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AirBnB - Bed no breakfast?!

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Teapleasemilknosugar · 18/08/2024 23:25

Not sure whether IABU but I'm miffed! Stayed in an AirBnB last week and there was only B, no B! First time I've stayed in an AirBnB where this has happened.

We arrived 5pm too (unavoidable delays) so we're too late to head out and forage for breakfast foods, but thankfully I had packed a box of cereal from our kitchen at home so at least kids were happy. We were left 1pt of milk in the fridge. We were staying a whole 6 nights.

Is this the norm? It's literally in the name; I book an AirBnB and expect BnB. Or did I misunderstand?!

I haven't written a review or feedback yet

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Edingril · 20/08/2024 22:37

Well technically there is Air in the name and well as bnb so together Airbnb does not actually say the word breakfast

So again why would it be assumed there is breakfast? And if you actually expected breakfast and it was provided would they not give details on the website otherwise how would you know what breakfast you would be getting?

Pam100127 · 20/08/2024 22:51

We run an Airbnb.
The name is generic.
Airbnb doesn’t stand for Air bed and breakfast
We provide tea, coffee, milk, sugar, salt, pepper, cooking oil, soy sauce & ice.
Airbnb is generally more affordable, cheaper than hotel, accommodation.
If we provided breakfast, we’d have to double the price.
After commission, taxes and cleaning and maintenance expenses (not to mention replacing the odd towel, clock, cutlery etc stolen) there is not a fortune to be made.
Initially the Airbnb app was a platform or intermediary for someone to let out a room or property where guests and hosts identities could be verified and they had the opportunity to review each other and assist other potential guests.
It’s also easier than the awkwardness of exchanging money directly.
Some provide breakfast packs, but they build the price in and most people would find it cheaper to pop to a local supermarket and choose for themselves.

DiduAye · 21/08/2024 00:23

As I understand it Air b and b is a self catering arrangement Traditional B and B you get breakfast

Weald56 · 21/08/2024 06:57

Currently in an Airbnb in the UK, listing didn’t mention food so we brought our own… no problem. Just read the listing, and if they leave something for you it’s a nice surprise!!

Funkyslippers · 21/08/2024 07:59

LesMisSaigon · 20/08/2024 21:59

Why are you shouting at me? I have never booked an AirBnB, so had no need to read the listing( full stops not really required) I am just saying that one would assume that an AirBnB contained both of the Bs. They should be renamed AirB🤣

Why on earth wouldn't you read the listing? Because you've never booked an air bnb before is a lousy excuse

MelodyMalone · 21/08/2024 08:07

LesMisSaigon · 20/08/2024 21:59

Why are you shouting at me? I have never booked an AirBnB, so had no need to read the listing( full stops not really required) I am just saying that one would assume that an AirBnB contained both of the Bs. They should be renamed AirB🤣

Yes, but if you had ever booked one you would have had to have visited the website, searched for a suitable property, read the listing, and you would discover from that whether or not breakfast was provided (probably not).

It doesn't matter what someone who doesn't use the service thinks it provides.

thefamous5 · 21/08/2024 08:44

I've never stayed in an air bnb but I know that it's just a brand name and generally, breakfasts are not included.

Grammarnut · 21/08/2024 08:45

veritasverity · 19/08/2024 13:16

On a Sunday supermarkets close between 4/5. In a rural location you may have a co-op or spar, but in our area, the co-op is normally out of the basic by late afternoon, and forget trying to buy milk, eggs or bread by 11am on a Sunday (don't know if it's poor stock control, lack of staff or just local manager forgets the population quadruples in august) it's a right pain.

You can have other things for breakfast e.g. in Spain we ate a sort of cake-bread (as do the locals), cheese and tea. So a trip to the shop doesn't have to mean 'breakfast' foods (morning goods), you could lash out and have soup and toast! Also you can shop in the morning, before breakfast, and then have breakfast.

Ivehearditbothways · 21/08/2024 08:47

Grammarnut · 21/08/2024 08:45

You can have other things for breakfast e.g. in Spain we ate a sort of cake-bread (as do the locals), cheese and tea. So a trip to the shop doesn't have to mean 'breakfast' foods (morning goods), you could lash out and have soup and toast! Also you can shop in the morning, before breakfast, and then have breakfast.

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We often have flatbreads with curry sauces and chutneys for breakfast. Along with fruits and nuts. It’s great! Or flatbreads with honey and nuts.

Grammarnut · 21/08/2024 09:07

Ivehearditbothways · 21/08/2024 08:47

We often have flatbreads with curry sauces and chutneys for breakfast. Along with fruits and nuts. It’s great! Or flatbreads with honey and nuts.

That sounds brill!

grimupnorthnot · 21/08/2024 09:59

Teapleasemilknosugar · 19/08/2024 08:53

I did. And I'm expecting what was listed in the advert.

Post the advert then - cause most of the places I've stayed on airbnb have been self-catering - it's just a platform and a brand.

so no I wouldn't expect it unless it specifically said in the advert - post it!

Donsyb · 21/08/2024 14:52

Teapleasemilknosugar · 19/08/2024 08:53

I did. And I'm expecting what was listed in the advert.

Didn’t property description explicitly say breakfast was included? If so I would expect it and give a poor review.

if you’re just making that assumption from the name, than I wouldn’t expect it and therefore wouldn’t penalise them in the review.

it may help if you paste the property description here.

GlomOfNit · 21/08/2024 15:30

OP. I fear you are being disingenuous here. Grin DID the listing specifically say, 'breakfast provided'? Because as SO MANY other posters have said, the proprietary name 'AirBnB' started off as, literally, people offering a spare room in their house/flat, and providing breakfast as you might expect in an old fashioned B&B. For a really long time now, that's not always been the case and it's far more the norm to be renting the entire house/flat/shed in garden which is self-catering. Some hosts are nice and friendly and leave out a 'starter pack' of milk, fruit, biscuits, wine etc. Not all. You can normally tell if this might happen by reading the reviews, which will also indicate if breakfast is provided. I would never rent an AirBnB without looking at the reviews.

So maybe you are lucky, and have always previously rented AirBnBs with hosts who go above and beyond and leave starter packs for breakfast. Or maybe you have always gravitated towards the relatively rarer AirBnBs who do actually cater for your breakfasts. I've used all sorts of different arrangements myself. We usually use a self-catering house in Portugal which has no extras, but the host sometimes drops round with fresh veg and eggs from her garden. Smile The first ever one I used, in Denmark, several years ago now, was in someone's house but a closed off bit of it, there was a little hot drinks station and some biscuits? Recently in Venice, I again deliberately opted to stay in a room in someone's house, there were three such rooms, all self-contained with bathrooms, but there was a little kitchenette at the end of the corridor with a kettle, hot drinks, a fridge, a washing machine, and in the mornings, some basic packaged baked things, juice etc to take onto their communal balcony (actually it was all bloody marvellous!). This was explicitly described in the listing.

What I would NOT assume is that anywhere advertising on AirBnB automatically does both Bs, because (as surely everyone knows) that's just not the case and hasn't been for several years.

LesMisSaigon · 21/08/2024 17:35

Funkyslippers · 21/08/2024 07:59

Why on earth wouldn't you read the listing? Because you've never booked an air bnb before is a lousy excuse

I will repeat as you are clearly hard of thinking I have never needed or wanted to book an AirBnB, so therefore I have never needed to read the listing. However I was just saying that I would have assumed an AirBnB included breakfast because B and B stands for Bed and Breakfast. IF I ever needed to book one, I WOULD read the listing. HTH!

crockofshite · 21/08/2024 18:13

LesMisSaigon · 21/08/2024 17:35

I will repeat as you are clearly hard of thinking I have never needed or wanted to book an AirBnB, so therefore I have never needed to read the listing. However I was just saying that I would have assumed an AirBnB included breakfast because B and B stands for Bed and Breakfast. IF I ever needed to book one, I WOULD read the listing. HTH!

No. No. No.

The B and B doesn't stand for anything.

You assume wrong.

Airbnb is just the name of an online platform for booking a room in a house, or a self contained unit, or a room in a hotel or any number of types of places to stay.

Nothing to do with breakfast or any type of food at any time of the day.

LesMisSaigon · 21/08/2024 18:23

@crockofshite Okay, you win, I stand corrected.🤔

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Grammarnut · 21/08/2024 18:38

LesMisSaigon · 21/08/2024 18:23

@crockofshite Okay, you win, I stand corrected.🤔

Yes, but it doesn't unless the host specifiy it. I have never rented an Airbnb, but if I do (intending to in Venice, but DD is doing the booking) I do not expect breakfast, unless it's a hotel (where you usually have to specify if you want breakfast when you book - just did that, friends at same hotel paid extra to have breakfast one day and went elsewhere the next day, I had booked bed and breakfast).

Jeannie88 · 21/08/2024 18:56

Just started using them and didn't even cross my mind there would be breakfast. Never actually thought of the b and b bit, so it should be included? Xx

crockofshite · 21/08/2024 21:45

LesMisSaigon · 21/08/2024 18:23

@crockofshite Okay, you win, I stand corrected.🤔

Oh 😮

marmaladeandpeanutbutter · 21/08/2024 22:17

I've never found them to include breakfast.

Funkyslippers · 22/08/2024 08:08

LesMisSaigon · 21/08/2024 17:35

I will repeat as you are clearly hard of thinking I have never needed or wanted to book an AirBnB, so therefore I have never needed to read the listing. However I was just saying that I would have assumed an AirBnB included breakfast because B and B stands for Bed and Breakfast. IF I ever needed to book one, I WOULD read the listing. HTH!

Your opinion is irrelevant in this case then seeing as you've never booked one, therefore never read a listing, assuming wrongly it's bed & breakfast however if & when you do book one, you'll read the listing and see that more than likely there will be no breakfast! Classic 🤣

Funkyslippers · 22/08/2024 08:09

Jeannie88 · 21/08/2024 18:56

Just started using them and didn't even cross my mind there would be breakfast. Never actually thought of the b and b bit, so it should be included? Xx

Not unless it's specified in the listing for the accommodation

LesMisSaigon · 22/08/2024 08:57

Funkyslippers · 22/08/2024 08:08

Your opinion is irrelevant in this case then seeing as you've never booked one, therefore never read a listing, assuming wrongly it's bed & breakfast however if & when you do book one, you'll read the listing and see that more than likely there will be no breakfast! Classic 🤣

I am not 'assuming ' anything! See my post above with the definition of AirBnB.

MelodyMalone · 22/08/2024 09:17

What a ridiculous thread this has turned out to be 😆

Squabbling about scones and whether a company must do exactly what its name might lead you to believe.

PfishFood · 22/08/2024 09:43

LesMisSaigon · 21/08/2024 18:23

@crockofshite Okay, you win, I stand corrected.🤔

Can you imagine the posts if someone turned up for a booking and was presented with just an air bed and a box of breakfast cereals?! 😂

"Well, it's as described in the name..."! 😂