Dont really know how the ratios here are but i would guess solo/couple is about 70% of travels?
That being said, the premium you have to pay on this now has become so high that we often reconsider.
Hotel have bars, lounges, lobbies and sometimes terraces. Where everything is catered for you and staff are there to attend to your needs.
If you have any issues or questions about the local area, a receptionist or concierge can help and advise.
Compared to my (admittedly limited) experience with AirBNB where getting any information from the "hosts" felt hostile, and the arrival experience alone often mired by instructions to effectively sneak into your place of stay because it's not supposed to be for holiday lets.
That can't compare to walking into a hotel and having your bags taken off you by a porter while simultaneously being handed a drink (if desired).
I’m a vacationer, I don’t want to deal with parking, cooking food, cleaning the place. On vacations, I just want to relax and probably spend as much time out doing things as possible. When tired and not sleepy, I rather hangout in hotel lobby or by pool.
Travelers want to experience new places like locals. So AirBnB appeals to them because they can do grocery shopping in local stores, experience different parts of city that normal tourists don’t.
Thank you! My preference is always for an AirBNB when I go skiing or want to go work someplace that isn’t my house for a week, and you sort of nailed the reason. When I was in Madrid for a buddy’s wedding, on the other hand, my preference was 5* hotel.
That dichotomy makes sense and isn’t how I’d thought about it before.
Strong agree.
Not everyone’s travel is the same.
My girlfriend and I found an airbnb out by the lake, the owners of the property have direct access to said lake. We'll generally rent it out for 4 or 5 days (friday-monday) and just relax, go fishing, etc.
So we end up using the same airbnb a couple times a year for the experience.
outside of that, however, I have to echo the sentiment that in general airbnb's are not cheaper than hotels, so what you're paying for is a "non-hotel" experience.