Kopek Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Surely staying in an Air bnb is like staying at home? Well, not my home but a nice one!!! Bit like a caravan, why bother? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Git Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Mr Roboto said: You must be new here then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 6 minutes ago, Kopek said: Surely staying in an Air bnb is like staying at home? Well, not my home but a nice one!!! Bit like a caravan, why bother? With other people’s Knick knacks around you. If your budget is tight OK but you can get cheap hotel rooms. I like to stay in hotels where you can wake up and go down to a breakfast cooked for you without having to leave the premises. ( and have your bed made up for you) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmpton Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 2 hours ago, P.K. said: As I posted previously my information is a week old. I chanced upon it looking to see who might send vaccines to India and somewhere it said that the USA could be sending 40m or whatever of AZ because AZ wasn't approved for use in the USA. It matters because von der Leyen specifically stated that US citizens can visit the EU because the three vaccines the US uses were approved by the EMA. In a reciprocal arrangement I would expect the same rules to apply. Approved vaccinations plus a negative test. Of course, they may agree to something different in the next few months. So I guess we'll find out in due course. Its approved vaccination OR a negative test, or a previous positive infection. Restrictions in the next few weeks will be nowhere near as severe as some on here are making out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmpton Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: With other people’s Knick knacks around you. If your budget is tight OK but you can get cheap hotel rooms. I like to stay in hotels where you can wake up and go down to a breakfast cooked for you without having to leave the premises. ( and have your bed made up for you) You obviously haven't ever stayed in a really nice B&B, serviced apartment or high end air bnb. Nothing to do with budget. You can spend a grand a night or more easily if you want really high end You should try it. Beats a hotel in every way possible for me. Couple of weeks and its not an issue anyway, you can happily stay in either. Edited May 3, 2021 by trmpton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, trmpton said: Its approved vaccination OR a negative test, or a previous positive infection. Restrictions in the next few weeks will be nowhere near as severe as some on here are making out I wouldn't be too sure of that if I were you: UK likely to give green light for travel to fewer than 10 EU countries https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/03/uk-likely-to-give-green-light-for-travel-to-fewer-than-10-eu-countries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmpton Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, P.K. said: I wouldn't be too sure of that if I were you: UK likely to give green light for travel to fewer than 10 EU countries https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/03/uk-likely-to-give-green-light-for-travel-to-fewer-than-10-eu-countries Did you read your article? Or just the headline? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 6 minutes ago, trmpton said: You obviously haven't ever stayed in a really nice B&B, serviced apartment or high end air bnb. Nothing to do with budget. You can spend a grand a night or more easily if you want really high end You should try it. Beats a hotel in every way possible for me. Couple of weeks and its not an issue anyway, you can happily stay in either. You’d get a lot of hotel for a grand a night. I don’t want to stay in an apartment. I enjoy staying in hotels. I don’t want to stay in someone else’s house. Each to their own I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 11 minutes ago, trmpton said: You obviously haven't ever stayed in a really nice B&B, serviced apartment or high end air bnb. Nothing to do with budget. You can spend a grand a night or more easily if you want really high end You should try it. Beats a hotel in every way possible for me. Couple of weeks and its not an issue anyway, you can happily stay in either. I like hotels. Never tried AirBNB but have done traditional B&B and serviced apartments. They each have their place. Never spent a grand a night, either. If I’m going for a city break a decent hotel is my first choice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Try to get a re-booking after cooking your Manx Kippers every morning for a week!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmpton Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, wrighty said: I like hotels. Never tried AirBNB but have done traditional B&B and serviced apartments. They each have their place. Never spent a grand a night, either. If I’m going for a city break a decent hotel is my first choice. Horses for courses. A hotel would be my last choice of the options available. Anyway, was only mentioned because cambon was adamant the UK was closed and there was nowhere to stay when in fact there are thousands of places at every budget and everywhere is open in a couple of weeks anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 '' A hotel would be my last choice of the options available ''. Even ten years ago? New fangled systems! Is Air b... any or Manx Homestay any better than 'Buy to Let'? Black economy, we all lose out in the long run! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambon Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 22 minutes ago, trmpton said: Horses for courses. A hotel would be my last choice of the options available. Anyway, was only mentioned because cambon was adamant the UK was closed and there was nowhere to stay when in fact there are thousands of places at every budget and everywhere is open in a couple of weeks anyway. The UK is basically closed until 17 May. Hotels , as I demonstrated earlier, only take bookings for essential workers. It is illegal to stay the night in someone else's house. So you cannot stay in a B&B, or with relatives. Air B&B is a potential grey area, but only a tiny part of tourism. Yes, everywhere is potentially open in a couple of weeks. BUT THEY ARE NOT NOW! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Roboto Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 37 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: You’d get a lot of hotel for a grand a night. You must be retired civil service if you can afford a grand a night for a hotel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Roboto Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 1 minute ago, Cambon said: So you cannot stay in a B&B, or with relatives. Air B&B is a potential grey area, but only a tiny part of tourism. AirBnB, lodge parks, resort complexes, static caravan sites, camp sites. All receiving massive bookings. You don’t really seem to have much of a grip on what the UK tourist sector is comprised of. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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