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Your wife might be trying to be proactive with the housing crisis, but Airbnb's aren't the problem and boycotting them isn't the answer.
Most renters looking for AFFORDABLE housing (which is the problem, not a lack of housing as a whole) wouldn't be living in homes that are Airbnb's. That's something the hotel industry and misguided housing activists have promoted in recent years. There is plenty of housing, the problem is there are also plenty of buyer/renters with high enough income those on the lower end get overlooked with better offers.
I say sit her down and explain that either you pay more for her misguided insight or sacrifice the comforts you plan on having in room to keep in budget. It seems like you don't really have a easy choice in this situation, your limited by the location and offerings so there's not much you can honestly do.
Yeah, I looked into that just now. It's doable, but it would cost $4,000+ for the trip in total (rooms at the hotels I'm aware of with adjoining rooms run about $300 a night) and my wife balked at the price.
We stay at Residence Inns a lot with our family, and there's indeed a nearby one which could fit all of us for about $300 a night. However, it's across the river from Downtown Charleston, and there doesn't appear to be any way to cross on foot. We're city folks, and when we go on vacation we want to be able to roll out of bed and explore, so the idea of being crammed on the side of a highway when there's this awesome walkable historic city right next door is just...not appealing.
If you want a two bed suite you are going to be paying for 2 rooms
There is a larger market for rooms with 2 double beds and occupancy of 4 than two bedrooms sharing a bath w/4 adults
Yeah, I looked into that just now. It's doable, but it would cost $4,000+ for the trip in total (rooms at the hotels I'm aware of with adjoining rooms run about $300 a night) and my wife balked at the price.
You can search by hotels with connecting rooms. Hilton.com shows 33 hotels in the Charleston area with connecting rooms. Of course you're going to have to pay more if you want to stay in the city center and be able to walk everywhere. Otherwise you can stay nearby for about $150ish per room.
Have you looked for a suite with a separate bedroom and sofa bed in living area? That seems to fit your needs at less expense. You can also look on Priceline and bid what you want to spend for the area you want to be in, you won't know which hotel you get unless you win the bid. We stayed in many nice, large hotels this way at bargain prices because they have extra rooms available.
"Downtown" will always be more expensive than other areas but you know that already.
I've been really flummoxed with how difficult it is to find something which should be pretty simple online - a list of hotels with two-bedroom suites.
If you book direct with the right hotels, they will have 2, 3 and even 4 bedroom suites available. These are usually not part of their normal room availability that may show up on various third party sites. Sometimes, they are only available through some elite membership program or concierge travel services.
So, if you know of a hotel in the are you are staying that you think is big or 'fancy' enough to maybe have larger suites, call them directly.
Residence Inn, Homewood Suites, Home 2 Suites, and Embassy Suites are usually ones with 2 bedroom options
Also TownePlace Suites - a Marriott brand like Residence Inn. And Staybridge Stuites, which is IHG.
SpringHill Suites is Marriott, but their "suites" are actually a king or two queen beds in a bedroom "area" - more isolated than a standard hotel room, but not a closed off area with a door - and a sofabed in the living area.
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