• .Donuts
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    173 days ago

    There’s a bed in the main area and one in the roof compartment. That technically makes 2 bedrooms.

    • @wjrii
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      163 days ago

      It was just a tiny mixup. It’s a “two-bed room”.

  • @[email protected]
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    83 days ago

    What’s infuriating about this? Maybe I’m biased because I’ve seriously considered van life before, but a couple nights in a camper on the beach seems like a fun novelty trip.

    • Flying SquidOP
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      173 days ago

      The total lack of bedrooms, for one…

        • Flying SquidOP
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          193 days ago

          Well I generally don’t consider a car or van to be a room, but if you really want to define that as a bedroom, there’s only one.

            • Flying SquidOP
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              193 days ago

              By that definition, a studio apartment with a bunk bed is two bedroom, so I think you’re really stretching things and I’m not sure why.

              • @[email protected]
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                03 days ago

                More like a studio apartment with a separate space with a separate bed.

                Yeah, it’s a van. It’s cheap and it’s on the beach. Some people are into that. The reviews are great, the people who went for it knew what they were getting and were happy with what they got. It’s a fun novelty for the kind of person who’s into it, I’m not sure why people are upset about it.

                • Flying SquidOP
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                  No one said people can’t be into it. It’s about honesty, not what is available.

                  You are in a supreme minority if you think that is describable as a two bedroom anything. Because like I said, even if you count a van as a bedroom, which almost no one would, there’s only one “room.” It’s just a lie about what they are offering and I’m not sure why you aren’t seeing the clear dishonesty here.

    • @[email protected]
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      113 days ago

      It’s not an actual bedroom, is it?
      Then again, the pictures clearly show it, so…

      Any alternative to this site that’s more in line with privacy/foss/fediverse etc? CouchSurfing’s gone to shit, used to be great.

      • @[email protected]
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        -113 days ago

        There are two spaces to sleep, the main bed and the loft. How else would you communicate that information on the site?

        • @AA5B
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          153 days ago

          “Van, sleeps 2” Is very different from: “2 bedroom Airbnb”.

          And it s not ok if the description is correct, they’re still fraudulently collecting views. That’s great that you have a camper van down by the river and I’m sure there are people who would appreciate it, but not someone who is looking for a 2 bedroom Airbnb”

          • @[email protected]
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            -63 days ago

            It is described as such already, and there are multiple pictures to show exactly that. It is a camper van with 2 sleeping spaces, that is reflected in the listing

        • @[email protected]
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          Gig apps prices are never the real price. Just like doordash, or uber or anything else.

          $60 per night… plus $60 cleanup fee, plus $18 airbnb fee. Before taxes of course. (and of course, this isn’t a hotel, they do expect you to clean up when you are done, in spite of the fee).

  • @[email protected]
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    73 days ago

    “3 guests”

    Could you imagine going on vacation and being the 3rd wheel while staying in accommodations such as this? Where do they sleep, at the foot of the single bed?

  • HubertManne
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    53 days ago

    I still remember the couch surfing predecessor of this stuff before this corporate garbage. No idea why anyone would do this.

  • @atrielienz
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    When you buy a hotel room, don’t you vet the room to make sure it’s what you want? Same applies here. If you contact them I’m sure they’d happily explain the accommodations. If not, give them a bad review and move on.

    • Flying SquidOP
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      143 days ago

      I think the accommodations are clear. It’s a van. But they have decided it’s a van with two bedrooms rather than a van with two beds. Not even close to the same thing.

      • @atrielienz
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        42 days ago

        Having never used the air B&B app or website I don’t know if there is an option that differentiates the two.