Or they write numbers in letters: plus seven nine two five...
Please do not try to bypass Air BBC to rent an apartment. The owner will complain, you will be blocked, or something else will happen: