Being an Airbnb hater is a big part of who I am and what I do. I distinctly recall being on a family vacation, waiting outside in freezing weather for over an hour for the owner of the apartment to give my family the key. The owner drove a moped and I could tell that he did not feel sorry, not one bit. The best Airbnb experience I had was at a place virtually identical to a hotel, and honestly, that doesn't even count. Despite my bitterness, Airbnb's used to be novel and fun as a concept for mo…

Who needs windows?

I remember booking my first Airbnb . Some friends and I were heading to beautiful Tucson, Arizona for a wedding, and didn't have the guap to stay at the fancy resort with the wedding party. We found a modest house (decorated with a ton of Kokopellis) for a fraction of the price. And it came with a pool. Booking this home saved us hundreds of dollars, and for years after that wedding , we continued to use the service to make our money go a little farther while on vacation. Unfortunately for our…

This should be - and might be - criminal.

Is this a devious lick?

One of the main downsides of living in the city that never sleeps is that it doesn’t sleep because it’s so goddamn expensive. New York might be one of the most iconic places in the world, but it’s also got the kind of rent prices that many people would have to sell their soul to afford. It can lead many to some strange living situations, from shacking up in a 16 person 'entrepreneur mansion’ to finding an entire abandoned apartment behind the bathroom mirror . For most New Yorkers, though, the …