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Well we're ending the Airbnb experiment
My roommate was very not pleased with the state of her room. And she's pretty sure the people had sex in her bed. Which, what? Who does that knowing they're staying in someone's actual room? Plus one of her pillows has a weird flowery smelling stain on it.
So...
For anyone who is thinking they might do an Airbnb thing...
- Get yourself a mattress protector
- Get guest-only pillows and pillow protectors
- Assume any little freebies you set out will all be taken the first time by the first person
- Get guest-only sheets
- Get guest-only towels
- Get a guest-only duvet cover and possibly whole comforter
There are reasons hotels do all these things, and people are going to act like you're running a hotel.




I knew a guy a year or two ago, said he and his gf were doing the AirBnB to rent out a room in their Brooklyn apartment. They booked it solid to the point where they were paying $10 in rent, which just seemed crazy. But I just cannot fathom living with a constant rotation of strangers just passing through. There are too many unknowns.
The strangers thing doesn't bother me. I dunno. As long as I had space that was kind to retreat to. Maybe I need a 3br 🤔
Fair enough. I totally couldn't do this myself. Makes me feel all oogy.
Yeah. Basically if you're planning to use your own space, be prepared to make everything as protected and swappable as possible.
Yeah. Gah I even have issues staying at hotels. I just can't even.
I mean, the thing is, I was getting totally into how to make it an attractive business proposition. So for me, the planning was fun. Like, what sheets we could get to be more eco-friendly, and bulk size natural shampoo. But it wasn't my room, ultimately. To me it's just a spare space.
Yeah I could do it if it was a spare space and I'd be the same way. I'm the queen of planning for stuff like that. Hee!