Are there alternatives to AirBnb for London, UK?

4/25/2019 12:47:06 PM

HomeAway.com is VERY similar to AirBNB. In fact, it looks like they bought the map-based search code from the same place.

However, they have MANY listings that claim to be free or a dollar a night with humongous security deposits. Makes me suspicious of the honesty.

Since posting the above, I also discovered “AllTheRooms.com” which aggregates listings from AirBNB and several other sites. Unlike AirBNB, it allows you to sort by price. Otherwise, the interface is similar.

12/7/2017 9:12:27 PM

My searching lead me to Plum Guide, which looks like a slightly more up-market and curated version of AirBnb, aimed specifically at London.

It gets some snarky reviews on Trip Advisor (for what that’s worth) but they’re mostly complaints about how pretentious the company is, rather than the quality of the houses.

The company’s service fee is bundled into the overall price so it’s hard to gauge whether it’s comparable to AirBnb’s booking fee, but I booked a similar house with the total price being a few hundred dollars less than the price in the AirBnb screenshot above.

Edit: I can report that the property we chose is nice, although the Plum Guide hasn’t gone to any greater effort than other booking sites I’ve previously used. The company seems a bit amateurish and doesn’t hold up to their own rather lofty ambitions.

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