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by nanoseltzer 2707 days ago
You tried to airbnb in India ? It’s probably barely passable in LA. Hotels in India would be quite cheap with the American dollar. Hmmmmmmm :thinking face:
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> You tried to airbnb in India ? It’s probably barely passable in LA

yeah, rookie mistake, my first Airbnb, but probably the last too :)

> Hotels in India would be quite cheap with the American dollar

A good hotel (or BnB) in India is not particularly cheaper than in any other country, they tend to have more staff than needed and the service is crazily good when it's good. I've had to bounce back from supposedly good quality hotels, and expensive in relation to the average, to a hotel that would be considered expensive in London a couple of times before this incident. Obviously all depends on your hygiene and quality standards. But if you think that flashing some dollar will make a red carpet appear in front of you... probably is a good idea that you try for yourself to have the exposure that you might be lacking

It is true that you can find very cheap hotels, but let me assure you that you don't want to sleep in those.

Hotels in India are very expensive in the big cities, and for lower-level and 2nd-tier cities, you have to be very careful what and where you end up with. Its either pay a lot, or end up with arrangements and sanitation that would be acceptable to a local would be considered OSHA/CDC-worthy in the US.