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Meeting a “home” on the road—my first experience in a B&B
Introduction
Airbnb is the Chinese name of Airbnb, the largest home sharing platform in the United States. Although this Chinese name has been criticized by many people, Airbnb still occupies the forefront in the field of short-term rental platforms.
In addition, many platforms have emerged, such as Xiaozhu Short-term Rental, Ant Short-term Rental, Tujia, Mudiao Short-term Rental, etc.
Generally speaking, house sharing is a very popular type of sharing economy, similar to Uber Didi and bike sharing, except that it is not shared The content changes from cars and bicycles to a house or a room.
During this trip to Chengdu, we stayed in a B&B for two nights and experienced a completely different accommodation experience from that of a hotel, which I would like to share with you.
B&B 1
The first house was very ordinary, just a simple one-bedroom, low-cost IKEA style, with complete daily necessities, and the landlord also prepared disposable toiletries. , laundry detergent, etc., you can check in with your bags.
I thought that the landlord needed to hand over the keys face to face, but it turned out that it was not necessary. Both parties communicated through the Internet throughout the process. She sent me the specific address. We arrived at the community, registered at the door and went upstairs on our own. The key was on the window sill out of sight.
When we took a taxi, the taxi driver saw that we were carrying luggage and our accents were from other places. When we asked for the address, he asked us for the address to a community instead of a hotel, which made us a little confused.
I explained to him that in the B&B we rented, the chef laughed like an authentic Trump, and you have an authentic hot pot downstairs. That’s it, let’s go downstairs to Bashu, which is ranked No. 1 by Dianping. I got my reservation at Dazhaimen Hotpot, then went to my "home" to put my luggage, and went to have a delicious hotpot meal with only my keys, mobile phone and wallet.
B&B 2
Because we wanted to give the first house a try, we only booked it for one day. It was booked out the next day and we couldn’t extend our stay, so we had to find another room. I saw this "Panda Room" when I was shopping for a house, and I decided on it without hesitation. It is also located in the city center, and it is only a ten-minute walk from Kuanzhai Alley, which is very convenient.
The landlord picked us up downstairs and taught us how to use the password lock. Sichuan girls have their own style. The moment I opened the room, I felt like, wow, this is great.
When traveling, you can feel like "home". This may be the meaning of staying in a B&B.
The house is a one-bedroom, one-living room. Although it is small, it is well-equipped. It can be seen that the landlord has decorated it very carefully, and there are "panda elements" everywhere. My husband only felt that the room was warm but not exciting. I walked around the room carefully several times and played with each panda. I was very happy.
A few reminders
1. Safety
When traveling, safety must be the issue that everyone is most concerned about. When we stayed for the first night, my husband reminded me to send my detailed address to my family just in case.
There have been some news about safety problems in B&Bs in recent years, but I personally believe that problems can occur wherever you live. New things need a development process, and I believe that various safeguards will become more and more comprehensive. Complete.
The most important thing is to be fully prepared and have a plan.
For example, make a reservation on a large and reliable website and read more reviews from netizens. The more approved people, the better; after the reservation is completed, call yourself to confirm to avoid reservation mistakes; when you get to the room, check Surrounding environment, confirm fire-fighting equipment, find safe passages; keep your important belongings safe, improve safety awareness, etc.
2. Value for money
If you think that B&Bs are just cheap and simple accommodation options, you are wrong. Today's B&Bs are really available in all price ranges and styles. You can choose what you need, just like choosing Hilton or Express.
When we arrived in Shanghai, we did not choose a B&B. The price was too high, and a slightly more stylish one would cost several hundred yuan more. Although we knew the experience would be different, we gave up considering the cost-effectiveness.
Nowadays, many people run B&Bs full-time. The rooms are stylish and high-quality. If you have enough budget, you can consider giving them a try. Here are some pictures of Shanghai B&Bs that I drool over.
Some thoughts
1. Are you willing to try new things?
New things are often accompanied by people's ignorance and fear. To this day, a friend of mine dares not take Didi. She would rather endure the mess and poor service of taxis every time because she feels it is dangerous.
Trust comes from understanding and experience.
This time when I asked about staying in a B&B, my husband was a little nervous because he rarely pays attention to these things, but I was full of confidence because I usually read a lot of relevant content and did my homework before traveling. , I even put my property on the platform to receive consultation.
2. Do you have the vision to seize wealth opportunities?
I introduced the girl I met on the forum before in the open source post. She opened a B&B in Qingdao on the Airbnb platform. , the name of Airbnb had not yet come out at that time.
She started doing it very early, with many positive reviews and many listings, so now her house ranks high among the listings in Qingdao and is a "popular listing" that will be recommended. As a forum editor myself, I know that there is an order of magnitude difference in page views between those who are recommended and those who are not.
This is also the "cognitive dividend" mentioned by Snowball guest Zuo Zhijian. If you seize the opportunity earlier than others, it will be easier for you to stand at the top of the pyramid.
I believe that in the future, if a form of shared economy such as B&B develops, fools will definitely get more excess returns than latecomers.
Hey, next time you travel, don’t forget to have a new option like B&B.
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