# Oh hey this place looks reasonable - LOL NOPE **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 10, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183 "2018-04-10T20:50:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/21 "2018-04-11T12:46:34Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Why is there a “Service Fee” on top of “Service” fee? Yo dog, I heard you like service fees. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/22 "2018-04-11T13:13:36Z")
"No Violence Fighting physical or emotional abuse is not allowed Anyone caught doing so will be asked to leave. Clean up after yourself, put your rubbish in the bins and do your dishes please! Respect your environment Do not take anything without asking bicycle surfboards etc. also no alcohol or drugs on the property we like to keep a clean drama free establishment. **Smoking allowed**" :smack: ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/23 "2018-04-11T17:15:34Z")
There are two reviews- one scathing one, lamenting that the traveler is unable to leave negative stars, and the other quote glowing, posted by someone with the same name as the owner. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/24 "2018-04-11T19:59:17Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > "No Violence Fighting physical or emotional abuse is not allowed… Double negative - so I can do it, \*and \*be grossly overcharged! Woohoo! ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/25 "2018-04-11T20:45:00Z")
I noticed that it’s been “viewed over 345 times in the last 48 hours”, I wonder if that’s all Dopers from this post. For a joke I put one guest for tomorrow night: C $14 avg. per night = $1237.32 LOL really? ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/26 "2018-04-11T20:49:34Z")
I’d pay $1,100 to see that cat lift the dumbbells in picture number two. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/27 "2018-04-11T20:56:44Z")
Looks like Drea left herself a five-star review (Andrea I. from Hawaii) ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/28 "2018-04-11T20:59:11Z")
When I look it’s listed as C$14!!! A night! That’s Fourteen dollars! For the random single night I picked. Total C$1,273.23 ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/29 "2018-04-11T21:51:01Z")
I was offered $51 for this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/30 "2018-04-11T22:14:18Z")
FWIW, Mrs. L.A. used Home Away for our accommodations in Puerto Rico and Hawaii. No hidden fees. The Hawaii place was especially nice (big house near the beach), and was only $95/night. (I guess it was the off-season, as it’s usually $130/night). I think the Condado Condo was about $100/night. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/31 "2018-04-11T22:19:46Z")
We use Home Away/VRBO all the time, and don’t run into the “hidden fees” issue. They DO charge a security deposit, which has always been promptly refunded, and a cleaning fee. So the final tab adds up to somewhat more than you first expected, but not by much. We’ve used them to stay in Hawaii, the Olympic Peninsula, California’s wine country, and the countryside near the Cascades in Washington. I’ll never stay in a hotel again. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/32 "2018-04-11T23:27:51Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Double negative - so I can do it, \*and \*be grossly overcharged! Woohoo! The way that’s written, you are REQUIRED to engage in “Violence Fighting physical or emotional abuse”, at all times. Not sure I’d be up for it anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/33 "2018-04-12T00:13:37Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > and a cleaning fee. We haven’t been charged a cleaning fee. But I like to leave the place as clean as reasonably possible when we leave. > [@teela\_brown](#): > > I’ll never stay in a hotel again. That’s what Mrs. L.A. says. She laughs at the Trivago and other commercials. ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/34 "2018-04-12T19:07:26Z")
I’ve never heard of VRBO so I had a look at Estes and Winter Parks Colorado and here’s what I found - 3 adults/1 night was searched Room Cost / Room Cost w/Taxes & Fees 215 / 352 331 / 483 425 / 596 I then looked at some ads that said “Click details for taxes and fees” figuring the fees were so outrageous they won’t even post them up front. I was wrong, with one notable exception. 219 / 247 309 / 353 355 / 744 ! I don’t see any obviously great deals . ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/35 "2018-04-12T23:22:57Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > We use Home Away/VRBO all the time, and don’t run into the “hidden fees” issue. They DO charge a security deposit, which has always been promptly refunded, and a cleaning fee. So the final tab adds up to somewhat more than you first expected, but not by much. > > We’ve used them to stay in Hawaii, the Olympic Peninsula, California’s wine country, and the countryside near the Cascades in Washington. I’ll never stay in a hotel again. OTOH, sites and services like it are a big reason why Hawaii residents have a hard time finding affordable housing… ---
**Author:** ![Weisshund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba8739/32.png) [@Weisshund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weisshund)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/36 "2018-04-13T01:56:16Z")
Oh that is funny The OWNER is charging extra fees for stupid stuff i doubt anyone wants. Transportation where? Tour of what? What food? you bring your own Cleaning? Lord it looks like it already needs a cleaning before you arrive. Place looks like a total dump unless you are a meth head maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/37 "2018-04-13T15:18:17Z")
> [@Homeaway](#): > > “Do not take anything without asking bicycle surfboards etc.” Are the bicycle and surfboads authorized to give approval? Or is it a “bicycle surfboard”? ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/38 "2018-04-13T16:04:00Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > There are two reviews- one scathing one, lamenting that the traveler is unable to leave negative stars Wouldn’t that be “emotional abuse”? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/39 "2018-04-13T17:04:38Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Are the bicycle and surfboads authorized to give approval? > > Or is it a “bicycle surfboard”? A bicycle surfboard would totally rule, and I would listen to anything it said to me, dude. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2018, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/40 "2018-04-14T23:20:58Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Curious what exactly “Service” includes for $1,011. Good Vibes [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183.md?page=1)