AirBnB - Bed no breakfast?!

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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

They're not a provider of accommodation, they're a company that accommodation providers use to advertise their self catering (more often than not) properties.

Stayed in loads of Airbnb they've never provided breakfast

Even quite a lot of hotel b&bs have stopped offering breakfasts now

As long as you have a Food Hygiene Certificate and register with Environmental Health as a food business ( just a phone call in my area) you can bake. I do cupcakes, bread and scones.and they go down very well.

You also need to label everything with ingredients and allergens, but this is covered in the Food Hygiene course. The course is online and takes a few hours to complete.

I find this hard to believe.

You seem to not understand that some self catering cottages use the platform Airbnb for bookings.

Self catering cottages sometimes include food. But rarely to the extent of this example.

After 40 years of using self catering cottages, before Airbnb existed, the most I've ever had is a loaf of bread, milk, tea and coffee, biscuits, and maybe a home made cake.

You need to either read the advert more carefully and the reviews, or contact the owner beforehand if you need food on arrival.

You can also book an online supermarket food delivery and have it arrive when you do.

It's not that complicated. Airbnb hosts list their space and there is a ticklist of what it includes. If that doesn't include breakfast it's quite obvious for anyone who reads the listing properly.

Yes but how many owners leave their hygiene cert for anyone to see? And how many have one?

I've never seen one anywhere and certainly the ingredients weren't listed.

There are so many people now who avoid gluten, dairy or whatever that I feel it's pointless owners leaving cakes etc.

Ha, no the vast majority of the time you are just renting an entire house completely self catered.

How would the host know your dietary requirements, breakfast preferences, milk preferences? Did you expect the fridge to be full of continental ham, fruit, cheese, a selection of breads in the bread bin, and a cupboard full of cereal?!

The only time we’ve used an Airbnb we were served breakfast in the host’s kitchen and were actually really surprised! It was a bit awkward tbh…

Remind me, wherever you're from - what does 'BnB' stand for then?

Never had breakfast in an air b&b and been staying in them for years all over the world. Your renting out someone’s house, you know that right? How would they make you breakfast when they don’t live there?

Oh, dear God! I hadn't even put 2 + 2 together to realises that breakfast was part of it!
But i've only done aibnb in flats rather than rooms, so wouldn't expect breakfast!

Don't be ridiculous.

I think she did 😂

Yes, I must have stayed in 50 UK and elsewhere Airbnbs down the years, and the only time breakfast was provided was one where we’d booked a room in an enormous 17thc village house, where the owner also lived. Most of the time the owner lives at a distance, or has put their place on Airbnb because they’re away, and just employ someone to let people in and/or clean between guests, so there’s no one to provide breakfast. We’ve definitely been left homemade bread, scones, milk etc on numerous occasions, but not a meal!

Errrr no.

AirBnB is the name of the company (a listings site), not a description of the specific listings.

It's irrelevant! Airbnb is just a booking platform. You can stay in a spare room, a garden shed, a granny flat, a caravan, someone's whole house while they are on holiday, an apartment or a whole villa. There is no standard on Airbnb. You as the user have to read the listing to ensure it meets your needs. The only thing Airbnb insist on for hosts is that we follow the terms agreed when we list a space.

I'm renting out someone's annexe as a BnB let, advertised as such on AirBnB. They don't actually live in this property but you are right in that they own it.

I think you’re being a bit too literal about the company name. Ok, far too literal.

If you’ve got a self-contained self-catering place, often people will give you a small welcome pack, but that’s it. Self catering is self catering.

That said, I have holiday cottages and I put all sorts in there for people. Mainly because it’s easy from the farm and the city folk are always utterly charmed and leave me awesome reviews. 😌

I do think you are being purposefully pedantic. As others have explained, it started out as a room in someone’s house rather than full apartments and annexes. They’ve just kept the name as everyone knows it.

Occasionally we’ve had some bits and pieces left for us that could pass for breakfast, but I’ve never expected it. I’ve been using the site for over 10 years and all over the world. I’ve picked some stinkers in my time and also some fab ones. I’d never rate down for not having stuff like that available.

Occasionally we’ve had some bits and pieces left for us that could pass for breakfast, but I’ve never expected it. I’ve been using the site for over 10 years and all over the world. I’ve picked some stinkers in my time and also some fab ones.

You've used the platform about as much as I have then.

This offering I would expect though. It's in the listing. I'd be happy with that.

You can’t be serious?? Are you having us on? You surely know you’re renting out a self catering property right, these people aren’t employed by anyone and don’t have to offer you any food. Some hosts left some snacks/ drinks for us previously but that would have been a ‘super host’ and not obligatory. You’re staying in their house while they make some extra cash. Please email head office, I’m sure you’ll give them a good laugh if nothing else.

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Companies can evolve beyond or away from their original name. Are you remotely surprised to find Microsoft doesn't just sell software for microcomputers nowadays? Are you amazed to find business people using Holiday Inns?

Wait til the OP hears about Richard Branson's companies.

You should look more carefully at the listing in future so you can see exactly what's provided. I wouldn't expect any sort of food in a self catering accommodation