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I have found that if you contact an AirBNB owner, especially for a property that isn’t marked as “usually booked!” or whatever, they will reduce their rate quite a bit for a long-term stay.
I am currently in Panama staying in a cabin in a beautiful national park, up in the mountains, an hour from Panama City - for $650/month. Typically the place I’m staying rents for $80/night. The owner averaged his bookings during this time of year and offered me a great deal to stay here for two months.
Really? In Europe anyway I found exactly the opposite. Attempts to negotiate a price were met with scorn and sometimes insults. Even at the height of COVID people were willing to leave their rooms empty than reduce their price.
Interesting! I have only really stayed in Panama and Costa Rica, and have had good luck in both countries. The Central American people I’ve stayed with are amazingly friendly and kind.