{"id":202883,"date":"2019-06-04T14:53:23","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T13:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/?p=202883"},"modified":"2025-02-27T23:15:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T23:15:46","slug":"press-release-majority-of-holidaymakers-believe-hotels-trump-airbnbs-for-value-cleanliness-and-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/media\/press-release-majority-of-holidaymakers-believe-hotels-trump-airbnbs-for-value-cleanliness-and-experience","title":{"rendered":"Majority of holidaymakers believe hotels trump Airbnbs for value, cleanliness and experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 out of 10 holidaymakers (71%) believe hotels offer the same or better value than Airbnbs<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only 3% believe Airbnbs are cleaner than hotels<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">49% believe hotels offer a more authentic experience vs 24% for Airbnbs<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Travelling in parties of four or more is the most popular reason for booking an Airbnb whereas few would book one for a business trip<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>22 May 2019, London<\/b><b> \u2013<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Picking the right accommodation can make or break any holiday whether it&#8217;s a weekend getaway to the country, a city break or week by a beach. Airbnb is one of the greatest success stories in the business of hospitality having hosted over 400 million guests since launching 11 years ago, but the debate on preference between an Airbnb or hotel stay continues. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finder.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has investigated whether British holidaymakers find Airbnbs offer the same standards or better than hotels for various elements including cleanliness, value for money and authentic local experiences.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surprisingly, finder.com&#8217;s research revealed 7 out of 10 holidaymakers (71%) do not believe Airbnbs provide better value for money compared to a traditional hotel. Although all Airbnb properties must abide by global hospitality standards, only 3% believe them to be cleaner than hotels and fewer than a quarter (23%) expect Airbnbs and hotels to offer the same level of cleanliness.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite Airbnb priding itself on offering authentic &#8220;home away from home&#8221; experiences, fewer than a quarter of holidaymakers (24%) feel an Airbnb will provide them with a genuine experience of a city or country compared to staying at a hotel.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fewer than 1 in 10 (9%) believe that Airbnbs offer better locations compared to 62% who would favour a traditional hotel stay. However, when asked which type of accommodation they would prefer for a rural holiday, 41% would opt for a B&amp;B or Airbnb.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business or leisure? While a hotel stay comes out on top as the preference for all reasons for travel, below is the breakdown of the most popular reasons for booking each accommodation:<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><b>Accommodation<\/b><\/td><td><b>Most popular for<\/b><\/td><td><b>Least popular for<\/b><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>Hotel<\/b><\/td><td><b>Business trips<\/b><\/td><td><b>Rural getaways<\/b><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>Airbnb<\/b><\/td><td><b>Trips for four or more people<\/b><\/td><td><b>Business trips<\/b><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>Hostel<\/b><\/td><td><b>Solo holidays<\/b><\/td><td><b>Romantic breaks<\/b><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>B&amp;B<\/b><\/td><td><b>Rural getaways<\/b><\/td><td><b>Ski holidays<\/b><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013Ends\u2013<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Methodology<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finder.com commissioned Onepoll to carry out a nationally representative survey of adults aged 18+.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7 out of 10 holidaymakers (71%) do not believe Airbnbs provide better value for money compared to a traditional hotel. Although all Airbnb properties must abide by global hospitality standards, only 3% believe them to be cleaner than hotels and fewer than a quarter (23%) expect Airbnbs and hotels to offer the same level of cleanliness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":385,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3788],"tags":[],"asset_tag":[],"class_list":["post-202883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-media"],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.9 (Yoast SEO v24.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Majority of holidaymakers believe hotels trump Airbnbs for value, cleanliness and experience - Finder UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Majority of holidaymakers believe hotels trump Airbnbs for value, cleanliness and experience\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"7 out of 10 holidaymakers (71%) do not believe Airbnbs provide better value for money compared to a traditional hotel. 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