Post by High Priestess on Jun 18, 2016 15:48:53 GMT
www.12news.com/opinion/talker/dirty-gas-station-doubles-as-the-worst-airbnb-ever/247595672
sf.curbed.com/2016/6/15/11946216/airbnb-gas-station-salinas
PRedictably, this listing has now been removed! Moral of the story: don't create a listing that has no bed, no mattress, no clean sheets, no shower facilities, where the guest has to sleep on the floor, and then go to the media and talk about it.
sf.curbed.com/2016/6/15/11946216/airbnb-gas-station-salinas
Ever stop at a roadside gas station, look around, and think, "Gee, this place looks nice, I so wish I could stay the night?"
Of course you haven’t. Nobody has. But down in Salinas, you have the chance to do it anyway, provided you book ahead of time via the wonders of Airbnb in an ad labeled "Gas Station Stay Over." It’s exactly what it sounds like: Crash at an old gas station for about $50 a night, near Caesar Chavez Park and the airport.
The ad doesn’t provide any pictures of the actual accommodations, only the exterior of the building and, for some reason, a close up of a single exterior window in the back. A touch discomforting. There are no reviews, and the host’s entire pitch consists of the following: "Center to town, all you can drink, bring your own air mattress."
Of course you haven’t. Nobody has. But down in Salinas, you have the chance to do it anyway, provided you book ahead of time via the wonders of Airbnb in an ad labeled "Gas Station Stay Over." It’s exactly what it sounds like: Crash at an old gas station for about $50 a night, near Caesar Chavez Park and the airport.
The ad doesn’t provide any pictures of the actual accommodations, only the exterior of the building and, for some reason, a close up of a single exterior window in the back. A touch discomforting. There are no reviews, and the host’s entire pitch consists of the following: "Center to town, all you can drink, bring your own air mattress."
PRedictably, this listing has now been removed! Moral of the story: don't create a listing that has no bed, no mattress, no clean sheets, no shower facilities, where the guest has to sleep on the floor, and then go to the media and talk about it.
