Why Using Airbnb To Go To The Super Bowl Was The Best Decision I've Ever Made

Airbnb is this thing where people rent out their houses or apartments for short periods of time.

So when BI decided to send me to the Super Bowl long after all the hotel rooms in Indianapolis had been gobbled up, it seemed like a perfect option.

Airbnb is one of those "sexy" start-ups that has raised boatloads of cash. But not everyone has had such a great experience using it. SAI reporter Matt Lynley tried to use the site when he first moved to New York, and it was an utter disaster.

As is the case with sites like Ebay or Craigslist, the quality of your Airbnb experience probably comes down to how lucky you get with the seller. Lynley got burned, and his experience was terrible.

On the other hand, I lucked out, and as a result my travel experience to Indianapolis was more pleasant than I ever could have hoped.

Learning how to navigate the website was simple, and it didn't take me too long to find a place once I got browsing

Like a lot of people, I leave any website that takes me more than 60 seconds to figure out how to use.

But Airbnb was generally simple. The one drawback was that the bolded title of each listing was often misleading (pretty much every one had "INDY" and "SUPER BOWL" it in even if the place was located outside Indianapolis).

But other than that, it was easy to click through and find a place.

Eventually, a settled on a place that cost $200 per night. It seems like a lot, but seeing as some hotel rooms 20 miles away were going for $400+, I'd call it a steal.

My eventual landlord confirmed by purchase after just 16 minutes

I booked my trip on Jan. 23 — less than two weeks before the Super Bowl — so I was stressed out that I wouldn't be able to find a room in Indy.

Luckily, I booked the room at 5:31 p.m., and by 5:47 p.m. my landlord had confirmed my purchase.

Boom! Just like that I was ready to go

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