Post by High Priestess on Oct 4, 2015 17:17:02 GMT
Peter shared in July 2015:
Onefinestay, A High-End Airbnb Rival, Confirms $40M Raise From Intel Capital, Hyatt And More
"The premise behind Onefinestay is to offer full-homes but on hotel-like terms: the properties are cleaned before and after guests arrive by Onefinestay’s own staff, with their own linens, towels and toiletries as part of the deal; guests are given iPhones to use for local calls and data services; and there is a concierge on call for any requests or help or other services.
On top of this, the whole experience is fairly selective on both sides of the equation: people who are interested in being hosts need to apply for consideration, and Marsh says that for every one property that is accepted, nine are rejected. There is a similar vetting process for guests."
Click here tcrn.ch/1HqtPAt for TechCrunch article.
My two cents: I'm sure if I had to apply initially to be a host on Airbnb, I would have been rejected. :-) Still, good to see the market maturing and there are rivals nipping at Airbnb's heels.
Ali:
I've seen something similar to this before but it was directly related to a hotel, like The Ritz. I'm curious what their cut is, big I'm sure.
Tim:
They are starting off slowly with only 4 markets.
Onefinestay, A High-End Airbnb Rival, Confirms $40M Raise From Intel Capital, Hyatt And More
"The premise behind Onefinestay is to offer full-homes but on hotel-like terms: the properties are cleaned before and after guests arrive by Onefinestay’s own staff, with their own linens, towels and toiletries as part of the deal; guests are given iPhones to use for local calls and data services; and there is a concierge on call for any requests or help or other services.
On top of this, the whole experience is fairly selective on both sides of the equation: people who are interested in being hosts need to apply for consideration, and Marsh says that for every one property that is accepted, nine are rejected. There is a similar vetting process for guests."
Click here tcrn.ch/1HqtPAt for TechCrunch article.
My two cents: I'm sure if I had to apply initially to be a host on Airbnb, I would have been rejected. :-) Still, good to see the market maturing and there are rivals nipping at Airbnb's heels.
Ali:
I've seen something similar to this before but it was directly related to a hotel, like The Ritz. I'm curious what their cut is, big I'm sure.
Tim:
They are starting off slowly with only 4 markets.