To think this is not acceptable for a “breakfast bundle” at Airbnb?

[Scottsleeping]

Me and DP went away for a night away and picked to stay at an Airbnb on Saturday night. We checked in about 3 and had to leave at 9 on Sunday. It was expensive (around £150 for the night) but it was a nice place. The owner messaged me before we got there and asked if we would like to add on a breakfast box each. Sounded like a nice way to refuel for another day of walking so I said yes. A request was sent for £20, which seemed okay for a breakfast for 2.

When I got there, there was 2 buns from Aldi, a tin of beans from Aldi, 2 bacon rashers in the packet, 2 sausages and 2 hash browns, and 10 cherry tomatoes. It was in a plastic tub in the fridge.

I am not a complainer at all. I really don’t want to complain, but I really don’t think this is justified. Aibu?

Even if you have to be out at 9? We were in an air bnb this morning and DD got up at 8.45, so we wouldn't have been cooking a breakfast and cleaning it up at that point

But the point is for £20 the host could have bought full packets of and had a tenner spare.
Op was given leftovers from the hosts fridge which werent egen worth £5 let alone £20

A packet of bacon and sausages 2 eggs, tin of beans and a loaf of supermarket sliced bread would cost under a tenner so already after this “feast” a 100% mark up.
Youve been had and that’s an awful feeling. They’re taking the piss.

A cafe DH and I go to you can have a cooked breakfast of two sausage two rashers of bacon mushrooms beans tomatoes 2 eggs 1 soda bread 1 potato bread and black pudding for 9.95. I would definitely leave a review. Say you were offered a breakfast package for 2 so just list what you were given and the price. No other words needed.

Premier Inn prices vary. My employer regularly pays £150 pn for me to stay in one near one of our offices because demand for hotels in the area outstrips supply so that's actually the least expensive option, except a few small independent B&Bs who charge nearly as much but are usually full anyway.

Yes this, sure not what I would want but yes I can see them charging what they did for it, it is not a charity but a business

I’d drop a star on the review and explain why

2 rashers and 2 sausages - packet opened

I wouid have expected new unopened packet of bacon / sausages / loaf of bread - tin of beans and butter . Well under £10

I wouid have asked tho when she said £20 - what do I get for that

I can’t believe anyone is justifying an Airbnb charging £20 for a few bits of bacon, sausages and hash browns and beans in such small quantities when they could’ve a far more filling cooked breakfast in a cafe for £10 each.

We all understand it’s not a charity, but for an Airbnb to charge £20 for what costs a few quid from a nearby Aldi is bad for their business and reputation.

And yes I’d have asked what was in the breakfast box too but I’m sure it was just an oversight and OP will do so next time!

That was very poor. Leave a review on trip adviser

Clearly the landlord wouldn't be offering this unless there was a massive profit to be had. Isn't that the whole ethos of Airbnb? Screw the paying guests for all you can? Seems to be from what I hear! I haven't used Airbnb, and don't intend to, but don't understand why you can't leave an accurate review for stuff like this, same for all the cleaning stuff where you have to pay a cleaning fee and then do all the cleaning yourself (not my idea of a holiday).

That’s absolutely shocking for £20. You can buy all that for less than £20 and a 9am check out?

A full cooked breakfast in my area is £9.99.

On reflection, regardless of the price, I would not be happy at being given opened packets of bacon and sausages from a hygienic point of view.

That’s quite crap. I have an Airbnb and i leave a bottle of local sparkling wine, crisps, croissants, homemade jam and butter and a bottle of orange juice for no extra money. Plus I have an 11am checkout.

OP- were the hash browns soggy, defrosted ones left in the open packet in the fridge or still frozen in an open packet? 🤔

Oh yes absolutely, I'm not arguing it wasn't crap but to say it's a rip off because the food costs x in the supermarket isn't accurate. It's a rip off because it was crap

Oh don't be silly. There's clearly a difference between making a bit of a profit and slinging measly portions into a tub (would you honestly consider one bacon rasher/ sausage/hash brown a decent breakfast?) and wanting 20 quid for it.

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Doesn't food have to be properly labelled if it's supplied by a business? So most of the food just in a plastic tub, presumably unlabelled and without an allergies discussion wouldn't comply. They'd probably need food hygiene certification too.

This is clearly an attempt to squeeze a few extra quid of profit without actually backing it up with a good quality, legally compliant service.

While this was shite, Airbnb as a whole is pretty good in my experience. I've never had anyone complain that I didn't clean up enough (and I am a big advocate of 'if you pay the cleaning fee you don't do anything beyond a general tidy-up and a wipe up of obvious mess.')
Most of the places I've stayed haven't offered or tried to sell me breakfast, which is fine by me. A few places though have left things like milk, cereal or bread, a box of eggs, and in one case a couple of local beers, as a nice gesture.

Saved you a trip to the shops to get breakfast yourself, which you’d pay extra for

Quite simply the £15 markup is still not worth it.

OP said there was an Aldi 2 minutes drive round the corner, that may also have been a short walk away.

Good bit of business from the owners. Sorry.

I love Aldi but if I was doing a ‘breakfast box with plenty to take home’ I’d get the better quality bacon, a decent tiger loaf and a pack of butter for bacon sarnies that the guests can pack and take with them. Landlord has to make a profit but doesn’t have to be (and very much look) like a tightwad.

Utterly shit OP. I would put it in the review. If I charged someone £20 I'd in include pastries, eggs, a bit of nice butter, at least!!