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Comment by fs111 | Hacker News Reader

As a user of AirBnb I would be so happy if they just stopped updating the app. They are making it worse and worse. When I travel and I arrive at an airport, I do not need spiffy animations and "fun things to do" in the city I am in, I need a way to quickly find the address of the place or a way to message the host. Stop with all this experience stuff and give me the facts I need right now

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Hey, they hired so many people. You can't let them just sit there doing nothing.

Soon to be released: Airbnb Lite

Yep, and offering local things to do is some of the lowest hanging fruit a project manager can grab on to now a days to CYOA on why he hired so many employees.

I couldn't possibly agree more. The annoying minimalism is killing me.

It took me 5 minutes to find a map view the other day because they've buried it so much and floated their "experiences" stuff up top.

>floated their "experiences" stuff up top

That is no minimalism in my hand book

Couldn't agree more. The app's usefulness is most relevant when messaging host or getting directions. There's so much bloat in front of those main uses.

The experience stuff is fine, but they need to seriously evaluate how changes impact users. When a user is on a trip, getting host and address info should be easy.

When searching for a listing, finding the map should be easy.

I concur, I tried looking for a place in Orlando the other day. Instead, I was shown 40% house/apt listings, 60% tourist/Groupon-esque events.

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