AirBnB - Bed no breakfast?!

[Teapleasemilknosugar]

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

also, was there nowhere nearby to buy food? 5pm isn’t exactly the middle of the night.

I've stayed in plenty of places where the nearest shop open after 5 would be a lot further than I'd want to have to go, especially after arriving after a long journey with kids.
But we wouldn't make daft assumptions about whether any/appropriate food was provided in them.

It's very hard to get your head round someone who think that's Airbnb always provides breakfast.

I mean, I'd be embarrassed to post this. And to keep coming back to try to justify my reaction when everyone is telling me I was mistaken.

I assume 99.9% of people appreciate it's company name and not a description of what's provided.

I've never had anything more than tea and coffee provided (sometimes not even that) and I've used Airbnb throughout the UK, Europe and Asia.

If you want a bed and breakfast then you need to specifically go to one of those

They need to rename it to airbed.

We have stayed at a place recently that did a packed breakfast left in room overnight. Orange juice (nice little bottle), apple, muffin and some sort of breakfast-y biscuits.

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When you get in a taxi how do you know the driver has a driving licence?

That was for @ChickenTikkaKebabs

What's making people mad here is that they have never been offered breakfast before in an AirBnB. I always make sure breakfast is included. Otherwise it would be an AirB.

They already renamed it to Airbnb from Air bed and breakfast to make the distinction. It's in the page on Airbnb history I linked to earlier.

Hardly comparable.
But taxis do have licence plates that anyone can see.

You seem offended I don't want to eat your scones.

I have often had breakfast provided at Air bnbs where I am renting a room in someone's house, where they also live full time. And it's only been cooked breakfast once - usually toast and cereal.

If renting an air bnb as a self contained apartment, with the owner living off site, I expect no food. I've had milk and biscuits and teabags, and occasionally cooking oil, provided before, but that's it. Not would I expect it. Sometimes previous guests (I assume) have left food but I never eat it as I don't know how old it is.

I would assume no breakfast unless it explicitly mentioned it in the listing. Not just based on the title.

Same. We stay in about 2-3 ABNBs per year, and have NEVER received a breakfast. It’s just a catchy name.

@Teapleasemilknosugar your contract will have stated what amenities were included…were any meals included on the agreement?

Or just a B, because where does the air come into it?

Why are you being so rude to me?

Many countries do not have online supermarket booking in the way we do here. It’s pretty likely that the OP stayed overseas, given it’s the summer holidays.

I will leave it there as I really don’t appreciate words like “plain stupid” and “use your common sense” being used at me when I am being perfectly polite, and by a poster who can’t fathom that other countries are different. Goodbye, you rude person.

Yeah sadly the days of airbnbs providing milk, a cereal selection pack, teabags, bread, eggs etc are long gone. It was so nice when it happened.

What? Surely you meant OP should have booked the shopping to arrive at precisely 3.20pm. No sooner, no later.

What food was included in this particular listing’s advert?

Otherwise it would be an AirB.

Out of interest, do you complain if you get a regular bed, and not an airbed like the name advertised?

I don't think anyone is 'mad' about not getting breakfast in a self catering apartment. You clearly know you need to check what's included, you don't make invalid assumptions made on the basis of the name of the booking platform.

No, I'm not offended, as I said, chuck them in the bin. I'm just trying to point out that the way the law works is you don't have to display a food hygiene certificate if you are making scones. Just like a taxi driver doesn't have to display their driving licence. How do you actually know the driver isn't drunk when you get on the car? Or is banned from driving? You don't. You also don't know whetger a dog has licked your food.

Just don't eat the food is my advice.

I also don't get the argument that it's too late to "forage" for breakfast foods. If the local shops are closed when you arrive, you just get up and go in the morning? What was the plan for dinner that night?

Oh there's no breakfast provided, I will just google for the nearest bakery, Tesco express, petrol station, Carrefour or whatever, see what time it opens and go first thing in the morning.

But I've stayed in loads of Airbnbs and never had an air bed!!! 😜

Yes, for many years before airbnb was a thing, we used other self catering sites, so things like cottages.com, sykes cottages, sallyscottages, in the very old days there would be a little paper brochure of what a company had on its books.

BUT SOME OF THEM WERE NOT COTTAGES!!!

I never thought to complain, but perhaps I should have.

I’m mad about Virgin Airlines. They let me fly with my husband and children. Surely the fact that I have children means that I am not a virgin?

Did the listing suggest bread etc as a welcome when you arrive? As mentioned the original concept evolved like many businesses for example Halifax building society.
We have used Airbnb for many years all over the world from a shed in a field in Norway with no electricity to a 35 ft sailing boat in florida with a liveaboard captain/chef catering to everything we needed (not quite below deck at £100 a night)
Each listing, photos and reviews needs to be checked so you know what you are getting. Hope you have a lovely holiday.