Millennials lament loss of pampered lifestyles as cost of luxury services soar
nypost.comMiami was a no-brainer for Samantha Chin, 31. It cost just $82 a night to rent a room on Airbnb in a luxury apartment she had all to herself.
Palm trees were the backdrop for selfies on her private balcony with bay views, and poolside access was just an elevator ride away. “People thought I was living in Miami because I was going so often and posting about it.
They had no idea I was just finding these cheap Airbnb rooms that were way more affordable than hotels,” Chin recalled. She paid $113 in 2017 for a similar downtown Miami apartment — a subtle price hike, but still worth it.“The views were amazing and I was so close to all of the restaurants and bars I wanted to try,” Chin recalled.
Today, comparable one-room Airbnb stays in downtown Miami are priced at upward of $184 per night on a weekend, and Chin can only afford getaways once or twice a year. “I long for the days that I could stay in Miami for the price of a sushi dinner,” she lamented.For much of the past decade, millennials like Chin lived Kardashian lifestyles on Kmart budgets.
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