I’ve Lived in Airbnbs for 24 Months. My Inside Guide to Never Booking an Expensive Dump Ever Again

It could save your vacation / business meeting / life

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It doesn’t take much to make a hovel look quite nice online.

It’s easy to assume Airbnb reviews are fair and objective. It’s no biggie to think the listed price is the best a landlord can do.

It’s another thing entirely to know how to read between Airbnb listing’s lines and never choose poorly again.

During my 24 months living out of Airbnbs (and similar), I’ve become a pro at sifting the good from the bad. In fact, I’ve only gone wrong twice in that time — and I’ve learned from my mistakes.

I want to help you go pro too.

Here’s how to never have a bad Airbnb experience again.

Move the decimal point on the rating

I wish I could take credit for this trick but it’s actually the brainchild of

Anthony J. Yeung

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Take any Airbnb rating. Remove the first number and move the decimal point one place to the right.

4.72 becomes 7.2

4.96 becomes 9.6