Wondering where to crash when you visit a new city? Airbnb is making it easier to find the vibe you're looking for with Neighborhoods. Launched yesterday with 300 neighborhoods in 7 cities to start, the feature allows you to choose from criteria like noisiness, nightlife, access to transit, artsiness, dining, and loved by locals.
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• How Airbnb's New Neighborhoods Feature Can Revive Local Economies | Co.Exist
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Check out airbnb's Facebook. Many hosts are very unhappy w/ the new feature and have seen their inquiries and bookings plummet since it's launch as have I. I live in Southwest DC which is a wonderful neighborhood which fits into many of the categories they allow users to search yet they don't even have Southwest listed. In fact, Southwest is the closest neighborhood to the National Mall AND most museums are located in the neighborhood so one would think they would definitely cover that area.... Essentially they are taking business away from me rather than promoting my property. I've contacted them on this but they just say they'll "eventually" list my neighborhood meanwhile I'm losing guests. Not cool.
Update: I just received word from airbnb that they listed my neighborhood! I truly hope other hosts who have had the same concerns have similar luck. Cheers!
I have to echo the statements above. Since neighbourhoods was introduced Airbnb has stopped being a viable way for me to rent my room in central London. I used to have a lot of interest in my place and be fully booked but I don't get any enquiries now, my place and a lot of really good places don't show up on neighbourhoods.