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You can't say I'm false and justify it by citing a single price. What would a hotel have cost?

I don't understand your second point at all. But remember, prices are "set" by firms competing for the lowest price/best value, not by "what the market can bear." There should be no reason rents will go up.




It says in the article: the average hotel in NYC is $281/night.


I can book a decent hotel on HotelTonight [http://www.hoteltonight.com] in New York right now for $99-267/night. Who is paying $500/night?


The people renting from the guy in TFA, which also states that he charges $500/night.


Ridiculous all around


It sounds like the flat is extremely nice. $8,000 a month was it? $500 for a night is not all that outrageous compared to an equivalent hotel room.


Why compare it to the average? This is a $8,000 a month apartment. A hotel room equivalent would definitely not be $281. More importantly, if this wasn't a good deal, why explains it being booked all the time?




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